The Welcome window is only displayed when no data file is currently open. This is the case right after the Personnel Folders program is started. The Welcome window provides the option of creating a new data file or opening an existing data file. The most recently used list provides quick access to the Personnel Folders data files that have been recently opened. You can also use the Browse button to open any data file not currently in the most recently used list. The Welcome window will automatically disappear when a data file is opened.

There are also options to view the Getting Started help file as well as creating a sample data file which has been pre-loaded with sample employee and schedule data. This data is entirely fictitious but it will provide a sample environment to work with actual data.