Help And How To Access It - Omron CX-PROGRAMMER V9 - REV 12-2009 Operation Manual

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Help and How to Access it

CX-Programmer comes with a detailed context-sensitive help system. At any time while using the software, it is
possible to get help on the particular point that is currently being worked on, or on general aspects of CX-
Programmer. This system is intended to complement the manual, by providing an on-line reference to specific
functions of the software. The manual is designed to provide tutorial information and discuss the various
facilities offered by CX-Programmer.
♦ Help topics (available from the Help menu);
♦ Instruction Reference (available from the Help menu and from the instruction entry dialog);
♦ Context sensitive help;
♦ About (available from the Help menu);
♦ Status Bar.
Help Topics
Select the Help Topics option on the Help menu. The Help system provides a standard look-up dialog under the
Contents tab showing the contents of the CX-Programmer Help file. Double-click on an item to read the
associated information.
Index
Use the following procedure to retrieve on-line help from the Index tab of the Help Topics dialog.
1, 2, 3...
Find
Use the following procedure to retrieve on-line help from the Find tab of the Help Topics dialog.
1, 2, 3...
The Find operation can be enhanced by the use of the Options pushbutton and Rebuild push-button. Refer to
Microsoft Windows documentation for further information.
Instruction Reference
CX-Programmer supports additional help for CS/CJ/CP-series PLCs, CV-series PLCs and C-series PLCs. All
valid instructions relating to PLC programming can be retrieved by selecting Instruction Reference from the
Help menu, followed by either CS/CJ/CP-Series, CV-Series or C-Series. Individual help topics are displayed.
1. Select the Help Topics option from the Help menu.
2. Select the Index tab.
3. Enter a text query into the first step field. The second step field is refreshed according to
the query entered in the first step field.
4. Select an entry in the second step field and select the Display pushbutton, or double-click
on the index entry.
5. If an entry is linked to two or more topics, the names of the topics are displayed in the
Topics Found dialog. Select a topic and choose the Display pushbutton or double-click on
the topic.
4. Select the Help Topics option from the Help menu.
5. Select the Find tab.
6. Enter a text query into the first step field. The second step field is refreshed according to
the query entered in the first step field. Previous text queries can be retrieved by selecting
from the drop-down list in the first step field.
7. Select a word that matches the query – some words may be automatically selected. More
than one word can be selected by pressing Shift and selecting another word to extend the
selection or by pressing Ctrl and selecting another word to add to the selection. The third
step field is refreshed according to the word or words selected. The number of topics
found is shown at the bottom of the dialog.
8. Select a topic from the third step field and select the Display pushbutton, or double-click
on the topic from the third step field. Select the Clear pushbutton to restart the Find
operation.
PART 1: CX-Programmer
CHAPTER 1 – Technical Specifications
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