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--- gamemanual:gui_top_bottom_menus [2021/08/18 00:45] – [Funding Bar] admin
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 Let's look at each bar.
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 ===== Top Bars =====
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 We'll go through each room and tell you what button does what.
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 ==== Main Menu ====
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   - This bubble text is to remind users that we have video tutorials in the Help Menu. Even with this text appearing here, many folks still don't know there are video tutorials in the help menu. Hopefully, you do after reading this.
   - The Help button opens the [[gamemanual:gui_help_menu|Help Menu]] which contains many different methods of teaching yourself how to play.
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 ==== Stand Alone Car Designer ====
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   - The Help button opens the [[gamemanual:gui_help_menu|Help Menu]] which contains many different methods of teaching yourself how to play.
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 ==== New Game HQ Selection ====
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   - The Help button opens the [[gamemanual:gui_help_menu|Help Menu]] which contains many different methods of teaching yourself how to play.
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 ==== Office ====
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   - The gear button opens the [[gamemanual:settings#in-game_settings|In-Game settings]] and is the same as clicking the filing cabinet in the office. Be sure to hit apply to save any changes to settings.
   - The Help button opens the [[gamemanual:gui_help_menu|Help Menu]] which contains many different methods of teaching yourself how to play.
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 ==== Research and Development (RnD) ====
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   - Use the Outsource button to access the Licensing, Outsourcing, and Platform Sharing systems. Clicking the button will open a menu allowing you to select which type of component you wish to Outsource.
   - Use this button to access the Contracting system. Clicking the button will open the Contracting Menu, and from there, you can select what you're interested in bidding on. You can open the Contracting system while designing components and vehicles.
-  - Use this button to access the Contracting system. Clicking the button will open the Contracting Menu, and from there, you can select what you're interested in bidding on. You can open the Contracting system while designing components and vehicles.
+  - Use this button to access the View system. The view system allows you to view the ratings and specs of your components and vehicles.
   - The Research button opens the Research Team Budget window.
   - The Reports button opens the Reports Window.
   - The Office button will return you back to the Office room.
   - The Help button opens the [[gamemanual:gui_help_menu|Help Menu]] which contains many different methods of teaching yourself how to play.
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 ==== World Map ====
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   - The Office button will return you back to the Office room.
   - The Help button opens the [[gamemanual:gui_help_menu|Help Menu]] which contains many different methods of teaching yourself how to play.
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 ==== Financing ====
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   - The Office button will return you back to the Office room.
   - The Help button opens the [[gamemanual:gui_help_menu|Help Menu]] which contains many different methods of teaching yourself how to play.
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 ==== Racing ====
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   - The Office button will return you back to the Office room.
   - The Help button opens the [[gamemanual:gui_help_menu|Help Menu]] which contains many different methods of teaching yourself how to play.
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 ==== Showroom ====
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   - The Office button will return you back to the Office room.
   - The Help button opens the [[gamemanual:gui_help_menu|Help Menu]] which contains many different methods of teaching yourself how to play.
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 ===== Bottom Bars =====
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 The game has three different size bars depending on the width of the game windows. For Large, Medium, and Small requirements are above 1600 pixels, above 1230 pixels, and less than 1200 pixels, respectively. The largest bar contains all the content, and the smaller bars omit some information from them. The following pictures are of the largest bars, and we'll tell you what information is not in the smaller bars.
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 ==== Main Bar ====
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   - The line graph button takes you to the Stock Information Bar.
   - The bank button opens the Debt Information Bar.
-  - The bill button opens the Expenses bar.
+  - The bill button opens the Expenses Bar.
   - The name of your company is here.
   - This value is the amount of liquid capital your company has, not including stocks.
   - Cash Flow is the number of funds going in and out of your company, last turn.
   - If you see this, it means the game is warning you! Click it to get the warning message!
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 ==== Funding Bar ====
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 {{ :gamemanual:bottom_bar_1600_base2.png?direct&1600 |}}
-  - Date
   - This value is the current game turn, represented as a month and year.
+  - Click this button to return to the Main Bar.
   - This value is the amount of liquid cash your company has.
   - This number is the amount of cash and assets (stocks) you can quickly convert into cash.
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   - These are your last month's expenses.
-==== Stock Bar ====
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+==== Stock Information Bar ====
+The Stock Information Bar displays information about your company's stock.
 {{ :gamemanual:bottom_bar_1600_base3.png?direct&1600 |}}
+  - This value is the current game turn, represented as a month and year.
+  - Click this button to return to the Main Bar.
+  - This is your company's current share price.
+  - This value is the market cap of the company. Market cap is the full value of the company. It is calculated by multiplying the share price by the number of shares outstanding.
+  - EPS stands for Earnings Per Share. This number is how much money the company is making for every share of stock outstanding.
+  - PE stands for Price-to-Earnings. You use this metric to determine if a share is overpriced based on its earnings.
+  - This number is your quarterly dividend payout per share.
-==== Debt Bar ====
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+==== Debt Information Bar ====
+The Debt Information Bar displays your financial debt situation.
 {{ :gamemanual:bottom_bar_1600_base4.png?direct&1600 |}}
+  - This value is the current game turn, represented as a month and year.
+  - Click this button to return to the Main Bar.
+  - Bonds Issued is the total amount of bonds you owe.
+  - Loan Balance is the total amount of money you owe in bank loans.
+  - This is the total amount of money you can access with your revolving line of credit.
+  - Bond Payment is the amount of money you paid in coupons and matured bonds last turn.
+  - Loan Payment shows the amount of money you paid in interest and principal on your bank loans.
+  - Credit Balance is the amount of money you currently owe on your revolving line of credit.
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 ==== Expenses Bar ====
+The Expenses Bar displays an estimation of your next turn expenses to help you plan for what's coming.
 {{ :gamemanual:bottom_bar_1600_base5.png?direct&1600 |}}
+  - This value is the current game turn, represented as a month and year.
+  - Click this button to return to the Main Bar.
+  - Expenses Estimated makes an estimation of your total expenses for the next turn. Please note that this is an estimation, and the final value might be drastically different based on circumstance.
+  - Paid One Time displays the total one-time expenses you made since the start of this turn. These one-time expenses are actions that you take in the game where money is withdrawn immediately.
+  - The Estimated Taxes number is what the game expects you'll pay in taxes for your next tax payment. Please note, this is an estimation, and the final value might be drastically different.