Help

Help > Contents

Displays the NIS-Elements electronic help file.

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 > Show Help Folder

Opens the Docs folder containing all help files.

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 > Log Per Session

This command creates a log file per session.

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 File

This command will open the current log file in the default text editor.

Help > Open Log Folder

This command opens the folder where log files are being stored by the Explorer application.

Help > Clear Log File

This command closes the current LOG file and creates a new empty one.

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 > Open Audit Trail

Launches a web viewer for the Audit Trail.

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.

Help > About

Displays the version of the software and the Laboratory Imaging copyright.