Hi,

It sounds like you have everything installed correctly. The menus have changed slightly in the past years

The documentation is here along with "first steps" guide

http://www.visualmicro.com/page/User-Guide.aspx?doc=index

Okay thanks for explaining.

So can we please take a step back and explain what the problem is? 

What of the first steps doesn't work?

Hi,

You have installed Visual Micro OK. Normally the easiest place to install is from "tools>extensions and updates" but it is okay because the picture you have provided confirms installation is OK.

I assume you have already installed the arduino ide and it is located in "c:\program files(x86)\arduino"

So you can now create an Arduino project by following the first steps in the documentation?

Have you tried to follow the First Steps and create or open an Arduino project?

Hi,

To open an existing arduino project you can simply click "File>Open>Arduino Project" instead of creating  anew project and copying in the code.

After you have a project then you can open it using any of the atmel file>open commands, the file>recent list or keep using the File>Open>Arduino Project.

You should see the vMicro menu on the top menu bar. This gives you simple ways to to everything. It's for new users. 

On the vMicro menu you can see Open, New, Build, Build & Upload, Serial Monitor.

You should also be able to see the Visual Micro tool bars with quick access to many of the features on the vMicro menu such as select board, port,  serial monitor, build, upload etc.

However Visual Micro integrates into Atmel Studio and when an Arduino project is open Visual Micro overrides the standard Atmel Studio debug and build commands making them work like Arduino should work. This means that the "Debug" menu is useful. For example Start without debugging will make an arduino build and then upload using the serial port (or programmer) you have selected.

Atmel studio also has a tool bar with many options on it. The green and blue arrows are shortcuts to the "Debug" menu items.

The vMicro menu and Visual Micro tool bars also have library selection.

If you can't see the vMicro toolbars then right click a blank area in the tool bar region and you will see the available "Micro" bars that you can show or hide.

The commands to open an existing project, create a project are documented in the first steps of the documentation index page link I posted earlier. If you continue to read down the index page you will also find the vMicro menu and other features are also documented.

I hope this helps. Please do suggest something that can be more clearly documented.

Thanks

Great,

If you read through the Debugging section of the User Guide it will answer all of those questions and the next ones

The red spots are called Breakpoints. They can be configured to print messages or stop at code, show variable and expressions values, change variables without recompiling but you should read the docs because they explain what debugging is.

You will also find the Debugging section noted above gives a link to the Digital, Analog and Free Memory viewers.