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

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

Use this topic

To do access this:

Help

HP Easytime/XL help facility.

Basic Skills

Information about basic skills and concepts needed to use the product effectively.

Procedures

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

Keys

Cursor movement keys; dialog box key, function keys, and editing keys in HP Easytime/XL.

Glossary

Alphabetical listing of HP Easytime/XL terms and definitions.

Version

Information about the current version of HP Easytime/XL on your system.

Using 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 you want. For example, press P for help on Procedures.

    Figure 2-2 “Index of Help Procedures” shows an index of help topics for this screen.

    Figure 2-2 Index of Help Procedures

    Index of Help Procedures

Selecting a Help Topic

  1. Press [utrif] or [dtrif] key 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.

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 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.

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