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Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual
Using the Built-in Help System
To use XProtect Basis+’s built-in help system, simply press the F1 key on your keyboard
whenever you are working with the Administrator application or Image Server
Administrator.
When you press F1, the help system will open in a separate window, allowing you to easily switch
between help and XProtect Basis+ itself.
The help system is context sensitive. This means that when you press F1 for help while working in
a particular window or with a particular task, the help system automatically displays the help topic
describing that window or task.
Navigating the Built-in Help System
Even though the help system initially takes you to a topic describing the window you are working
in, you are always able to freely navigate between the help system’s contents. To do this, simply
use the help window’s three tabs, Contents, Search and Glossary, or use the links inside the help
topics.
Contents Tab
The Contents tab lets you navigate the help system based on a
tree structure. Many users will be familiar with this type of
navigation from, for example, Windows Explorer.
Search Tab
The Search tab lets you search for help topics containing particular
terms of interest. For example, you can search for the term zoom,
and every help topic containing the term zoom will be listed in the
search results. Clicking a help topic title in the search results list
will open the required topic.
The Search tab contains a number of advanced search features;
among these are the ability to quickly run previous searches, the
ability to search topic titles only as well as the ability to display
search results ranked according to presumed relevance.
Glossary Tab
What do abbreviations such as DLK, PTZ or VMD stand for? The Glossary tab in the help window’s
navigation pane provides a glossary of common surveillance and network-related terms. Simply
select a term to view a corresponding definition in the small window below the list of terms.
Links in Help Topics
The actual content of each help topic is displayed in the right pane of the help window. Help topic
texts may contain various types of links, notably so-called expanding drop-down links.
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