(configuration) menu. This online help is available via two methods:Starting the help system is as easy as clicking "Help" on the
(configuration) menu. This online help is available via two methods:
The full-text search capability is a very useful feature; for this reason, we strongly recommend installing JavaHelp. The paragraphs below describe the behavior of the help when JavaHelp has been installed. (JavaHelp is a trademark of Oracle.)
Currently the help system provides three ways of accessing help topics:
These three views are accessed via the three tabs at the top of the left screen pane.
The table of contents provides a hierarchical organization of the help topics. Items that are shown as books represent logical groupings of help topics and can be clicked to reveal more detailed help.
The index view provides an alphabetical listing of various keywords on which to find help.
The search engine view provides an entry blank where you can enter words you would like the help system to search for within the help topics. After entering search criteria you will be presented with a list of help topics that contained the word or words entered. To the left of each item will be a number indicating how many times the word(s) entered were found in that particular help topic.
The help viewer also provides two navigation buttons at the top left. They allow for the familiar "back" and "forward" functionalities that are so common in modern web browsers.
The two buttons to the right of the navigation buttons are a "Print Topic" button and a "Page Setup" button. These buttons allow you to print a help topic for later reading.
There is also some context sensitive help available. If you press the F1 key while viewing the dashboard itself or one of its tools (PROBE, time log editor, etc.), the dashboard will startup a help screen pertinent to that tool.