Help Window

The Help Window is a comprehensive tool designed for viewing, searching, printing, and converting documentation files. If required, these files can be easily converted to PDF format for offline use.

A full index of help files for each module is accessible via main menu > Help within that specific module. This menu also serves as the primary launch point for relevant documentation.

Help buttons located within various dialog windows allow for the immediate launch of specific chapters from the main User Guide, providing contextual information for that particular function.

If a hardware keyboard is connected to your device, you may access the primary User Guide by pressing the F1 key.

Layout and Controls

Control panel: Displays chapters and pages. This panel is visible only when multiple pages or chapters are present in the list (15).

Horizontal button bar: Contains primary navigation and utility commands.

Viewport: Displays the content of the currently selected page.

Close: Button to exit the window.

Splitter: Allows for resizing the width of the control panel relative to the viewport.

Tabs: Used to switch control panel content. Options include Chapters, Index, and Search.

Current Page: Indicates the specific page or chapter currently highlighted in the list.

Zoom: Displays the current magnification level. Clicking this label resets the zoom to the default 100%.

Zoom-out: Button to decrease magnification level.

Zoom-in: Button to increase magnification level.

Home: Returns the viewport to the first page of the guide.

Back: Navigates to the previously viewed page in the history list.

Forward: Navigates to the next page in the history list.

Print: Sends the current viewport content (3) to a printer.

List: Contains the hierarchy of chapters and pages within the Chapters Tab.

Searching

To locate specific information, enter a keyword or phrase into the search engine. The system is designed to identify exact matches as well as likely matches, which helps account for potential typos or misspellings.

Switch the control panel (1) to the Search Tab.
Enter the search query into the input box and click the search button.
Results will appear as a clickable list below the input field.
Select a result item to display its content in the viewport (3).

Exporting Help Files to PDF (Portable Document Format)

The documentation within the Help window can be converted into PDF format for portability and offline reading.

Help files are stored locally as individual .htm pages. The method for PDF export depends on whether you are converting a single page or an entire manual. When exporting multiple pages, the program merges them and updates internal links to ensure they function correctly within the final PDF.

Exporting multiple pages (Control panel is visible):

Switch to the Index tab (6).
Click the Merge All button located at the bottom of the tab.

This consolidated file is automatically saved to your Documents folder. The exact file path and name will be displayed in the viewport (3).

Locate the file using your operating system's file explorer and open it.

Initiate the print command and select "Print to PDF" or "Save as PDF" as the destination printer.

Exporting a single page (Control panel is hidden):

Click the Print button (14) in the horizontal button bar (2).
Select "Print to PDF" or "Save as PDF" as your printer destination.