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Help on Navigating This Program


Macintosh Version

For the Macintosh Version, FoilSim Help Contents are opened in your default browser window. Follow your standard browser directions to navigate through the help files.

Use the grey scroll control bar at the right to move through the text. To make the text move down one page, place the cursor below the slider button and click the mouse button. To make the text move up one page, place the cursor above the slider button and click the mouse button.

Click on any solid underlined text for a pop-up definition or to jump to another page on that topic. To change the size of the FoilSim windows, drag the sides with the mouse. Move the mouse pointer to the border until you get a two headed arrow. Hold down the mouse button, drag the edge of the window to the desired size, and then release the mouse button.

PC Version

Click on any of the buttons shown in the bar at the top of each page: The keyboard buttons labeled "Page Down" and "Page Up" will scroll the text one page at a time. For fine control, use the grey scroll control bar at the right. To make the text move down one page, place the cursor below the slider button and click the left mouse button. To make the text move up one page, place the cursor above the slider button and click the left mouse button.

Click on any dashed underlined text for a pop-up definition. Click on any solid underlined text to jump to another page on that topic.

To change the size of the FoilSim windows, drag the sides with the mouse. Move the mouse pointer to the border until you get a two headed arrow. Hold down the left mouse button, drag the edge of the window to the desired size, and then release the mouse button. To return the setting and windows size to the initial values, click the Reset button at the bottom of the window.


More information on:
How to Print and Save Data
How to change Units
General Description of FoilSim

Please send any comments to:
Curator:
Tom.Benson@grc.nasa.gov
Responsible Official: Kathy.Zona@grc.nasa.gov