The F1 Function Key; The Help Menu; The Help Window - Malvern Mastersizer Series Getting Started

Help Cursor
system. Almost all the software reference manual is available on the Help system
and in some cases is easier to search than the manual.

The F1 Function key

You can get help on using the Mastersizer software at any point by pressing the F1
function key. If the main Mastersizer window is active then the Help Contents
page will be shown. If a dialogue box or other Mastersizer window is active then
help on using that window will appear. This ability to give help on the operation
being carried out is known as 'context-sensitive help'.
To get help on the main Mastersizer window hold down the Shift key and press
F1. The mouse cursor then changes from the normal arrow to the Help cursor.
When the Help cursor is active clicking the left mouse button over a component
of the Mastersizer window will show help on that component. If a menu is
selected or a button in the toolbar is clicked then help will appear on that
command.

The Help menu

The far right menu in the Mastersizer menu bar is for Help. This allows you to
go direct to specific parts of the Help system. The Help menu items are:
Contents - The main list of contents in the Help system.
Menu Command - The list of menu commands.
Program Language - The contents of the help on using the built-in
Mastersizer Basic language (program mode).
Keyboard - How to use the keyboard for; commands, moving the splitter
bar of the window and changing the scale the graph etc.
Window - The list of Mastersizer window components.
Help - This command displays the Microsoft Help information on using
the Help system.
For more information on the commands in the Help menu see the software
reference manual.

The Help window

The Help window is an independent window with its own menu and sizing
border. If you have the Mastersizer window maximised (filling the whole screen)
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