Sierra Video DashBoard Control System - Manual (Page 37)

DashBoard User Manual (Iss. 03) Using the DashBoard Interface • 4–13
Using DashBoard Help
The DashBoard Help system is accessed by selecting Help > Help Contents from the main
toolbar of DashBoard. The DashBoard Help displays, by default, the Contents pane and Search
box in the toolbar.
The following Help Systems are currently available in DashBoard:
• DashBoard Help — This is the main Help system for the DashBoard Control System
that is available by choosing Help > Help Contents from the main toolbar. DashBoard
Help provides information on the various features and options available in DashBoard.
Context-sensitive Help is also available by selecting an interface item, such as the Basic
Tree View tab, and clicking F1 (when running Microsoft® Windows®).
• openGear Help — This feature provides information on individual openGear devices,
such as frames and cards. You can access the openGear Help for your device by selecting
the device in the Tree Views and clicking F1 (when running Microsoft® Windows®) or
by choosing openGear from the Help dialog box. An option is provided for importing
new help files for openGear devices.
This section briefly summarizes how to configure the DashBoard Help display options and
import new help files.
Configuring the DashBoard Help Display Options
This section summarizes how to configure the DashBoard Help display features:
• Open Window Context Help — This is the context-sensitive help that is displayed when
you click F1 (when using Microsoft® Windows®) in the main DashBoard window.
• Dialog Context Help — This is the context-sensitive help in a dialog box.
Use the following procedure to configure the Help display options for DashBoard:
1. From the main toolbar, select Window > Preferences. The Preferences dialog box
opens.
2. Select Help. The Help dialog box opens.
3. Specify the browser used to display the DashBoard Help search results by selecting one
of the following options from the Open help search menu.
• In the dynamic help view — Select this option to display the DashBoard Help
search results in a new pane of the DashBoard interface. This is the default setting.
• In a browser — Select this option to display the DashBoard Help search results in
your default web browser.
4. Specify how to display help documents, such as user manuals in *.pdf format, by
selecting one of the following options from the Open help view documents menu.
• In place — The help document is displayed in the same tab as the link to the
document. This is the default setting.
• In the editor area — The help document is displayed in a new tab in DashBoard.
• In a browser — The help document is displayed in your default web browser.
5. Specify how to display the DashBoard Help contents by selecting one of the following
options from the Open help contents menu.
• In the help browser — The DashBoard Help content is displayed in a new pane of
the DashBoard interface. This is the default setting.