Open UNICOM Intelligence Author from the Windows Start menu: All Programs > UNICOM Intelligence 7 > Author > Author.

Opens UNICOM Intelligence Author with a new, empty questionnaire.

Create a new document, based on a previously created template that has been saved as a .ptz file. A project template contains all of the artifacts for starting a new project (settings, resources, images, and so on) and an activation template to assist with project activation.

Open an existing document. The list comprises recently opened documents, including both questionnaire .mdd files and IBM SPSS Statistics .sav files.

Select, open, and import the data contained in IBM SPSS Statistics files. IBM SPSS Statistics files are imported into new, untitled .mdd documents with a .sav routing.

Select and open an existing document from UNICOM Intelligence Interviewer - Server Admin. This option requires valid login credentials to UNICOM Intelligence Interviewer - Server Admin. For more information, see Working with questionnaire files that are saved in a UNICOM Intelligence Interviewer - Server Admin project.

Prevent UNICOM Intelligence Author from displaying the Welcome dialog every time the application is launched.

After selecting an option from the Welcome dialog, the UNICOM Intelligence Author window appears.