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2.7.2 Using On-Line Help

 

To select a help topic:

  1. Select Index... from the Help menu. NExS displays the NExS Help dialog box as shown in Figure 2.8.

  2. Double click on a topic in the Help Topics list area, or click once on an individual topic and click OK. If the topic you are looking for does not appear in the Help Topics list area, use the scroll bars to scroll through the list of topics until you find the topic you want.

  3. In the NExS Help dialog box you will be able to read about the topic you selected. If necessary, use the scroll bars to view all the information about the topic.

  4. Click Cancel to dismiss the NExS Help dialog box.

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Figure 2.8: Help Dialog Box

Through the Help menu, you can get information on:

You can also get context sensitive help while performing an operation that uses a dialog box.

To get help from a dialog box:

  1. Select a NExS operation, for example, select Save As... from the File menu.

  2. NExS displays the Save Sheet dialog box as shown in Figure 3.2.

  3. Click Help. NExS displays the Help dialog box as shown in Figure 2.8. The dialog box contains information about opening spreadsheets. Use the scroll bars to view all the information.

  4. Click Cancel to dismiss the NExS Help dialog box and resume the Save operation.

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NExS User's Guide, Version 1.4.5
Grey Trout Software
11 April 1999