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[[Category: Analytica wiki]]
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[[Category: Analytica Docs]]
  
There are several ways you can open a page or search for information about a function or feature on this wiki directly from inside Analytica. These are really useful when you are learning Analytica.
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As you use Analytica on the Desktop, it's very handy to link to these Analytic docs online to find and learn about a particular feature or function. Here are four quick ways to do that.
  
== Open wiki from the Analytica Help menu ==
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== Use the Find dialog to search  docs online ==
  
Just open the Analytica [[Help]] menu, and select  [[Analytica User Guide| User Guide]], [[Optimizer |Optimizer]], [[Analytica Tutorial| Tutorial]],  [[Analytica Wiki| wiki Home page]], or [[Functions by category]] in your browser:
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:[[File:Find dialog with Open this wiki.png|400px]]
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# To open the [[Find dialog]], click [[File:Find magnifying glass icon.jpg|20px]] in the [[toolbar]], or press ''control+F''.
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# Type into the search box the name of a  function, feature, concept, or whatever you are looking for.
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# Click the '''on Docs''' button
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It shows  the docs page with matching title if there is one, or a list of search results.
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== Access from the Analytica Help menu ==
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Inside Analytica, open the [[Help]] menu, and select  [[Analytica User Guide| User Guide]], [[Optimizer |Optimizer]], [[Analytica Tutorial| Tutorial]],  [[Analytica Docs| Docs Home page]], or [[Functions by category]]. It opens the selected docs page in your default web browser.
  
 
:: [[File:Analytica wiki from Help menu.png|center]]  
 
:: [[File:Analytica wiki from Help menu.png|center]]  
(In releases prior to  [[Analytica 5.0]] the first three options open corresponding PDF documents instead of the wiki. )
 
  
== Use the Find dialog to search the Wiki ==
 
  
# Open the [[Find dialog]]  by clicking [[File:Find magnifying glass icon.jpg|20px]] in the toolbar, or pressing ''control+F''.
 
# Type in search text, which could be a feature,  function, or anything you are looking for.
 
# Click the '''wiki''' button
 
It opens the wiki in your browser and shows a matching page, or list of search results.
 
  
 
== Right-click on a Function name ==
 
== Right-click on a Function name ==
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# Double-click the identifier of a system function, say, '''NPV''', to select it.  
 
# Double-click the identifier of a system function, say, '''NPV''', to select it.  
 
# '''Right click''' to open the context menu  
 
# '''Right click''' to open the context menu  
# Select '''Wiki help on NPV''' to open its wiki page with a full description and examples:
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# Select '''Docs help on NPV''' to open its docs page with a full description and examples:
 
:: [[File:Right click on function identifier.png|center|frameless|Select function name, open right-click menu, and select '''Wiki help''']]
 
:: [[File:Right click on function identifier.png|center|frameless|Select function name, open right-click menu, and select '''Wiki help''']]
  
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[[File:Definition menu and submenu.jpg|400px]]
 
[[File:Definition menu and submenu.jpg|400px]]
  
Selecting the function opens an Object window like this one for [[Factorial]]:
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When you select a function, it opens an Object window with a description -- like this one for [[Factorial]]:
  
 
[[File:Object view for Factorial function.jpg|400px]]
 
[[File:Object view for Factorial function.jpg|400px]]
  
Click the blue link <u style="color: blue">Wiki help on Factorial(...)  </u>to open its wiki page.
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For more, click the blue link <u style="color: blue">Docs help on Factorial(...)  </u>to open its doc page online.
  
 
== See also ==
 
== See also ==
  
* [[What's new in this Analytica wiki?]]
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* [[What are these Analytica docs?]]
* [[Comments and suggestions for Analytica wiki]]
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* [[Comments and suggestions for Analytica docs]]
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== History ==
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* Prior to [[Analytica 5.0]],  the first three options in the [[Help]] menu opened PDF documents instead of online pages.

Latest revision as of 01:02, 23 May 2025


As you use Analytica on the Desktop, it's very handy to link to these Analytic docs online to find and learn about a particular feature or function. Here are four quick ways to do that.

Use the Find dialog to search docs online

Find dialog with Open this wiki.png
  1. To open the Find dialog, click Find magnifying glass icon.jpg in the toolbar, or press control+F.
  2. Type into the search box the name of a function, feature, concept, or whatever you are looking for.
  3. Click the on Docs button

It shows the docs page with matching title if there is one, or a list of search results.

Access from the Analytica Help menu

Inside Analytica, open the Help menu, and select User Guide, Optimizer, Tutorial, Docs Home page, or Functions by category. It opens the selected docs page in your default web browser.

Analytica wiki from Help menu.png


Right-click on a Function name

In the Definition of a variable:

  1. Double-click the identifier of a system function, say, NPV, to select it.
  2. Right click to open the context menu
  3. Select Docs help on NPV to open its docs page with a full description and examples:
Select function name, open right-click menu, and select Wiki help

Open Object view for a function from Definition menu

From the Definition menu, go down the menu hierarchy and select a function or system variable: Definition menu and submenu.jpg

When you select a function, it opens an Object window with a description -- like this one for Factorial:

Object view for Factorial function.jpg

For more, click the blue link Docs help on Factorial(...) to open its doc page online.

See also

History

  • Prior to Analytica 5.0, the first three options in the Help menu opened PDF documents instead of online pages.
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