button RISA Tech, Inc. has, and will, put a great deal of effort into assisting you in getting your work done as quickly as possible. This includes providing many ways that you can get help in understanding the software.
The Help File is designed to help you get your work done as quickly as possible and is intended to provide:
The electronic help file can be accessed by clicking the Help File button
Context Sensitive Help is help that a user can access in context while working in a program. It provides you with the information you need where and when you want it.
You may get detailed help when working in a dialog, spreadsheet or graphic view by pressing F1. This will launch a Help File window displaying the topic that is related to the window in which you are working. The topic will be explained and links to related topics may also be provided.
Our website, www.risa.com, provides various support information and documents.
Are you uncertain what a toolbar button is for? Simply hold your mouse pointer over that button without clicking. Tool-tips are displayed that will explain what the button will do should you decide to press it.
The comprehensive Tutorials guide you through using most features. It is a real-world example of building and solving a model, making changes, and optimizing. This is the best way to quickly get up and running. The Tutorials are designed to be read in two ways. If you are already familiar with structural modeling in general you can skip the supporting text and read only the underlined action items to quickly move through the tutorial. If you want more thorough explanations of the modeling process you may read all or some of the supporting text as you see fit.