Using Editor Help

This section describes how to use the help system in CIMCO products.

A standard Windows® Help file is available through the drop-down Help menu by clicking Editor help.

Help menu.

Using Help in Dialogs

CIMCO Edit 2022 contains multiple dialogs that provide check boxes, text fields and buttons for specific configurations.

To get help for a particular dialog item, click the ? at the top of a dialog box, as shown below.

Click the question mark.

This will change the cursor to an arrow and a question mark indicating that you are in Help Mode. The new pointer is shown below.

The question cursor.

Now click on the item that you want further information about. If help is available for the selected item, a small window will pop up displaying the help text. If no help is available the general help file is launched. An example of a pop-up help is shown below.

The pop-up information.

You can also display the pop-up help for a dialog item by clicking in the field and then clicking F1.

Printing Help Information

If you wish to print just a single section of this help file, click the Print button on the toolbar (shown below).

Help buttons.

If you wish to print more than a few sections, you should open the PDF version of the on-line documentation. The PDF document produces a much nicer printout.

You can download the PDF version of the user guide from the CIMCO website.

You will need Adobe Reader to open the PDF file.