HP 3000 Manuals

HP 3000 Series 9X8LX Computer Systems Getting Started

Getting Help 

There are two ways to get help in HP Easytime/iX. You can access the Help
menu for a complete index of help topics, or you can press F1  Field Help 
for context-sensitive help about an object on the screen.

The HP Easytime/iX Help menu is available on every screen.  The Help menu
provides the following six categories of help information:

Use this topic           To do this 

Help                     Access information about the HP
                         Easytime/iX help facility.

Basic skills             Access information about basic
                         skills and concepts that you will
                         need to use the product effectively.

Procedures               Access step-by-step procedures for
                         every task available on a screen.

Keys                     Access information about cursor
                         movement keys, dialog box keys,
                         function keys, and editing keys in
                         HP Easytime/iX.

Glossary                 Access an alphabetical listing of HP
                         Easytime/iX terms and definitions.

Version                  Access information about the current
                         version of HP Easytime/iX on your
                         system.

To use the Help menu 

   1.  Press F4 H to open the Help menu.

   2.  Press the key that corresponds to the underlined character in the
       menu item that you want.  For example, press

              P for help on Procedures.

              An index of help topics for this screen is displayed.


          Figure 6-2.  Index of Help Procedures 

To select and read a help topic 

   1.  Press ^ or v to move the cursor to a help topic.

   2.  Press either F3, Spacebar, or Return to select the topic.

   3.  Press F5  Read.

       A help window displays help information about that topic.

   4.  Press F8  Close when you are finished reading.

       If you want to choose another help topic, press Tab twice to go
       back to the list of topics and select another.

   5.  Press F8  Close again to close the Help menu.

To use the help key 

With the help key you can access field-specific help about an object on
the screen or in a menu, for example, a task or a data-entry field.

   1.  Move the cursor to an object on the screen.

   2.  Press F1  Field Help to get help information about that object.

   3.  Press F8  Close to close the help window when you are finished
       reading.

MPE/iX 5.0 Documentation