User Manual

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The
and icons denote that a particular branch of the tree has been expanded and that
you are viewing all of the topics under a particular heading.
Index Tab
The Index tab contains a complete index of all of the information that can be found in the
online help system. This tab is useful if you would like to search for a topic using keywords that
describe the topic.
To use this tab, follow these steps:
1. Click on the Index tab.
2. Click in the keyword box at the top of the tab and begin typing a word or phrase that
describes the information you are tying to find.
The topic that is the closest match to what you are typing will automatically be
highlighted in the index list.
3. To view the information associated with the highlighted topic, click the Display button
at the bottom of the tab.
Search Tab
The Search tab provides you with the ability to search the entire online help system using user-
defined words or phrases. This tab is useful if you would like to generate a list of all of the
topics that contain the specific keyword or phrase that you defined.
The Search tab provides you with a number of different options that enable you to narrow your
search so that it is more efficient and effective at returning the information you need.
The first of these options is wildcard expressions. These expressions allow you to search for
one or more characters using a question mark or an asterisk. The last row in the following table
describes the results you can expect to see when using wildcard expressions. The other rows in
the table explain how to search for single words, phrases, and multiple words.
To search for:
Example of what you could
type into the keyword box:
Results
A single word
train
Topics that contain the word "train" as well
as topics that contain grammatical
variations of the word, such as "trainer" or
"training".
A phrase
"enrollment training"
It is important to note that
you must put the phrase in
quotation marks.
Topics that contain the literal phrase
"enrollment training".
Multiple words
enrollment training
Without quotation marks, the phrase is
interpreted as enrollment AND training,
which will return topics that contain both of
the individual words instead of the phrase.
Wildcard
expressions
config*
or
123?5
Topics that contain the terms "config,"
"configure," "configuration," and so on.
Topics that contain the terms "12315,"
"12325," "12335," and so on.
Another option that is available to help narrow a search is boolean operators. These operators,
accessed via the black, right-facing arrow beside the keyword box, enable you to precisely
define your search criteria. The operators you can select from include AND, OR, NOT, or
NEAR.