Videos in the Help

grandMA3 User Manual » About the Help » Videos in the Help

Version 2.1

The Help system offers micro-videos to introduce the user to specific features or tasks in the software. The average video length is less than one minute. A topic can have several videos.

A video is indicated by a play icon () . 

	Hint:
	Videos in the help are only visible when an internet connection is established! For more information, see Networking.

When the internet connection is interrupted, a placeholder is shown instead of the video:

Videos are recorded in the grandMA3 onPC software. For better visualization, mouse effects are used:

• Mouse highlight effect in a yellow color.
• Left mouse click effect in a red color.
• Right mouse click effect in a gray color.

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Play a Video

To start playing a video:

• Tap the play icon (). The video starts.

To stop playing a video:

• Tap anywhere in the video area. The video stops.

Or

• Tap the pause button () in the video control bar.

To restart a video:

• Tap the restart button () after the video is finished.

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Video Control Bar

The video control bar is located at the bottom of the video area.

• To display the video control bar on the console, tap the video area. The video control bar appears for several seconds.
• To display the video control bar on grandMA3 onPC, hover the mouse over the video area.
• To jump to a specific position in the video, tap the timeline in the control bar.

To change the playback speed of the video:

1. Tap the gear icon  on the right. The settings open.
2. Tap Speed. A dropdown menu opens.
3. Tap a value to increase or decrease the speed of the video.
4. Tap  to close the settings. The playback speed is changed. 

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Example

The following video shows an example of how to open a video and change the playback speed: