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A number of different ways of receiving help during an OT session are provided. These include:
- User Manual (this document) - provides comprehensive information about how to create a project, including its main constituents, Science Goals and Scheduling Blocks.
- OT Quickstart Guide - provides a description of how create a Phase 1 proposal in 10 easy steps.
- Reference Manual - gives a brief description of every button and input field.
- Contextual Help - the ``question mark'' symbols scattered throughout the OT take you to the relevant section of the Reference Manual.
- Tooltips - placing the mouse over an input field will reveal a short description of its purpose. The length of time that each is visible is viewable from the Preferences menu.
At the top of the OT GUI, at the right, you will find the Help button. This provides access to the User Manual, the Reference Manual, the OT Quickstart Guide and general information about the OT. In the OT Help, the User and Reference Manuals provide a table of contents, are fully indexed and have search a facility. Also, a list of favourites can be created.
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The ALMA OT Team, 2016 Aug 23