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At the top of the OT GUI, at the right, you will find the Helpbutton. This provides access to the User Manual, the Reference Manualand general information about the OT. The User Manual (this document!)provides comprehensive information on how to create a project, eithera Phase 1 proposal or a Phase 2 programme. The Reference Manualprovides further details about the buttons and fields in the OT.
In addition to the User and Reference Manuals, the OT also providesbuilt-in aids for information:
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All fields in the OT are equipped with tooltips
that provide information about usage and intentions of the fields and the range of legal values that can be entered. To display this information, simply move the cursor over the fields, checkbox, or drop-down menu; The tooltip information for the field then becomes visible. How long the tooltip information is shown can be set via
File
Preferences
in the Appearance tab. See below in Section
4.2.3
.
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The OT includes a contextual help function. Many of the panels in the forms editor panel contain question mark icons
which can be clicked and which bring up the relevant part of the Reference Manual
. In addition, clicking on the Question Mark icon in the Toolbar at the top of the OT allows the cursor to then be clicked anywhere in the OT and the relevant help displayed.
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The User and Reference Manuals, as accessed through the OT, contain a table of contents, are fully indexed and have a search facility. A list of favourites can also be created.
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The ALMA OT Team, 2011 May 20