.. _getting-started: Getting Started =============== Windows users who installed using a standalone installer or conda_ should be able to launch *neurotic* from the Start Menu. Mac and Linux users, as well as Windows users, can use the Terminal, command line, or Anaconda Prompt to start the app: 1. Depending on your operating system, installation method, and environment settings, you may be able to just launch the app from the command line by invoking its name:: neurotic 2. If the command is not recognized, you likely need to first activate the conda environment into which the app was installed:: conda activate If you used a standalone installer, the environment name may be "``neurotic``", so you would use :: conda activate neurotic You can then try again invoking the app name:: neurotic Several examples are provided. Select one, download the associated data using the "Download data" menu action, and then click "Launch". See `User Interface`_ for help with navigation. Disabling "Fast loading" before launch will enable additional features including amplitude-threshold spike detection and signal filtering. To inspect the metadata file associated with the examples or to make changes to it, click "Edit metadata". See :ref:`config-metadata` for details about the format. If you like working with Jupyter notebooks, you can launch an example notebook that includes a tutorial for using *neurotic*'s API:: neurotic --launch-example-notebook The command line interface accepts other arguments too: .. program-output:: neurotic --help .. _conda: https://docs.conda.io/projects/conda/en/latest/user-guide/install/ .. _User Interface: https://ephyviewer.readthedocs.io/en/latest/interface.html