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PART 2: CX-Server PLC Tools
OMRON CHAPTER 1 - Technical Specification
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About (available on the Help menu);
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Status Bar.
Help Topics
For any of the PLC Tools select the Help Contents option on the Help menu. The Help system provides a standard
look-up dialog under the Contents tab showing the contents of the PLC Tools Help file. Click on an item to read
the associated information.
Index
Use the following procedure to retrieve online help from the Index tab of the Help Topics dialog.
1, 2, 3… 1. Select the Help Index option from the Help menu.
2. 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.
3. Select an entry in the second step field and select the Display pushbutton, or double-click
on the index entry.
4. 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.
Find
Use the following procedure to retrieve on-line help from the Find tab of the Help Topics dialog.
1, 2, 3… 1. Select the Help Index option from the Help menu.
2. Select the Find 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. Previous text queries can be retrieved by selecting
from the drop-down list in the first step field.
4. 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 are shown at the bottom of the dialog.
5. 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.
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.
Context-sensitive Help
The CX-Server PLC Tools support the use of context-sensitive help. The relevant online help topic is provided
automatically by selecting the current area of the display responsible for carrying out those actions. Select the F1
function key to retrieve context-sensitive help. Some dialogs include a
Help pushbutton when F1 cannot be
accessed.
About CX-Server PLC Tools
Each CX-Server PLC Tools dialog contains an About option on the Help menu. The About dialog supplies
technical reference information about that dialog such as version and copyright information. It also contains
essential version number information that is required for obtaining technical support.
Use the following procedure to view the About CX-Server dialog.
1, 2, 3… 1. Select About from the Help menu.
2. The About box is displayed. It provides a copyright statement and version
number of the component or tool within CX-Server.