Using Help Tools

To access the help file, do one of the following:

Help File

The Help file is window is composed of three main areas: the display pane, where the help information is displayed, the toolbar and the navigation pane.

Toolbar Buttons

Hide/Show

Click the icon to close or open the left tabs of the help file window.

Back/Forward

Click the icons to navigate to a topic that you have previously viewed.

Print

Click this icon to send a copy of the topic you are viewing in the right pane to your default printer.

ACD Systems

Click the ACD Systems button to go to ACD's Web site at: www.ACDSYSTEMS.com.

Navigation pane

Contents

Double-click a book to display its sub-books and pages, or double-click a page to view its information in the right pane.

Index

Type in keywords or phrases to find topics associated with these terms. To view the topic, select the keyword, and click Display.

Search

Type the words you want to search for and click List Topics to find topics containing these words. When you want to view a topic, select it and click Display.

Favorites

When a frequently used topic is displayed in the right pane, click Add. To view a topic from the list of your favorite topics, select it and click Display.

Panel Help

When you move the mouse pointer over an icon or area of the main display, the information in the Panel Help box changes.  The name of the tool or feature you have the pointer on appears with a brief explanation of its function.  Clicking the tool will provide information on how to use the tool or feature.

Panel Help is a dockable window located at the bottom of the display when FotoCanvas is first opened.

The panel can be moved to the main display area by grabbing the bar at the left side and moving it.

Context-sensitive help (what’s this?)

With certain application windows, you have the option of clicking the button located in the upper-right corner of the window.

When the mouse pointer changes into the [What’s this?] pointer, click a field to access a brief explanation.

You can also access the same information by clicking a field with the right mouse button. However, this method does not work with text boxes.