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HP VPLUS/Windows Programmer's Guide

VPLUS/Windows Application Help Interface 

Each application screen provides a Help function in its menu bar.  A user
accesses application help you have provided by clicking the Help function
and then clicking either the Help Index or Screen/Field Help commands, as
shown in Figure 4-1.


          Figure 4-1.  Application Help Menu 

A user can do the following:

 *  Select a general topic about the current application from Help Index.

 *  Place the pointer from Screen/Field Help on an application form
    component for information about a field, a key label, the window
    line, or the form itself.

Figure 4-2 and Figure 4-3 show an example of selecting a general topic.
Figure 4-2 shows Help Index for an MRP-II application in which a user has
requested help information on Review Costs for a Single Part.  Figure 4-3
shows help text for this topic.


          Figure 4-2.  Application Help Index 


          Figure 4-3.  Application Help Topic Text 

To choose another Index topic, a user clicks the Index pushbutton.  To
return to the application window, a user either selects the File function
and clicks Exit, or clicks the title bar of the application window to
reactivate it.

Figure 4-4 and Figure 4-5 show an example of using the pointer from
Screen/Field Help to obtain context-sensitive help.  Figure 4-4 shows
placing the pointer over a field to obtain information.  Figure 4-5 shows
help text for this field.


          Figure 4-4.  Application Help Pointer 


          Figure 4-5.  Application Field Help Text 

To return to the application window, a user either selects the File
function and clicks Exit, or clicks the title bar of the application
window to reactivate it.

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