====== Usage of Mervis IDE Help (F1) ====== #;; Patron Neuron Gate Unipi 1.1 Axon Extension #;; When working with the Mervis IDE, we recommend using the integrated help in addition to the Unipi KB. ---- Help can be accessed either by clicking the icon in the top panel of Mervis IDE, pressing the **F1** key, or by opening the **Help** tab from the top menu and selecting **Help** from the drop-down menu. {{ :en:sw:01-mervis:mervis-ide-help:help-location.png?nolink |}} ---- Default help window: {{ :en:sw:01-mervis:mervis-ide-help:help_window.png?nolink |}} ===== Orientation in Help ===== The help window is divided into three parts: * **Top Panel** - Allows printing * **Left Panel** - Navigation and searching in the help * **Contents** - List of articles divided in a directory structure according to topics * **Index** - Index of all articles with filtering option * **Search** - Search by keyword * **Content Window** - Display of the help article ---- Each article contains a title, a description of the topic and often examples of its use. Functions and blocks also include FBD/ST usage and input/output descriptions. ===== Contextual Help ===== After selecting any function or functional block, you can open the corresponding help article. It is not possible to find help of HMI elements this way. For their help, navigate to **Contents** tab in the left panel and search: //HMI editor// -> //HMI text editor objects// or //HMI graphical objects//. ---- The FUPLA block **Pulse Generator (BD2)** is shown as an example, the block was selected with the left mouse button. {{ .:mervis-ide-help:working_with_help_04_contextual_help.png?nolink |}} Press the **F1** key to open the help on his page. {{ :en:sw:01-mervis:mervis-ide-help:04_bd2_help.png?nolink |}} ===== Help language ===== The help language is identical to the language used in the Mervis IDE. To change it, click the drop-down menu **Tools** in the top bar, select **Settings**. Then, in the opened window, select the desired language from the **Language Settings** drop-down menu. {{ .:mervis-ide-help:working_with_help_06_language.png?nolink |}} Mervis IDE must be restarted afterwards.