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Navigate in the Help

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Version 2.1

Buttons in the Title Bar

To increase or decrease the size of the content displayed within the help window:

  • Tap (plus) or  (minus)
  • Tap on Zoom Factor and swipe left or right
  • Tap Zoom Factor and choose a percentage in the drop-down list

Tap (left arrow) to reverse through the history of previously viewed help topics.

Tap  (right arrow) to advance through the history of previously viewed help topics.

Scrolling in the Help

  • Two-finger tap and swipe in X or Y direction to scroll through a help topic.
  • Use the Screen encoder to scroll through a help topic in the XY direction. For more information, see User Settings.

Topics Tab

The topics tab in the Help window displays the available topics in a tree structure. Single topics have a  icon next to it. Multiple topics of the same category are sorted within a folder ()  and are called subtopics. 

Tap the arrow (>) to the left of any topic to show or hide any related subtopics. Tap the name of any topic to display its content in the main area of the window. Subtopics are also displayed in a bullet list at the end of the topic.

If the Help window is too small to display both the main area and the Topics and Search tabs, a burger menu () appears in the upper left corner. It contains the Topic and Search tabs. 

The root topics in the tree structure are divided into the different products within the family. These main sections include:

Important:
The complete grandMA3 documentation consists of the grandMA3 User Manual and the respective grandMA3 Quick Manual with technical specifications, safety instructions, and declaration of conformity.

Search Tab

To find topics containing a specific search term, use the search function:

  1. Open the search tab in the help window.
  2. Tap into the white field.
  3. Type the term, such as cue, in the search box.
  4. Press Please. The search results are shown.

To open a virtual keyboard in the software, tap on the keyboard icon on the left of the search box.

The help window with a search result is shown
Help window - Search tab

To search for a specific product or search term, the brand name or the series name (e.g. grandMA3) is not necessary.

Listed Subtopics

A list of subtopics that are related to the current topic is dynamically generated at the bottom of the help page.

To open a related topic, tap it in the list.

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Listed subtopics

Breadcrumbs

Breadcrumbs are navigation elements that provide links to the related sections of the current topic and subtopics. Breadcrumbs are located at the top of each topic.

To go back in a topic, tap the corresponding section in the breadcrumbs.

Breadcrumb to navigate in the help
Breadcrumbs to navigate in the help
 

Selecting Text in the Help

Text in the help can be selected, for example, to copy a command into the command line.

To copy a syntax command into the command line:

  1. Open the corresponding keyword topic.
  2. Tap and swipe with one finger over the syntax command. The text is highlighted in blue. 

  3. Press Ctrl + C on the keyboard. The text is copied.
  4. Tap the command line and hen press Ctrl + V. The text is pasted into the command line.
  5. Press Please to execute the command.
Hint:
Be sure to deselect the text before continuing to scroll.

Display of Content

The user manual offers graphical assistance to add context to the contents.

  • Please: Keys on the control surface of the hardware are displayed in a white font on a dark gray background.
  • Dimmer: Buttons on the screen are displayed in a white font on a light gray background
  • Step-by-step instructions are displayed in a numeric list:
  1. This is the first step
  2. This is the second step
  • One-step instructions are displayed with the help of bullet points.
  • Menu - Settings - User: Navigating to specific menus is displayed in bold.
  • Assign [Object] (At) [Object]: Syntax descriptions are underlined and displayed in bold.
  • User name[Fixture]>Command line input is displayed using command line formatting and icons
  • OK : Command Line Feedback   System response is shown in the Command Line History.
    OK : Second Line Feedback
The following symbols display possible danger, useful hints, and information.

For information on safety, harmonized standards, and conformity see grandMA3 Quick Manual Consoles. 

The warning icon indicates possible injury and hazards.
Restriction:
The restriction icon indicates known limitations of functions.
Important:
The important icon indicates essential information for console usage.
Hint:
The hint icon indicates useful tips for console usage.