Enable/Disable F1 Key

Article Number: 898
Created On: 21 Oct, 2008 5:22 PM
Author: VX Technical Support [documentation@vx.com]

URL : http://www.vxcadbase.com/phpkb/question.php?ID=898

Help > F1 Enabled

Use this command to enable/disable the F1 function key. With the F1 key enabled, pressing it will launch your web browser and load the VXCADBase.com online knowledgebase. A version-specific copy of this knowledgebase is also available offline if you chose to install it when you installed VX.

If you check the box next to "Live online help" from the General Tab of the VX Configuration Form ( Utilities > Configuration...), the live VXCADBase.com version will be displayed if you have a live internet connection. If not, you can uncheck this box and your local offline copy of VXCADBase will be displayed.

With enabled, pressing is the same as selecting Help > Help Browser... VX ignores the F1 key if it is not enabled. Too often the F1 key is pressed by mistake instead of F2 or F3. Disabling the F1 key will bypass the activation of the help browser if it is pressed accidentally.

The check mark

symbol appearing to the left on the F1 Enabled button indicates that it is enabled.

Keep your VX Software up to date!

If you are not under an annual software update plan and are using an older version of VX, you may experience problems using Interactive Help (i.e., Help > Interactive Mode) when the "Live online help" option is enabled from the VX Configuration Form.

Why? Because during Interactive Help, VX command calls are sent to VXCADBase.com requesting specific articles for display. Because the live online knowledgebase is synchronized with the latest VX version, some command calls may have changed, others added or deleted.

This problem will ONLY occur during Interactive Help. You can always select Help > Help Browser or go directly to VXCADBase.com yourself and browse the latest version of VXCADBase.