The Help window is divided in 4 areas:
Main Help screen areas
1 Toolbar
This is where all the tools are located - they are detailed below
2 Navigation Panel
This is where the selected Navigation method is displayed - in this example, the Table of Content (as can be verified in both the Toolbar, showing the title of the selected item, and in the Navigation Selection, showing the selected item against a lighter background color)
3 Navigation Selection
Here are 4 different ways to access the NOP Help content:
- Table of Content
In a classical tree-structure presentation, a table lists all the topics available.
Whenever relevant, the usual "expand" and "collapse" icons open or close the selected section. - Index
List the indexed entries (including the secondary level) in ascending alphabetical order. - Search
Proposes a text field where to enter the words to search for.
You can combine the words to search using OR and AND to execute a complex query.
A Highlight search terms check box highlights the matching words in different colors (one per term entered in the Search field). - Favorites
Lists the pages you will have bookmarked with the Add to Favorites buttons in the Toolbar. Click on the
icon next to a listed topic to remove if from the Favorites.
4 Main panel
This is where the pages are displayed. Note the See Also group of links proposing shortcuts to related material.
The Toolbar
Hide / Show Navigation
Clicking on the Hide Navigation button closes the Navigation Column (Navigation Panel + Navigation Selection) to provide more room for the Mail Panel. Clicking on in it again shows the Navigation Column and restores the initial display.
Add to Favorites
Clicking on this button adds the currently viewed page to the list of favorites.
Print Topic
Prints the currently viewed topic.
Quick Search
Scans the currently opened page, locates the (single) word typed in the Quick Search field and highlights it.
Clear Search
Hides the highlighted words revealed by the Quick Search command.
Previous / Next
Go respectively to the previous or next page(s) of a series of visited pages - exactly like with your regular web browser.
Refresh
Refreshes the visited page.
Home
Shortcut to the Home page.
Shortcuts
These 4 buttons provide shortcuts respectively to the Table of Content, Index, Search and Favorites Navigation.
Glossary
Some important terms are highlighted in green, as shown below.
Clicking on such a link, 'Target Date' in this example, opens a pop-up with the definition as entered in the Glossary.
Simply click on the pop-up to close it.