Using this Help System

Press the F1 key at any point in the program. The help topic that appears, directly relates to the actual window that is displayed on-screen. For example, click Suppliers and then click Record. Pressing F1 at this point displays the help information relating to the Supplier Record.

Use the Contents tab on the left side of the help system to locate a topic using the contents structure. The Contents is laid out module-by-module, in the same way as they appear in your Sage Line 50 program.

The Contents is represented by a series of books and pages. A book indicates that there is more information contained within that part of the Contents. Select the book to expand the contents further. A page represents the actual information. Click the page to display the topic information in the right side of the help system.
If you have used the Index or Search facility to find a topic, and the topic is listed in the Contents, select the Contents tab and you can see where the topic can be found in the Contents structure.

The Index facility is one of the most powerful facilities available in the help system. If you cannot find the topic you are looking for in the Contents structure, or you do not know where the topic is, select the Index tab.

Type in the word (or words) that you want to search for. The list of words updates to find the closest match to the word you have entered. Select the word from the list and then click .
Alternatively, you can scroll through the list of words until you find the one that relates to the topic you require and then double-click on that word.
If a number of topics apply to that word a pop-up list of topic titles appears. Select the topic title you require and click Display. The topic appears in the right-hand panel of the help system. If only one topic applies to the word you are searching for, the topic appears in the right panel of the help system automatically.

The Search facility is an extended version of the Index facility. Instead of searching for ækeywordsÆ that relate to a topic, this facility searches for any word in the entire help system. This means that you can search not only for a word, but also for a specific letter or number.

After selecting the Search tab, type the word(s) you want to find, and then click List Topics. If the word exists, a list of topics where the word can be found appears. Double-click a topic in the list to display that topic.

Use the Hide button to hide the Contents, Index and Search tab. When you click Hide, the Contents pane disappears and the Hide button becomes a Show button.

Click Show to display the Contents, Index and Search tabs again.

You can return to the previous help topic that was displayed by clicking the Back button. If you have used the Back button, you can then use the Forward button to move back the original topic you were viewing.

The Print options vary depending on the tab that is displayed.

Selecting the Print button from the Index or Search tab allows you to print the topic that is on view in the right hand panel of the help system. Everything that is displayed in that topic at that time is printed.
Note: If any additional information is displayed when you choose to print a topic, this information is printed as well. To display this additional information so that it can be printed, click on a word and an explanation of that box, check box or list appears.

Selecting the Print button from the Contents tab allows you to print either the selected topic or the selected heading and all subtopics. By choosing to print the selected heading and all subtopics, you will print all of the topics listed under that book in the Contents structure. For example, if you select the topic To Reconcile your Bank Statement, so that it appears in the right-hand window, and then select the 'Print the selected heading and all subtopics' option, all of the Bank Reconciliation topics are printed.

Once you have selected the Print option the Print window appears. From here you can select the number of copies you want to print, as well as the paper size and type by clicking Properties.

Some topics have additional information listed between the main text and the Related Topics area. This additional information is a list of all of the boxes and drop-down lists that you have to fill in to complete a procedure. Click on a word to open the additional information about that box, check box or drop-down list. Click on the word again to close the information.
Note: If this additional information is displayed when you choose to print a topic, this information is printed as well.

At the end of every topic there is a Related Information section. To display one of the related topics, click the appropriate link. For example, a topic about supplier records will have related topics explaining how to set up supplier records, as well as information about supplier defaults and how to enter them.

It is possible to move the help system around the screen and also change the size of the help system.
Using the drag-and-drop method, click and hold the left-hand mouse button on the help systemsÆ title bar. By moving the mouse with the mouse button held down, you can drag the help system anywhere on-screen.
To resize the help system, move the mouse pointer to the edge of the help system.
The mouse pointer changes to , or depending on where the cursor is placed..
Holding down the left mouse button enables you to move the edge of the help system to make it larger or smaller. In the same way, you can enlarge the Contents area of the help system by moving the mouse pointer to the right hand edge of the Contents until the mouse pointer changes. Then, by holding the right mouse button and dragging the window left to make the Contents smaller or right to make the Contents larger.
You can also use two of the three buttons in the top-right hand corner of the help system to maximise or minimise the size of the help. Clicking the minimise button , moves the help system to the Windows program bar. To recall the help, select the help system from the program bar. Alternatively, click the maximise button to expand the help system to full-screen.
The button in the top right-hand corner, closes the help system.

This help system provides you with all of the information you need to get the most out of your Sage program. For more information about the specific features available from the help system, click any of the options below.