Creating a new experiment
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To create a new experiment, go to File -> New,
or press ``Ctrl+N``,
or click on the white new document toolbar button.

.. figure:: images/gui.png
   :alt: Graphical User Interface

   The main graphical user interface


Metadata
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In the Metadata section you can edit the metadata for the experiment,
as well as the text that should be displayed before the experiment begins.
To see a preview of what the splash screen will look like, click on "Preview Splash Screen".

.. figure:: images/meta.png
   :alt: Metadata

   Metadata: Information about the experiment and text to display before it starts.


Display Options
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You can choose which results and statistics to display in the Display Options section.

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   :alt: Display Options

   Display Options: select which results and statistics to display.


Trial Conditions
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The conditions used for the trials are listed here.
Conditions can be added, re-ordered, edited and removed using the buttons below the list of trials.

.. figure:: images/trial-conditions.png
   :alt: Trial Conditions

   The list of conditions used in the trial.

To edit a trial, either click "Edit" or double click on the trial.
This will then open a dialog box where the trial conditions can be adjusted.
When you are finished, click "OK".

.. figure:: images/trial-screen.png
   :alt: trial conditions dialog

   Dialog to edit the conditions for a trial.