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  1. /*! @page help Using Online Help
  2. <p>You can use this online help in various ways: either sequentially from beginning to end or just by quickly locating the interesting topic.
  3. </p>
  4. ![Online Help Features](help_using.png)
  5. @section help_seq Reading Online Help Sequentially
  6. You can move from topic to topic by means of the <span class="strong underline">Next:</span> link at the bottom of each page.
  7. @section help_random Quickly Locating a Topic of Interest
  8. You can use the following elements:
  9. - the @ref help_tree_view "Tree View" pane on the left-hand side of the browser;
  10. - the **Table of Contents** box in the top-right corner of the page;
  11. - the **Search** box in the upper-right corner of the browser window
  12. @section help_tree_view Using the Tree View
  13. The *Tree View* pane on the left-hand side of the browser displays the hierarchical Table of Contents, which can be either **linked-to** or **unlinked-from** the *Current Topic* displayed on the right-hand side. You can toggle between the two modes by pressing the **Link/Unlink Current Topic** icon at the top of the *Tree View* pane.
  14. <img src="img/tree-view_linked.png" style="float:left; margin-right:10px;">
  15. When the *Tree View* is **linked** to the Current Topic, the *Tree View* will always follow the currently viewed topic, by expanding and highlighting the pertinent section of the hierarchical Table of Contents.
  16. <div style="clear:both;"></div>
  17. <img src="img/tree-view_unlinked.png" style="float:left; margin-right:10px;">
  18. When the *Tree View* is **unlinked** from the Current Topic, the *Tree View* will show only the explicitly selected section of the hierarchical Table of Contents and will **not** follow the topics activated by internal documentation links.
  19. */