How to Read this Manual

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‌How to Read this Manual

Before you skip this section please allow us to point out that it is here for

your benefit, based on our experience providing technical support for many years. Here are our top concepts:

 Use the 'bookmarks ' or Table of Contents. It will allow you to get a quick idea what is in the manual, and jump around as you read it, if need be. Windows: In Adobe Reader's View menu, click Navigation Panels/Bookmarks. macOS: In Preview's View menu, turn on "Table of Contents." Linux: View/Side Pane.

 Use the search box . You'd be surprised how many mails we get that say "I can't find XXX in the manual" where typing XXX into Adobe Reader or Preview's search box immediately gives very good answers. So save time and trouble and put it to work!

 Read the reference sections . While the User Manual concentrates on the tasks, techniques, and procedures used in tracking ("what buttons to push"), the Reference portion of the manual contains the very detailed information on each control, command, and mouse operation ("what the buttons do"). If you see something and don't know what it does, or want to find out if there's a mouse operation to do what you want, the Reference section is where to look. The User Manual does not contain all the

information in the Reference manual; a significant amount of information may be found only in the reference manual.

 Look around . You will not know to look for information about something in the manual unless you know what SynthEyes can do and what is in the manual. So even if you start out by reading only the portions needed to get started, it is a good idea to skim briefly through the table of contents (bookmarks) and even manual itself from time to time so you know what is in there. Side benefit: you won't be making as many new-feature requests that SynthEyes already does!

 It's a PDF . This may be the perfect time to justify an eBook reader to your boss/significant other. You can save the manual and read it at your leisure.

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