Help > Search
Searches the electronic help simply by typing the topic name into the Fulltext search field. Alternatively click through the help structure to navigate to the topic.
Help > Hotkeys Opens the Hotkeys dialog window showing a table with keyboard shortcuts, associated macro commands and menu classification.
Help > Help On Cursor Displays the Help cursor, which allows you to get Help about any item in the NIS-Elements window. The Help is displayed when you invoke the corresponding item in NIS-Elements. For instance, by clicking the Image - Open menu item you get help about the Open command. Using shortcut key F1 provide you the equivalent command help.
Help > HASP Info Runs an external utility displaying information about the license modules coded in your license key. It is also used to activate or update your key when new licenses have been purchased. Please see License Manager.
Help > Check Version Update This command connects to a web page maintained by the manufacturer and displays updates which are currently available for your hardware key (license ID). License ID used with NIS-Elements is supplied automatically, or you can check updates for other license numbers as well.
Help > Enable Logging Important application events can be logged into a text file. Such information can be useful when solving out any non-standard application behavior. If ON, the log file is created and saved as:
"c:\ProgramData\Laboratory Imaging\Platform\Logfiles\lxapp_YYYY_MM_DD.log"
Help > Device Communication Log Generates a detailed device communication log file. Use this command only if it is requested by technical support. For more information about sending log files please see How to send LOG files.
Help > Open Log Folder This command opens the folder where log files are being stored by the Explorer application.
Help > Save System Info This command sends a detailed application info to manufacturer email address automatically. It requires an active Internet connection and an email client software to be installed.
Help > Add Custom Event Allows to manually insert entries into the Audit Trail — a log designed to track critical configuration changes that may impact system stability. For example, the administrator can log a status update such as: “System inspection completed at 11:00. Operations appear normal however, the camera connectivity issue persists — unit sent for servicing. Regards, Admin.”. Markdown syntax is supported in this dialog box.
