> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.atopile.io/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# 5. Examples

> Try out a built-in example project

## Trying out an example

Press `Ctrl+Shift+P` and search for `atopile: Open Example`.

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/atopile/DwBxr5aqA-UPK0qU/atopile-0.14.x/images/quick-select-example.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=DwBxr5aqA-UPK0qU&q=85&s=ab7f13d7dd543890fa506be6f9399702" alt="open example" width="863" height="173" data-path="atopile-0.14.x/images/quick-select-example.png" />

Choose any example you like from the selection.
After confirming wait for the `ato menu bar` to appear:

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/atopile/DwBxr5aqA-UPK0qU/atopile-0.14.x/images/ato-menu-bar.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=DwBxr5aqA-UPK0qU&q=85&s=5e75883cdadd3ae2dea25c531ead0b1c" alt="ato menu bar" width="457" height="230" data-path="atopile-0.14.x/images/ato-menu-bar.png" />

Press on the play button to compile the example.
You will be greeted by the logs in the terminal:

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/atopile/DwBxr5aqA-UPK0qU/atopile-0.14.x/images/ato-example-build.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=DwBxr5aqA-UPK0qU&q=85&s=1ca6da6636667572aea1716ae7f28392" alt="compile example" width="527" height="425" data-path="atopile-0.14.x/images/ato-example-build.png" />

If you have KiCAD installed, you can now press on the PCB icon in the ato menu bar to open the layout file.

## What's next?

In the [Essentials tutorial](../essentials/1-the-ato-language) we continue with a real circuit, installing and using packages, maths and version control.