How to use online help

The Online Help for this module offers a variety of ways to get the information you need. To learn more, click any of the links below.

In this topic

Navigation window layout

Resizing the windows

Closing Help windows

 

Navigation window layout

The navigation window is divided into three areas.

 

Tab Description

Content

An expandable table of contents listing major topics (file folders) found in the Help system. Once you have selected this tab, click a file folder to open or close it as well as to view the detailed topics within the file folder.

Index

A list of keywords linked to relevant topics. Once you have selected this tab, click the keyword to view topics associated with a keyword.

Search

A full-text search on the contents of the online help. The search is not sensitive to upper and lower case.  Once you have selected this tab:

  1. Enter one or more terms and click List Topics.

  2. Click the topic you want to view.

To refine your search you may:

  • Enter a phrase or multiple words. The system returns all of the topics with any of the words.

  • Use quotation marks (') around phrases to search for all of the words.

  • Use AND, OR, NOT, or NEAR to refine your search. For example, hotel NEAR rate finds topics where the first keyword is near the second keyword.

  • Search for partial words or phrases by using a question mark to represent a single letter, or an asterisk for multiple letters.

Glossary

Definitions of terms.

Back

Once in a help topic, this tab allows you to go back to the previous topic.

Forward

Once in a help topic, this tab allows you to go to the next topic.

Print

To print an individual topic:

  1. Open the desired topic.

  2. Click Print on the toolbar

To print (or view) all of the online help, click the Online user guide link on the Welcome page.

 

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Resizing the windows

Point to any corner or edge of the window to resize the window. Use the double-headed arrow to drag the corner or edge. Point to the divider between the content and navigation areas to change their sizes. Use the double-headed arrow to click and drag the divider right or left.

Closing help windows

 

Related topics

RVNG navigation and visuals