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<h1>VisualText Help</h1>

<p>The present Help documentation can be accessed by selecting <span style="font-weight: bold;">VisualText</span>™<span 
 style="font-weight: bold;"> Help</span> from the Help Menu.</p>

<h2>Help Stand-Alone Application</h2>

<p>The Help documentation is also available as a stand-alone application, 
 from the Windows Start button &gt; Programs &gt; VisualText &gt; Help. 
 The executable is located by default in the installation directory:</p>

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<h2><span>VisualText Help System</span></h2>

<p>The VisualText Help documentation is built using RoboHelp®, which is 
 layered on top of HTML Help. <!--kadov_tag{{<spaces>}}-->&nbsp;<!--kadov_tag{{</spaces>}}-->The 
 Help system appears in a separate Help Viewer window and is used to navigate 
 the help topics. <!--kadov_tag{{<spaces>}}-->&nbsp;<!--kadov_tag{{</spaces>}}-->The 
 Help Viewer tabs include: <!--kadov_tag{{<spaces>}}-->&nbsp;<span style="font-weight: bold;"><!--kadov_tag{{</spaces>}}-->Contents</span>, 
 <span style="font-weight: bold;">Index</span>, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Search</span>, 
 and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Glossary</span>. <!--kadov_tag{{<spaces>}}-->&nbsp;<!--kadov_tag{{</spaces>}}-->Each 
 of these tabs is described below:</p>

<p style="font-weight: bold;
			margin-top: 0px;
			margin-bottom: 0px;">Contents: <span style="font-weight: normal;">The 
 Contents tab displays the sections and pages of the Help System. <!--kadov_tag{{<spaces>}}-->&nbsp;<!--kadov_tag{{</spaces>}}-->To 
 view the contents of a section or page, click on the item and the related 
 topic is displayed in the Help Viewer. <!--kadov_tag{{<spaces>}}-->&nbsp;<!--kadov_tag{{</spaces>}}-->The 
 major divisions are:</span></p>

<ul style="list-style: disc;"
	type=disc>
	
	<li class=kadov-p><p style="font-weight: bold;
								margin-top: 0px;
								margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;
	margin-top: 0px;
	margin-bottom: 0px;
	margin-left: 80px;">Text Analysis International</span><span style="margin-top: 0px;
	margin-bottom: 0px;
	margin-left: 80px;
	font-weight: normal;">:</span><span style="font-weight: bold;
												margin-top: 0px;
												margin-bottom: 0px;
												margin-left: 80px;"> </span><span 
 style="margin-top: 0px;
		margin-bottom: 0px;
		margin-left: 80px;
		font-weight: normal;">About Text Analysis International</span></p></li>
	
	<li style="/*begin!kadov{{*/ color: #000000; /*}}end!kadov*/ "
		class=kadov-p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font 
 style="color: #000000;"
	color=#000000><span style="font-weight: bold;">Introduction</span>: 
 Brief introduction to VisualText</font></p></li>
	
	<li style="/*begin!kadov{{*/ color: #000000; /*}}end!kadov*/ "
		class=kadov-p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font 
 style="color: #000000;"
	color=#000000><span style="font-weight: bold;">Getting Help</span>: 
 Introduction to Help</font></p></li>
	
	<li style="/*begin!kadov{{*/ color: #000000; /*}}end!kadov*/ "
		class=kadov-p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font 
 style="color: #000000;"
	color=#000000><span style="font-weight: bold;">Getting Started:</span> 
 Installation procedures and Programming Notes</font></p></li>
	
	<li style="/*begin!kadov{{*/ color: #000000; /*}}end!kadov*/ "
		class=kadov-p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font 
 style="color: #000000;"
	color=#000000><span style="font-weight: bold;">VisualText Basics</span>: 
 Overview of the components of VisualText</font></p></li>
	
	<li style="/*begin!kadov{{*/ color: #000000; /*}}end!kadov*/ "
		class=kadov-p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font 
 style="color: #000000;"
	color=#000000><span style="font-weight: bold;">VisualText Interface</span>: 
 Detailed description of the VisualText interface</font></p></li>
	
	<li style="/*begin!kadov{{*/ color: #000000; /*}}end!kadov*/ "
		class=kadov-p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font 
 style="color: #000000;"
	color=#000000><span style="font-weight: bold;">Using VisualText</span>: 
 Step-by-step instructions for using VisualText</font></p></li>
	
	<li class=kadov-p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font 
 style="color: #000000;"
	color=#000000><span style="font-weight: bold;">NLP++</span>: Detailed 
 description of the NLP++</font>™<font style="color: #000000;"
										color=#000000> programming language</font></p></li>
	
	<li style="/*begin!kadov{{*/ color: #000000; /*}}end!kadov*/ "
		class=kadov-p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font 
 style="color: #000000;"
	color=#000000><span style="font-weight: bold;">Tutorials</span>: Tutorials 
 that go through the basics of using VisualText</font></p></li>
	
	<li class=kadov-p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span 
 style="font-weight: bold;">Sample Analyzers</span>: Step-by-step explanation 
 of working analyzers</p></li>
</ul>

