Ag Leader SMS Basic and Advanced Manual - Manual (Page 7)

Introduction
Introduction
Ag Leader Technology is proud to offer SMS Basic/Advanced to you and thanks you for using our software. SMS
stands for Spatial Management System . The word "Spatial" means involving or relating to space. That’s exactly what
your Farm and Fields are. The space where you are involved (working) every day and the space that relates to all your
business decisions.
SMS is the easiest to use, yet most powerful precision farming software package available for use with your Ag Leader
equipment. It provides unique features to support all the Ag Leader precision farming equipment that you currently own
and also helps integrate information that you may have from other sources or equipment. Simply put, you have chosen
a software package that will continue to grow and adapt with your Ag Leader equipment, current and future, which no
other software package will be able to match.
System Requirements to Run the Software
The following table outlines the minimum system requirements that are advised you meet in order to run the software
properly.
Minimum Requirements
Components
Basic Advanced
Processor
Pentium III or
Equivalent
Intel iCore 5 or 7
(2 GHz or higher)
Operating System Windows XP
(SP3)/Vista
(SP2)/Windows
7(SP1)/Windows 8
(Not RT)
Windows 7(SP1)/
Windows 8 (Not
RT)
Memory 1 GB RAM 6+ GB RAM
Application/Data
Storage Space
4 GB 12 GB+
Media Drive CD-ROM or DVD-
ROM
CD-R or CD-RW
Drive
Monitor size 17" 19"
Display Resolution
1024x768 at 16-bit
color
1280 x1024 or
higher at 24/32 bit
color
Things You Should Know to Run the Software
The software was developed with the Windows family of operating systems in mind. The software takes advantage of
many standard features of the Window’s operating systems that you might not be familiar with, but can greatly
enhance your productivity. The following is a list of Windows features that the software uses to provide increased
functionality and ease-of-use:
Keyboard

Shift key
When used along with the mouse, this allows the selection of multiple, continuous items at once. For example if
you select an item in the Management Tree then press and hold the Shift key down, then click on another item in
the Management Tree, all the selections between your first and last selections will be highlighted and selected.
Release the Shift key and the items will remain selected until the next selection with your mouse.

Ctrl Key
1