Influence is a program designed to help the user determine strategies for success in a project.
It does this by allowing the user to specify personae (people or groups) and their characteristics
and then moving those personae around the screen to indicate their support and level of interest
in the project at hand.
 - More interested is toward the top of the screen, less interested is toward the bottom.
 - More supportive is toward the right, and less supportive it toward the left.

To add a persona:
 - click on the persona menu item on the Influence menu bar and choose the desired action
To move the persona around and change their interest and supprt levels:
 - drag it by the top of the box for that persona
To change or set the name of the persona:
 - Edit the name field
To change the project-wide situation
 - select "Situation" from the Influence menu bar
To change characteristics
 - select "Specify" from the persona's menu bar
To get a report on or delete a persona
 - select "Act"  from the persona's menu bar
To save or load projects:
 - select "File" and the proper entry from the Influence menu bar
As you move the persona around, the color and "weight" in the box will change.
 - The color reflects the general notion that red is bad, green is good, and yellow is caution.
 - The weight reflects how important this persona is

For more detailed help - select other help entries from the Help menu.