Measurement Computing DIAdem - Manual (Page 20)

18 DIAdem – The PC Workshop 04-19-00 DIAdem®
Menus
Part of the Menu bar in
DIAdem ® GRAPH
All of the functions and commands needed for any device in which you are working are found in
text format in the Menu bar located above the Tool bar. In these menus any feature can be
accessed and executed via the keyboard instead of the mouse.
Use the<Alt > key to access the Menu bar. Then type the underlined letters for individual menu
items on you keyboard. When a second menu opens up, choose a feature from it and execute it
directly by again typing the underlined letter for the desired menu item.
Note: You can also use arrow keys to select a menu item and execute it with the <Enter> key.
DIAdem Help
Use DIAdem
®
Help to explain, describe and clarify the program. There are three separate types
of help in DIAdem ® : Tool tips for the user interface, context-sensitive help in dialog boxes,
with explanations of all parameters, and the Help menu with explanations grouped by subject
matter.
Tool tips
Tool tips
You have already used Tool tips several times during the description of the DIAdem ® interface
to learn the meaning and function of a symbol. Bring up Tool tips by letting the mouse pointer
rest for a moment on the unknown symbol. A yellow “banner” soon appears with a brief
explanation of the symbol.
You can choose long Tool tips in the Options menu (under General). Then the function of a
symbol will be described with more than just one word.
Dialog Box Help
Dialog Box Help
Dialog boxes are used whenever the settings for an object need to be precisely adjusted. You
can get context-sensitive help for dialog boxes and parameters in them by pressing the Help
button found in any dialog box. Dialog box Help explains each of the parameters in the open
dialog box, and what parameters lead to what results. More complete explanations and related
topics are available through references.
Help Menu
The DIAdem ® DATA Help menu
To reach the Help menu, use the question mark in the Menu bar. In the Help menu you will find
a description of the active DIAdem
®
device, the contents of the main Help subjects, Search for
Help on... and View report.
The first line of the Help menu is reserved for a description of the Device currently running. In
the Help menu to the left, this is DIAdem
® DATA. Descriptions of devices are arranged so that
the design and functionality and characteristics of each DIAdem
®
device are discussed first; then
you learn how to work with the device.
You can access the main Help file in DIAdem
®
through Contents in the Help menu. Working
with DIAdem ® in general and the DIAdem ® devices in particular are described here. These
explanations are intended for the user who wants to learn the basics about the design of the
program and how to use it.
On the other hand, if you need to learn something about a specific concept or a special topic, use
the menu item Search for Help on.... Enter a search concept. Then choose from the list of
subjects the one which best answers your question. The Glossary is especially useful as a source
of DIAdem
®
definitions.