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Use help

Open help

You can open the help window by pressing F1, using the Help menu, or by entering a key word in the Search Help box in Sage 200.

F1

Press F1 to display help about the window you have open.

Help menu

Search for help on > Sage 200 opens the help.

Sage on the Web opens the Sage website.

About Sage 200 displays information about your Sage 200 version and serial number.
Search Help box Use the Search Help box on the Sage 200 toolbar to search for a word or phrase in the help.

Navigate around help

You can navigate help in a number of ways.

Contents Use the Contents pane to browse for a help topic.
  • Click to display the contents pane (if it is not displayed already).
  • Click to see what is in a section of help.
  • Click to read help for a topic.
  • Click to close the contents and view more of the help topic.
Search

Use the help Search box to find a word or phrase contained in the text .

  • Enter a word or phrase.
  • Select from the All Files drop-down which area of the program you want to search in, or leave it set to All Files to search all help.
  • Click to search.

Search results are displayed in order of relevance.

Tips on using searchOpen this section

If you can't find what you want, try using these search tips.

I have too many search resultsOpen this section
  • Search for a phrase, e.g. "credit note" instead of credit note (individual words).
  • Search for topics that include more than one term, e.g. print + settings.
I have too few, or no search resultsOpen this section
  • Try using alternative words.
How do I make more detailed searches?Open this section
Search for Use Example Outcome

Any word(s)

 Enter single word(s).

timesheet authorisation

Finds topics containing any of the words timesheet or authorisation.

An exact phrase

Enter phrase in quotes " "

"credit note"

Finds topics containing the phrase credit note.
Containing either one term or another (but not both)

or

|

sales or purchase

  
Containing both one term and another

and

+

&

print and settings

"purchase order"+ print

  
Excluding a particular term

^

invoice ^ purchase

 

  
Combining the above

( )

(sales or purchase)

and order

  

Use the help toolbar

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Go to the Home page.

Refresh.

Expand or collapse all expanding and drop-down text.

Drop down text in a topic is indicated by when it is not expanded and when it is expanded.
Remove search highlighting.
Print the topic.

Use the links shown on topics

Topics will show links for related topics, for example, topics that describe in detail the steps undertaken in a task or reference topics.