Help files are presented in HTML, based on the HTML 4.0 Transitional standard published by the W3C. These pages should be displayed in a reasonable format by any modern Web browser. The format will be considerably improved if you enable your browser's support for Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) and Javascript.


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NOTE: Some browsers will ignore CSS unless Javascript is also enabled.


Throughout the help, you will find links that can be clicked to move to another page, or to another section of the current page. After visiting a link, you can use your browser's [Back] button to return to the help page that you were reading. There are three types of links in help pages.

Types of Links in Help Pages

inline help links

Inline links are underlined, and are colored to stand out from ordinary text. These links will usually take you to another help page, or to another section of the current help page.


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NOTE: Depending on the capabilities of your browser, the underline may only appear as you move your mouse cursor over the link text.


Some inline links may point to external resources on the World Wide Web. All such links will be clearly identified as external links.


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NOTE: In order to use external links, your browser must have access to the public internet. If you are behind an internet firewall, you may need to configure proxy servers. Consult with your network administrator to determine the appropriate settings for your browser.


inline glossary links

Glossary links are displayed the same as inline help links. These links will always take you to the glossary definition of the underlined word or phrase.

link lines

A link line is a link that appears on a line by itself, separate from surrounding text. Link lines may appear individually, or in a list. These links are preceded with the symbol », as in this example:» Using Help These links are colored like inline links, and an underline may appear as you move your mouse cursor over the link text.

To make it easy to use the help system, every help page contains certain common components.

Common Components of Each Help Page

The following standard links are included at the top and bottom of the navigation link lines.

Standard Navigation Links (top)  

Standard Navigation Links (bottom)