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Select '''Help''' from the menu bar to open the '''Help''' menu.

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<tip title="Tip">Most users see the left-hand version of the menu starting with [[Analytica User Guide|User guide]]. The right-hand version appears if you have Adobe Acrobat Standard or Professional installed, which enable direct links into sections of a PDF document.</Tip>

'''Content outline F1:'''  Opens the [[Analytica User Guide|User Guide]] showing chapters, sections, and subsections as an expandable outline, using bookmarks. Press the function key ''F1'' as a shortcut.

'''Function list:''' Opens a page listing all functions, operators, and other constructs, classified by type. Click a name to jump to an explanation of how to use it. This is a fast way to find a function if you don’t know its name.

'''Index:''' Opens the [[Analytica User Guide|User Guide]] to its alphabetized index. Select the first letter of the term from the bookmark outline, and click an entry to jump to its explanation.

'''Find:''' Opens the '''Find''' dialog in Adobe Acrobat so you can search for a term.

'''User Guide F1:''' Opens this [[Analytica User Guide]] as a PDF document in Adobe Reader. Press the function key ''F1'' as a shortcut (see [[Help menu and documentation#Online help and electronic documentation|Online help and electronic documentation]] below).

'''Optimizer:''' Opens the [[Analytica Optimizer Guide]] (if you have Analytica Optimizer).

'''Tutorial:''' Opens the [[Analytica Tutorial]] as a PDF document in Adobe Reader.
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'''Analytica Wiki:''' Opens the [[Analytica Wiki]] home page in your default web browser.

'''Wiki login info:'''  Dialog allows you to enter your Analytica Wiki login credentials so that when you click on a link for more information that jumps into the Analytica Wiki, Analytica is able to log you in automatically.

'''Web tech support:''' Opens [http://lumina.com Lumina]’s Analytica tech support web page in your default web browser, with support information and links to frequently asked questions.

'''Email tech support:''' Starts an [mailto:support@lumina.com email message] to send to Lumina tech support using your default email application.

'''Contact Lumina:''' Opens a dialog with [http://lumina.com Lumina] contact information: web links, phone numbers, email, and physical mailing address.

'''Update license:''' Opens the [[License Information dialog|Licensing Information dialog]] so you can select a different [[Installation and licenses|license]] or [[Editions of Analytica|edition]] or activation for a new activation key to upgrade your license of Analytica.
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'''About Analytica:''' Opens the startup splash screen, mentioning the Analytica edition, release number, and the name of the person to whom it is licensed.

==Online help and electronic documentation==
You can open the [[Analytica Tutorial|Tutoria]]l, [[Analytica User Guide|User Guide]], and [[Analytica Optimizer Guide|Optimizer Guide]] (when available) from the '''Help''' menu, or press the ''F1'' key to open the ''User Guide''.

You can read and search these PDF documents using the Adobe® Reader available free from http://www.adobe.com. Some additional features are available if you purchase Adobe Acrobat Standard or Professional.

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'''The expandable outline:''' Click a section title to view that section. Click [[File:Ch0_5.png]] or [[File:Ch0_6.png]] icons to expand and collapse the bookmark tree for chapters and sections of the outline.

'''Function list:''' If you can’t remember the name of a function, go to the [[Glossary]] or [[:Category: Functions|Function List]], after the appendixes. This chapter lists functions and system variables by functional groups. From here, click a function name to jump to its full description.

'''Alphabetical index:''' If the search box finds too many occurrences of a term, try the [[Alphabetical Function List]] or Index in the bookmarks. It usually links to the best explanation for each term.

==The Analytica Wiki==
The Analytica Wiki is the repository of resources for active Analytica users. The Wiki is located at http://wiki.Lumina.com

There is no need to commit this URL to memory -- there is a link on the '''Help''' menu.
The Wiki contains extended reference materials in greater detail than available here in the user guide, additional example models and libraries, Excel to Analytica equivalents, dozens of hours of recorded webinars, lists of published research publications that used Analytica, FAQs, in-depth articles on Analytica and modeling concepts, categorized function indexes, and much more. In addition, whenever you encounter an error while using Analytica, a hyperlink on the error dialog
takes you to the Wiki where additional details and examples about that particular error message are described.

==See Also==
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* [[Using_the_Rent_vs._Buy_Model#Accessing_Help_Resources|Accessing Help Resources]]
* [[Help balloons]]
* [[Analytica User FAQs/Training and Consulting Help]]
* [[ShowAboutAnalytica]]
* [[Glossary]]
* [[Analytica Tutorial]]
* [[Analytica User FAQs]]
* [[Analytica User Guide]]
* [[Analytica Optimizer Guide]]
* [[:Category: Documentation]]
* [[Bibliography]]
* [[Analytica User FAQs/Reference Materials and Additional Reading]]
* [[Articles that refer to Analytica]]
* [[Analytica Wiki]]
* [[:Category: Root|Categories of  wiki pages]]
* [[:Category: Functions]]
* [[Installation and licenses]]
* [http://lumina.com Lumina website]
* [[Error Message Types]]
* [[ShowContactLumina]]]
* [http://www.lumina.com/support/support-issue/ Request support online] 
* [mailto:support@lumina.com Send an email to Lumina tech support]
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