THE WHATIS.COM WORD-OF-THE-DAY November 13, 2003 help system
______________________ SPONSORED BY: IBM What do you need to make decisions on demand? Smart decisions. Timely decisions. You need accurate information flow. A Business Portal from IBM WebSphere gives employees, suppliers, customers and partners personalized access to the information they need, when are where they need it. The result: Faster, smarter decisions. On demand. See what a Business Portal can do for you. Get your guide to WebSphere Business Portals. http://www.ibm.com/websphere/news/portalwp ________________ TODAY'S WORD: help system See our complete definition with hyperlinks at http://searchvb.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid8_gci936362,00.html?track=NL-34 A help system (sometimes called a help file) is a documentation component of a software program that explains the features of the program and helps the user understand its capabilities. A bit like an extensive, organized, and thorough collection of FAQs (frequently asked questions), the help system's purpose is to provide the answers that a user needs to understand to use the program effectively. In most Windows applications, pressing the F1 key opens the help system for the program. Most often, a help system consists of a multi-part window with a program overview, an index, a contents listing, and a search capacity. In Microsoft Word, however, pressing F1 may summon an extremely persistent animated paper clip character called Clippit, often referred to as "Clippy." Designed to be user-friendly, Clippit does his best to respond to natural language questions. In Word '97 and 2000, if you'd prefer a different assistant, you can select another one: Go to Help > select Show the Office assistant (if Clippit is already selected, just right-click and select Options) > select the Gallery tab, and hit the Next button to choose among an Albert Einstein look-alike, Mother Nature, a robot, and others (assuming you've installed them). If you'd prefer to look for answers yourself, click the Options tab and deselect "Use the Office Assistant." Then, the Help menu will take you to the traditional help system for Word. There are a number of products, such as RoboHelp and ComponentOne, that are used to automate the tasks involved in help system development. _______________________ RELATED TERMS: FAQ http://searchwebservices.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid26_gci213954,00.html?track=NL-34 ______________________ TODAY'S TECH NEWS: PATCHES FOR CRITICAL IE, WINDOWS FLAWS ISSUED Microsoft has just sounded the alarm, warning users of critical vulnerabilities in Windows and Internet Explorer. http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid14_gci936407,00.html?track=NL-34 ONYX MAKES PLAY FOR PIVOTAL It has launched an unsolicited takeover bid for its midmarket CRM competitor, roughly one month after Pivotal announced it would be acquired by Oak Investment Partners. http://searchcrm.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid11_gci936464,00.html?track=NL-34 FORMER FCC CHAIRMAN BLASTS AGENCY'S 'SUSPICIOUS' VOIP ACTIONS Former FCC chairman Reed Hundt on Tuesday blasted his former agency and current chairman Michael Powell at the Pulver.com Wireless Internet Summit, claiming that the FCC has already decided to regulate VoIP, stifling future technological innovation. http://searchnetworking.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid7_gci936461,00.html?track=NL-34 >> Catch up on all the latest IT news at http://searchtechtarget.techtarget.com?track=NL-34 _______________________ WE'RE LOOKING FOR A FEW GOOD GEEKS Consider yourself a geek-about-town? 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