ALPHA2 QUICK START MANUAL

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THE CONTEXT HELP

The Context Help command can provide help with Toolbars and

associated commands. When choosing the Toolbar’s Context Help

button or pushing the “Shift” + “F1” key, the mouse pointer will change

to an arrow and question mark. Then click on the item needing

clarification in the application window. The Help topic will be shown for

the item you clicked.

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HELP IN MENU BAR

It is possible to also get Help by clicking “Contents” and “Search for

Help on...” (Help menu). Upon entering the Help menu the options list

will be shown.

When “Search for Help On...” or “How to Use Help...” is chosen, three

tabs will appear on top of the window. These tabs can be used in

addition to the Help files available on the display.

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THE CONTENTS COMMAND OR TAB

The contents menu allows the user to choose from the following

categories or chapters. When an option is chosen, the main topics

available for that category pop up on screen. Choose the desired topic

to bring up a dialog box. Words or phrases that are highlighted in green

contain addition information in another dialog box. Click on the

highlighted text to view its dialog box.

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SEARCH FOR HELP ON...

It is possible to search the informations and instruction for using

AL-PCS or various pieces of reference information from the desired

categories.

To search for Help:

1. Clicking “Search for Help On...” in the help menu to bring up the

opening Help window.

2. Click on the desired category to bring up information and

instructions for using AL-PCS or various pieces of reference

information.

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THE INDEX TAB

The windows provides information on index topics. Type the first few

letters of the required topic or scroll to the topic in the index list.

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THE FIND TAB

The Find tab generates a list of key words on the AL-PCS and lets you

search for help on those words. A matching words directory gives an

option to narrow the number of matches found. A third directory lists

the topics in which your word appears.

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FIND SETUP WIZARD

At first, the Find tab needs to be setup. Perform the setup in

accordance with the Find Setup Wizard.

To setup Find tab:

1. Choose “Minimize database size (recommend)”, and click “NEXT”.

2. Click “Finish” to start creating the word list of AL-PCS.

Context Help button

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