Siemens SIMATIC PCS 7 Operating Manual page 10

Preface
Readme for SIMATIC PDM
For details of the requirements for using SIMATIC PDM, of special functions, and of the various
applications, see file
● On the SIMATIC PDM product DVD in the main folder of the DVD
● On the SIMATIC PCS 7 product DVD in the folder ...PDM...\PDMBASE\setup
● After installation of SIMATIC PDM:
Online help
The SIMATIC PDM online help is a project-specific help feature, which contains the following
information:
● Help for SIMATIC PDM
● Device-specific help
The help system is integrated into the software by way of several interfaces:
● The Help menu provides several menu commands: Help Topics opens the help for SIMATIC
● The context-sensitive help provides information with regard to the current context such as
● A tooltip is displayed for the toolbar icons when the user hovers the mouse pointer over the
If you would prefer to read a hardcopy of the help, you can print specific help topics or chapters,
or the entire help.
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pdmbase-readme. You can locate the file as follows:
– By selecting SIEMENS SIMATIC documentation in the Windows Start menu
– The default folder for the file is ...\SIEMENS\SIMATIC_PDM\.
The PDF file is an extract of the HTML-based online help for SIMATIC PDM. The PDF file
does not contain any device-specific information.
Device-specific information contained in the online help is derived from the device
descriptions (EDD) of the devices being used:
– Information on device-specific functions (e.g. available online functions)
– Help for device-specific menu commands (e.g. trend display options, device-specific
display functions and operating functions)
Note
Scope of the device-specific information
The scope of the device-specific information depends on what information can be
derived from the device descriptions.
PDM.
open dialog boxes or active windows. The help is called by clicking the "Help" button or by
pressing the F1 key.
icons.
Help for SIMATIC PDM (V8.2)
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