Why Create Picture-specific Help Files?
There are several reasons why you might want to create a picture-specific Help file. For example, you may want to provide operators with concise answers to the following questions:
- What piece of equipment does this object represent?
- Where is this equipment located?
- What does this equipment control?
- Who is the manufacturer of this equipment?
- What are the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for this picture?
In general, if you develop pictures that need to provide operators with equipment-specific information or sets of instructions, you should consider creating picture-specific Help files. For example, you are developing a picture that contains a pump. You can design the picture so that when operators click the pump and press Shift+F1, they receive a pop-up with information about the pump's manufacturer, voltage, amp rating, and horsepower.
Similarly, you can use picture-specific Help to develop training screens for new operators. If you were developing a training screen for the pump picture in the previous example, you could display Help pop-up windows containing such basic information as how to know when the pump is on or off, and when it is operating properly.
