Introduction to Application Help
Welcome to Healthland Application Help. It is designed to help you access
information quickly while you are using Healthland applications. This
section discusses standards used in Healthland Application Help in general.
To go directly to help topics for the module, use the Table of Contents
to the left.
This introduction contains the following sections. Click
on the link to jump directly to that topic.
Structure
of Application Help
Standard
Conventions
Accessing
Application Help
The navigation
pane
Colors and
links
Structure
of Application Help
Healthland Application Help generally contains the following sections:
- An Introduction to Application Help, which includes this page with
tips to effectively use the Application Help window.
- An Introduction
to the module you're using and its specific functions
and design.
- Specific topics (listed in the Contents)
relating to the tasks, maintenance, and reporting options used in
the module you're using.
- OPTIONAL: Appendices for specific functionality, such as inquiries,
examples, other resources, etc.
- OPTIONAL: Glossary
Standard
Conventions
The following standard conventions are used throughout
the Application Help pages. They are used to help you quickly locate and
understand the processes described in Application Help:
Navigation
instructions (paths) |
The path
to access a window is described as follows: Main
> Orders Tracking > Department. In this example,
you would start at the Hospital Main page, click the Orders
Tracking button, then go to the Department
field. |
Boldface type |
Used
to denote items in the program that the user can take action on;
such as: field names, buttons, menu options, etc. |
Italicized type |
Used
to denote report names, chapters, and other documentation. |
<Key stroke> |
Used
to denote the key stroke to press to effect the noted action:
<Enter>, <Tab>. |
Courier font |
Used to
denote exact text that the user should key into the system. |
Accessing
Application Help
Application Help is available from most pages. To access online help,
press the Help link located in
the upper portion of the page. When you use the Help
link, the Application Help topic defaults to the page you are viewing.
For example, if you're working in the Work Center window and you press
the Help link, Application Help
displays the Work Center topics.
Once you are in Application Help, you can use the navigation
pane (on the left) to find additional topics you need.
Using the
navigation pane
The navigation pane is located on the left side of the window. It includes
the following buttons:
|
The Contents
button displays topics in books and pages. Each book is a main
heading. The pages listed in that book are the topics under that
main heading. To open a book, double-click on a book icon. To
see one of the pages in that book, click on the page icon. |
|
The Index
button allows you to search for topics by keyword. Type a word
in the keyword box. The list of topics will jump to those that
start with the word you typed in. Click on the desired topic,
then click Display. |
|
The Search
button allows you to search for specific words within every topic.
Type a word in the keyword box and click List
Topics. Topics that contain the word you entered will display.
To see one of those topics, click on the topic and click Display. The word will be highlighted
wherever it appears in the topic's text. |
|
The Print button allows
you to print the displayed topic. From the print window, select
the desired printer and click Print.
To view or print the entire Hospital
content, see Want Printed Materials?. |
|
Closes the navigation pane.
Click any of the above mentioned buttons to re-display the navigation
pane. |
Colors and links
Text
Links |
Text
links are displayed in blue with an underline. |
Visited Links |
Purple
and underlined text indicates a visited topic. |
[+]
This is an example
of what will display when you click on maroon, underlined text.
Click on the underlined text again to hide the additional information.
|
This
symbol, when present, indicates that there is more information
and/or images that can be displayed. Click this symbol to display
the text and/or image. Then, click again to hide it. |
Notes and information that need
particular attention display within a gray box: |
Once you are in Application Help, you can
use the navigation pane (left pane) to find additional topics
you need. |
Related Topics
Introduction
to the Hospital
Common Centriq Tasks
Iconography
Healthland Terminology