<p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Index</span>: <!--kadov_tag{{<spaces>}}-->&nbsp;<!--kadov_tag{{</spaces>}}-->The 
 Index tab contains a list of keywords and subkeywords that are linked 
 to topics in the Help system. <!--kadov_tag{{<spaces>}}-->&nbsp;<!--kadov_tag{{</spaces>}}-->To 
 view topics linked to index items, click on the keyword and select <span 
 style="font-weight: bold;">Display</span>. You can also hit the return 
 key and the related topic will appear in the Help Viewer. <!--kadov_tag{{<spaces>}}-->&nbsp;<!--kadov_tag{{</spaces>}}-->When 
 more than one topic is linked to a keyword, a <span style="font-weight: bold;">Topics 
 Found</span> dialog opens. <!--kadov_tag{{<spaces>}}-->&nbsp;<!--kadov_tag{{</spaces>}}-->From 
 the list of topics, you can select the topic you want to view.</p>

<p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Search</span>: <!--kadov_tag{{<spaces>}}-->&nbsp;<!--kadov_tag{{</spaces>}}-->The 
 Search tab allows you to search for instances of specified words in the 
 Help system. When a word is found, the topics containing the word are 
 listed. <!--kadov_tag{{<spaces>}}-->&nbsp;<!--kadov_tag{{</spaces>}}-->To 
 view the results, select the topic from the list and click <span style="font-weight: bold;">Display</span>.</p>

<p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Glossary</span>: <!--kadov_tag{{<spaces>}}-->&nbsp;<!--kadov_tag{{</spaces>}}-->The 
 Glossary tab displays an alphabetical listing of technical terms related 
 to VisualText. <!--kadov_tag{{<spaces>}}-->&nbsp;<!--kadov_tag{{</spaces>}}-->Definitions 
 for selected terms are displayed in the lower pane of the Glossary Tab.</p>

<h2><a name=using_help></a>Using Help</h2>

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	type=disc>
	
	<li class=kadov-p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;">See Also </span>Links: 
 <!--kadov_tag{{<spaces>}}-->&nbsp;<!--kadov_tag{{</spaces>}}-->In addition 
 to navigating the Help topics using the four Help Viewer tabs, you can 
 also get to topics through <span style="font-weight: bold;">See Also</span> 
 links provided on individual topics. <!--kadov_tag{{<spaces>}}-->&nbsp;<!--kadov_tag{{</spaces>}}-->The 
 See Also links refer to topics relevant to the current topic or to topics 
 that can provide other cross-reference information.</p></li>
	
	<li class=kadov-p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Context-Sensitive 
 </span>Help: <!--kadov_tag{{<spaces>}}-->&nbsp;<!--kadov_tag{{</spaces>}}-->Context-Sensitive 
 Help allows you to get information about toolbar icons. <!--kadov_tag{{<spaces>}}-->&nbsp;<!--kadov_tag{{</spaces>}}-->To 
 learn about a toolbar icon, select <span style="font-weight: bold;">Help</span> 
 &gt; <span style="font-weight: bold;">Context Help </span>and click on 
 the toolbar icon.<span style="font-weight: bold;"> <!--kadov_tag{{<spaces>}}-->&nbsp;</span><!--kadov_tag{{</spaces>}}-->The 
 Help Viewer will pop up and display the relevant topic.</p></li>
	
	<li class=kadov-p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;">F1 Help</span>: 
 <!--kadov_tag{{<spaces>}}-->&nbsp;<!--kadov_tag{{</spaces>}}-->F1 Help 
 allows you to get help for NLP++ terms. <!--kadov_tag{{<spaces>}}-->&nbsp;<!--kadov_tag{{</spaces>}}-->F1 
 Help can be accessed by selecting an NLP++ term in a pass or text file 
 and hitting the F1 key on the keyboard. <!--kadov_tag{{<spaces>}}-->&nbsp;<!--kadov_tag{{</spaces>}}-->Help 
 topics will also be launched for an unselected word under the cursor.</p></li>
	
	<li class=kadov-p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Right-Click Menus</span>: 
 <!--kadov_tag{{<spaces>}}-->&nbsp;<!--kadov_tag{{</spaces>}}-->Many of 
 the VisualText right-click menus provide access to the Help documentation. 
 The right-click menu for pass files in particular allows you to get to 
 descriptions of NLP++ code. <!--kadov_tag{{<spaces>}}-->&nbsp;<!--kadov_tag{{</spaces>}}-->To 
 access documentation for NLP++ functions and other names, highlight the 
 text in the pass file and select <span style="font-weight: bold;">Help 
 on Selection</span> from the right-click menu.</p></li>
</ul>

<h2>Documentation Feedback</h2>

<p>Please send suggestions about our Help documentation to <a href="mailto:help@textanalysis.com">help@textanalysis.com</a>. 
 <!--kadov_tag{{<spaces>}}-->&nbsp;<!--kadov_tag{{</spaces>}}-->This address 
 is for documentation issues only. <!--kadov_tag{{<spaces>}}-->&nbsp;<!--kadov_tag{{</spaces>}}-->For 
 technical questions or comments, please send email to <a href="mailto:support@textanalysis.com">support@textanalysis.com</a>.</p>

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 <span style="margin-bottom: 0;">To see product information and version 
 number, select </span><span style="margin-bottom: 0; font-weight: bold;">Help</span><span 
 style="margin-bottom: 0;"> &gt; </span><span style="margin-bottom: 0; font-weight: bold;">About 
 VisualText</span><span style="margin-bottom: 0;">.</span></td></tr>
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