

Packages is the system library of default R packages. The Plots tab displays any plots, graphs, or charts you run using one of R's visualization tools. You can change your working directory by going to Session -> Set Working Directory -> Choose Directory or by typing setwd("~/directoryfolder") (where ~ represents your home folder) in the Console.

Files/Plots/Packages/Help/Viewerįiles shows you all files and folders in your current working directory. Visit Using Version Control with RStudio for more information. Git is an additional optional tab that is not enabled by default. Git is a version control tool that can be configured by going to Tools -> Global Options and navigating to Git/SVN. The History tab runs through your previously-executed commands. The Environment tab provides meta-project information such as what values you have stored in variables and your custom functions. You can clear the console at any time with Ctrl + L. By default, when you open RStudio the Console loads information about R and where you can find documentation.

The Console is where you execute script and view the output. You can rearrange them by going to View -> Panes -> Pane Layout. You can add and remove tabs from panes by going to View and selecting/deselecting tab options listed at the bottom. RStudio by default displays four panes: Console, Source Code, Environment/History, and Files.
