Using this Help Module

The eAIM Help Window

The eAIM user help screen includes two window areas (“panes”): The Contents pane is displayed along the left side of the window and the larger Topic pane is displayed to the right of this and occupies the majority of the window (Note: To allow the help window to be displayed on screen with eAIM system screens, on initial display, the Contents pane may be collapsed (hidden). To display the Contents pane, click and drag the window frame to make the Help window wider). The Help Window's Tool Bar, displayed above the Topic pane, contains the Previous Topic and Next Topic buttons.

Context-Sentitive Help (CSH) topics are displayed as the default "landing" topic for the eAIM system screen being viewed when the user clicked the Help link. The topic provides information and links specific for that eAIM system screen and can include screen-specific user procedures, descriptions of available functions, screen reference information, and background content, placing the current eAIM screen within a context. The layout of this topic is intended to provide the most commonly used content and links near the top of the page and more detailed content toward the bottom of the topic's page. Many topics also use visually grouped screen areas (some displayed as expanding areas [+]) to collect related or similar content.

Using the Help Window

Help Window Display Areas ("panes"):

The Contents pane occupies the left side of the Help window and maintains synchronization with the currently displayed topic. A tab located at the top of the pane allows you to return to display of the Content pane (if you have been using the Glossary List). You can close/hide and open/reveal the Contents pane by clicking the Hide/Show button (the small white arrowhead located midway on the left border of the Topic pane) You can close/hide and open/reveal the Contents pane by clicking the Hide/Show button (the small white arrowhead located midway on the left border of the Topic pane). Note: If you resize the help window to become narrow, the Contents pane will be automatically collapsed/hidden.
The Topic pane occupies the majority of the Help window and is displayed to the right of the Contents pane.
The Glossary List will occupy the left side of the Help window (in place of the Contents pane) when you click the Glossary tab located at the top of the pane. When you place your mouse cursor over a displayed term, the window will display a pop-up tool tip containing the term's definition. The Glossary list also provides access to the Definitions of Terms topic that defines specific terms used within this help module.

The Help Window's Tool Bar, displayed above the Topic pane, contains the Previous Topic and Next Topic buttons.

Navigation Controls

The Browser's Back button (located in the browser toolbar) allows you to return to previously displayed topics. Each button click moves you to the previous Help topic. When displayed, the Browser's Forward button allows you to move forward through you browsing history.
The Help Window's Previous Topic button and Next Topic button (located on the left side of the Help window's toolbar, above the topics pane) are navigation controls that allow you to move through the topic sequence defined for the currently viewed main topic. Clicking back displays the previous topic and clicking forward displays the topic that follows the currently viewed topic.

Searching for Content within Help

The Search field, located in the top right corner of the Help window, allows you to search all topics for words or terms that you provide. The results are displayed within the Topic pane.

User Roles and Help Topics

Since the eAIM system employs role-based and data-based restrictions to user functions, role-specific content is grouped together, and this is reflected by the structure of the help module's Contents.

Topics that apply to specific user roles can be viewed by any help module user, but the system will restrict access and permissions to the actual eAIM screens/functions using each specific user's assigned eAIM system user role.