Decider helps the user describe and weigh decisions.

Each Group is made up of a set of Decisions.
Each Decision is made up of a set of Factors.
Each Factor has a description and is weighted on two dimensions by the user Move a Factor by clicking on the factor name and dragging it! Edit a Factor by clicking on the box at the left of the factor!
. New Factor
Moving the Factor right and left changes the extent to which it favors or opposes the Decision
Moving the Factor up and down changes the importance of that Factor to the user

The orange COG (Center of Gravity) moves as you add, remove, or move Factors.

The location of the COG shows the current overall Decision based on the Factors and their locations

As you move factors, their color changes (typically) between Red (stop), Yellow (caution), and Green (go) to reflect their impact on the decision. The background of the entire screen also recolors to reflect the color of the COG - or in other words, the overall color of the decisions.

Here's how the menus work:

The functions provided by Decider are invoked with the mouse. Data is entered with the keyboard. This is done from two areas; the menu bar at the top, and the large display area in the middle of the window. These are the menu items:

The Group Selector

New

File

Set

Report

Help

Quit

The top menu bar selector: This selector bar lists available groups.
- If there are stored Groups, they are available from this selection area. Click on the desired Group to update the Decisions list. If a current Decision is displayed, it will be saved when changing Groups
New: This selection is used to create a new Decision Group, Decision within the current Group or Factor within the current Decision.
- Factor will create a new Factor. After it is created, place it on the screen to reflect your current thinking.
- Decision will clear the current Decision and create a new Decision. If a current Decision is displayed, it will be saved.
- Group will create a new Group. After it is created, place it on the screen to reflect your current thinking.
- Group Factor will create a new Factor which will appear in all Decisions within the Group. After it is created, place it on the screen to reflect your current thinking.
- Library will create a new set of Decisions from an online library. After they are created, visit each new decision and configure as desired.
File:
- Group performs actions on decision Groups
  - Edit Group will edit the current Group name and comment.
  - Delete Group will delete the current Group and all of its Decisions.
- Decision performs actions on individual Decisions
  - Edit Decision will edit the current Decision name and comment.
  - Delete Decision will delete the current Decision and all of its Factors.
  - Export Decision will export the current Decision to a user specified file.
  - Import Decision will import a Decision from a user specified file.
  - Fuse Decision fuses factors from another Decision into the current decision.
- Save will save the current Decision.
- Save As will save a new copy of the current Decision under the name, within the Group, and with the comment you specify.
- Restore History will restore the history of any or all Groups and Decisions.
  - Restore Whole History will restore the history of all Decisions, replacing the " History" Group.
  - Restore Group History will restore the history of all Decisions from this Group, replacing the " History" Group.
  - Restore Decision History will restore the history of this Decisions, replacing the " History" Group..
Set:
- Start/Stop Normalizing will turn on or off continuous normalizing of all importance values to move the average value (the Mean, not the COG) to average importance. It is automatically turned off when decisions are changed to prevent altering the content of a decision prior to human examination. Whlie normalizing, the color of the bottom area does not get constantly updated as the mouse moves.
- Presets will center favorability, zero importance, or group set favorability or importance to current, or do one-time importance or favorability spreads.
- Locks will set horizontal or vertical locks on the factors on the screen.
- Relabel will rotate through alternative top, bottom, left, and right labels for the screen.
- Anonymize will set or unset anonymizing of factors on the screen.
- Votes will combine or average decisions from the present group or combine COGs from the current group.
- Box Size will set the sizes of the factors on the screen.
- Brightness will set the coloring to "washed" or "bright".
- Markings will enable or disable Center, Mean, COG, and location markings.
- ColorPoints will set the color scheme to stop light, fire and ice, or cool and hot.
- Borders will set the borders of factors on the screen.
- Target Mode will change factors from normal mode to target mode.
- Metrics will enable or disable the showing of metrics and select metrics type in the metrics area for factors.
- Notes will enable or disable the "Notes" area at the bottom of the screen.
- Font Size will set the font size of most text displayed.
- Encryption key will set the encryption key and require encryption from there forward.
Report:
- Report will generate and display a report on the current Decision.
- Written Report will generate and display a written formatted report on the current Decision.
- Group Report will generate and display a report for the current Group.
- Written Group Report will generate and display a written formatted report for the current Group.
Help:
- Tutorial provides a one-page help listing the available options.
- Quick Help displays this document.
- Manual displays the manual.
- Legal displays licensing, copyright, and patent information.
- License displays licensee information.
- Version displays version information.
- Release notes displays release notes.
Quit: will save the current Decision and exit Decider.

The Decision Selector ... set to the current Decision

The second menu bar: This menu bar lists available decisions.

If you click on 000 - Select or "New" -> "Decision" it will clear the current decision and leave you with an empty display area. If a current Decision is displayed, it will be saved.
If there are stored Decisions, they are available from the selection area. Click on the desired Decision to bring it to the display area. If a current Decision is displayed, it will be saved.

The display area uses the mouse a bit differently:

Move the mouse over any displayed item: This will cause a description to be listed in the bottom area of the window (if Notes are enabled) and show the details of the current factor on the screen in a tooltip if the cursor is left there for a short time..
Hold mouse down to drag a factor: This changes the importance and favorability of the Factor. The locaiton of the mouse in the factor as it moves dictates the locaiton from a standpoint of analysis (the center of the text area of the box).
Click to edit a Factor: This edits the Factor name and description.
The display area also provides words indicating the horizontal and vertical dimensions and "+" locations partitioning the screen into 9 areas. A Factor is in an area when the cursot is in that area as the factor is moved (the center of the factor name).