# Additional Topics (not in the table of contents)

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# Additional Topics (not in the table of contents)

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## Non-TOC Topics

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## Environment variables

Environment variables provide a way to locate important Amos folders in Windows File Explorer. Suppose you want to locate the folder that contains the examples from the User's Guide. For a user named jim, the English-language version of these files is in the folder

C:\Users\jim\AppData\Local\AmosDevelopment\Amos\\Examples\English.

The Japanese-language version of the files is in the folder

C:\Users\jim\AppData\Local\AmosDevelopment\Amos\\Examples\Japanese.

You can locate this examples folder in Windows File Explorer by typing %amosexamples% in the address bar:

![EnvironmentVariables1](https://ai-docs.amosdevelopment.com/Images/EnvironmentVariables1.jpg)

In an Amos file dialog, you can use either %amosexamples% or %examples%. For example, in Amos Graphics, **File > Open** opens the following dialog where you view the files in the Examples folder by entering %amosexamples%

![EnvironmentVariables2](https://ai-docs.amosdevelopment.com/Images/EnvironmentVariables2.jpg)

or, equivalently, %examples%

![EnvironmentVariables3](https://ai-docs.amosdevelopment.com/Images/EnvironmentVariables3.jpg)

The following table shows the Amos-related environment variables that are available in Windows File Explorer and in Amos. The Example column shows the value of each environment variable for a user named jim using Japanese Windows.


| User's Guide examples | amosexamples (environment variable)%amosexamples% folder (environment variable)folders%amosexamples% (environment variable)directories%amosexamples% (environment variable)Environment variables%amosexamples%amosexamples | examples (environment variable)%examples% folder (environment variable)folders%examples% (environment variable)directories%examples% (environment variable)Environment variables%examples%examples | C:\Users\jim\AppData\Local\AmosDevelopment\Amos\\Examples\Japanese |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| User's Guide tutorial examples | amostutorial (environment variable)%amostutorial% folder (environment variable)folders%amostutorial% (environment variable)directories%amostutorial% (environment variable)Environment variables%amostutorial%amostutorial | tutorial (environment variable)%tutorial% folder (environment variable)folders%tutorial% (environment variable)directories%tutorial% (environment variable)Environment variables%tutorial%tutorial | C:\Users\jim\AppData\Local\AmosDevelopment\Amos\\Tutorial\Japanese |
| My Documents | amosdocs (environment variable)%amosdocs% folder (environment variable)folders%amosdocs% (environment variable)directories%amosdocs% (environment variable)Environment variables%amosdocs%amosdocs | docs (environment variable)%docs% folder (environment variable)folders%docs% (environment variable)directories%docs% (environment variable)Environment variables%docs%docs | C:\Users\jim\Documents\AmosDevelopment\Amos\ |
| Applications data | amosapp (environment variable)%amosapp% folder (environment variable)folders%amosapp% (environment variable)directories%amosapp% (environment variable)Environment variables%amosapp%amosapp |   | C:\Users\jim\AppData\Local\AmosDevelopment\Amos\ |
| Log files | amoslogs (environment variable)%amoslogs% folder (environment variable)folders%amoslogs% (environment variable)directories%amoslogs% (environment variable)Environment variables%amoslogs%amoslogs |   | C:\Users\jim\AppData\Local\AmosDevelopment\Amos\\Logs |
| Plugins | amosplugins (environment variable)%amosplugins% folder (environment variable)folders%amosplugins% (environment variable)directories%amosplugins% (environment variable)Environment variables%amosplugins%amosplugins |   | C:\Users\jim\AppData\Local\AmosDevelopment\Amos\\Plugins |
| Templates | amostemplates (environment variable)%amostemplates% folder (environment variable)folders%amostemplates% (environment variable)directories%amostemplates% (environment variable)Environment variables%amostemplates%amostemplates |   | C:\Users\jim\AppData\Local\AmosDevelopment\Amos\\Templates\Japanese |
| Amos executable files | amosprogram (environment variable)%amosprogram% folder (environment variable)folders%amosprogram% (environment variable)directories%amosprogram% (environment variable)Environment variables%amosprogram%amosprogram |   | C:\Program Files\IBM\SPSS\Amos\ |

The environment variables listed in the table, and the folders they refer to, are created when Amos Graphics is run for the first time. (Note that they are not created during installation of Amos.) The %amosdocs% (or %docs%) folder is initially empty. It provides a place where you may wish to save any files that are associated with a specific release of Amos.