Clicking on the main menu bar choice Help->Show Console in the Main Display window shows a Console window which has error messages and other text output from McIDAS-V. Error messages created before you open the console are shown, as well as later ones.

Image 1: Message Console Window

• - Clears the Console of all messages.
• - Allows for saving Console messages in the Log files (*.log) format.

The console is useful if an error is encountered as the user can save the console message to a file and include it in email to McIDAS-V Support at SSEC or attach it in the Support Request Form.