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Calling the Help on STEP 7
STEP 7 Getting Started
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The SIMATIC Manager
Option 1:
F1
Place the cursor on any menu
command and press the F1 key. The
context-sensitive help for the selected
menu command will appear.
Option 2:
Use the menu to open the STEP 7
online help.
The contents page with various help
topics appears in the left-hand pane
and the selected topic is displayed in
the right-hand pane.
Navigate to the topic you want by
clicking the + sign in the Contents list.
At the same time, the contents of the
selected topic are displayed in the
right-hand pane.
Using Index and Find, you can enter
search strings and look for the specific
topics you require.
Option 3:
Click on the "Start page" icon in the
STEP 7 Online Help to open the
information portal. This portal provides
compact access to major topics of the
Online Help, e.g.:
• Getting Started with STEP 7
• Configuring & Programming
• Testing & Debugging
• SIMATIC on the Internet
Option 4:
Click on the question mark button in
the toolbar to turn your mouse into a
help cursor. The next time you click on
a specific object, the online help is
activated.
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