Starting EViews

To launch EViews double click the EViews 6 SV icon on the desktop, if one is present. It should resemble

Alternatively, select EViews from the Windows Start Menu. When EViews opens you are presented with the following screen

Across the top are Drop Down Menus that make implementing EViews procedures quite simple. Below the menu items is the Command Line. It can be used as an alternative to the menus, once you become familiar with basic commands and syntax. Across the bottom is the Current Path for reading data and saving files. The EViews Help Menu is going to become a close friend.

Source: Griffiths William E., Hill R. Carter, Lim Mark Andrew (2008), Using EViews for Principles of Econometrics, John Wiley & Sons; 3rd Edition.