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

This command runs an external application that detects your HASP hardlock configuration. A dialog box with the information appears. It is possible to save it to a file or send to Laboratory Imaging. This can be very handy in case some troubles with your HASP key occurs. Having the information, we can effectively help you.

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 (licence ID). Licence ID used with NIS-Elements is supplied automatically, or you can check updates for other licence 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 > 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 > About

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