Bosch Appliances LBB 4176 2Getting started, Starting multi voting, Using Help, The Startup screen

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2Getting started

2.1 Starting multi voting

2.1.1 The Startup screen

The Multi Voting program is started from the Startup screen (shown below).

modules will not run without the appropriate installation or names file.

Multi Voting requires an installation file in order to function correctly. It also makes use of one specific area of information contained within the names file; the assigning of delegates to user-specified groups within the conference. The results of the voting of these groups can be displayed in the Results window of Multi Voting, but only if the appropriate names file containing these group assignments is specified from the Startup menu. If no names file is selected from the Startup main menu, the group results display option in Multi Voting will not be available.

Selecting an installation- (and a names) file

For details on selecting an installation- (and a names) file, please refer to the Startup user manual (LBB 4190).

The Multi Voting icon

For details on the Intercom icon and how to start Intercom from Startup, please refer to the Startup user manual (LBB 4190).

Figure 1 The Startup screen

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For starting the Startup program from an icon in the Windows desktop, refer to the Startup user manual.

The software uses two user-created files that contain important information about the installed hardware configuration and about delegates’ names. These files are:

•Installation file - containing information about channel assignment and the numbers that have been assigned to all microphones connected to the system. These seat numbers are assigned using the System Installation software (LBB 4185).

•Names file - containing information about the name, seat number and other conference and personal details of participating delegates. Names files are created using the Delegate Database software (LBB 4180).

The software modules may be started up from the Startup main window without specifying either an installation or names file. However, some software

2.2 Using Help

2.2.1 The Help menu

The ‘Help’ menu in the title bar contains commands for an on-screen help facility. This help facility contains information on all commands in the ‘File’ menu, on which keyboard keys are functional, a description of how to use the software, information on how to use the help facility itself, plus an index and a glossary of terms. All information contained in this user manual is also found in the ‘Help’ facility.

The ‘Help’ facility contains the following options:

•Index

•Keyboard

•Commands

•Procedures

•Glossary

•Using Help

•About Multi Voting.

2.2.2 Index

To access the index:

•Select the ‘Help’ menu and click on ‘Index’.

A full list of subjects covered by the help facility is given in alphabetical order. For more information on any subject contained in the index:

•Click on the required subject in the index.

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