Overview of the Information Center

This topic provides overview information to acquaint the user with the Information Center.

Information Center topics are arranged in the table of contents hierarchically, beginning with high-level conceptual information, then moving to task-based topics, and finally ending with reference information. However you can read and access topics in any order that you prefer by simply clicking the associated topic links in the table of contents frame.

Each topic contains a title, the associated concept, task or reference information, and links to related topics.

You can perform keyword searches that will return results to you based on the number of times the word or phrase appears in the associated topics, along with an accompanying percentage. You can toggle between the search and navigation areas of the Information Center, by selecting the associated tabs at the bottom left corner of the screen.

Browsing

Click on one of the top-level sections in the Contents frame on the left to browse that section's contents. Each section loads a different navigation tree. To return to the main Table of Contents view, click the Home icon (Home icon) above the Contents frame.

Searching

To search the entire documentation set, enter a query in the Search field. To narrow down which sections are searched, click Advanced Search. To return to the search results view, click the Search Results icon (Search Results icon) at the bottom of the frame.

You can use the following operators in your search:
*
Any string
?
Any character
" "
A specific phrase
AND, OR, NOT
Boolean operators

Synchronizing

After you run a search and find a topic you were looking for, click the Synchronize button (Synchronize icon) to match the navigation tree up with the current topic. You might also find it useful to synchronize after following links from within topics.

Parent topic: Using the Information Center

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