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Contents tab: The Contents tab allows you to drill down to the specific topic you wish to read.
Search tab: With the Search tab you can locate a topic of interest by keyword.
Favorites tab: The Favorites tab enables you to store your favorite topics for later reference.
Table of Contents structure:
The Table of Contents is a tree structure which shows the relationship between books and topics. Double-clicking on a book will open it up, revealing all of the topics it contains. Clicking on a topic will cause it to be shown in the primary window of the help viewer.
Topics contain information related to the topic title. In general, topics are structured with an introduction, a navigation guide, an image, diagram or screen-shot, a how-to guide, and finally a related topics section. Some topics may omit some of these elements.
Hyperlinks & related topics: Links to relevant topics or documents.
Image map: On a number of images you can click on a region of interest and be taken to a relevant topic.
Drop down expanding hot spots: Links that will expand into a more detailed description of a feature/function.
Notes and Tips:
Notes draw attention to information that you would do well to take note of. Tips provide helpful advice to enhance your experience with the application. See the following examples:
Note: It's all about the audio.
Tip: Use a calculator if you can't work it out in your head.
Formats and conventions used:
Throughout the text of this document, the following formats and conventions are adhered to:
Menu Navigation:
Within this document a standardized format is used for all references to program menu options.
For example, when you see Options -> Live Input -> Show Live Input Control Box..., this means "go to the main menu in OtsAV, click the Options sub-menu, click the Live Input sub-menu, and click the Show Live Input control box option".
Mouse Clicks:
Click: A single left mouse button click.
Double-click: Clicking the left mouse button twice in quick succession.
Right-click: A single right mouse button click.
Ctrl-click: Clicking the left mouse button while holding down the Ctrl key.