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[[Category: Analytica wiki]]
 
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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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You can access and search these Analytica docs directly from inside the Analytica software. This is very handy when you are learning Analytica or want to find or understand a particular feature or function. Here's how to do that.
  
== Open wiki from the Analytica Help menu ==
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== Open sections from the Analytica Help menu ==
  
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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Inside Analytica, press the [[Help]] menu, and select  [[Analytica User Guide| User Guide]], [[Optimizer |Optimizer]], [[Analytica Tutorial| Tutorial]],  [[Analytica Wiki| wiki Home page]], or [[Functions by category]]. It will open the relevant 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 ==
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== Use the Find dialog to search docs online ==
  
 
:[[File:Find dialog with Open this wiki.png|400px]]
 
:[[File:Find dialog with Open this wiki.png|400px]]
  
# Open the [[Find dialog]] by clicking [[File:Find magnifying glass icon.jpg|20px]] in the [[toolbar]], or pressing ''control+F''.
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# To open the [[Find dialog]], click [[File:Find magnifying glass icon.jpg|20px]] in the [[toolbar]], or press ''control+F''.
 
# Type in search text, which could be a feature,  function, or anything you are looking for.
 
# Type in search text, which could be a feature,  function, or anything you are looking for.
 
# Click the '''on the Wiki''' button
 
# Click the '''on the Wiki''' button
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[[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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Click the blue link <u style="color: blue">Wiki help on Factorial(...)  </u>to open its doc page online.
  
 
== See also ==
 
== See also ==
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* [[What's new in this Analytica wiki?]]
 
* [[What's new in this Analytica wiki?]]
 
* [[Comments and suggestions for Analytica wiki]]
 
* [[Comments and suggestions for Analytica wiki]]
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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.

Revision as of 19:59, 16 December 2019


You can access and search these Analytica docs directly from inside the Analytica software. This is very handy when you are learning Analytica or want to find or understand a particular feature or function. Here's how to do that.

Open sections from the Analytica Help menu

Inside Analytica, press the Help menu, and select User Guide, Optimizer, Tutorial, wiki Home page, or Functions by category. It will open the relevant page in your default web browser.

Analytica wiki from Help menu.png

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 in search text, which could be a feature, function, or anything you are looking for.
  3. Click the on the Wiki button

It opens the wiki in your default browser and shows the page with title matching the search text, or a list of search results.

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 Wiki help on NPV to open its wiki 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

Selecting the function opens an Object window like this one for Factorial:

Object view for Factorial function.jpg

Click the blue link Wiki 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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