Promis.e Help file


 Product(s):Promis.e, Bentley Substation
 Version(s):through 08.11.13.96
 Environment:N\A
 Area:N\A
 Subarea:N\A

Why are schematic design, output, and other tools not discussed in the Bentley Substation Help file?

Where is the promis.e User Manual?

Background

Tools common to both Promis.e and Bentley Substation are discussed in the Help file for Promis.e. If a tool found in the Tasks area of Bentley Substation is not covered in the Help file for Bentley Substation, check the Promis.e Help file.

The User Manual, formerly available in PDF format, is available as the Help file. The Help file contains the same information as the User Manual did.

Steps to Accomplish

Promis.e

Press the Help button that is present on most dialogs, or

Press the F1 key on the keyboard, or

From the Welcome to dialog, select the Getting Started tab then click the promis-e User Manual link, or

From the main pull down menus select Help > Contents, or

  1. Use Windows Explorer to browse to the following folder or similar
    C:\Program Files (x86)\Bentley\promise V8i\Documentation\

  2. Double-click the phelp.chm file to open.

Bentley Substation

In Bentley Substation V8i SELECTseries 8, the Promis.e Help is integrated with Bentley Substation Help.

Press the Help button that is present on most dialogs, or
Press the F1 key on the keyboard, or
From the Welcome to dialog, select the Getting Started tab then click the promis-e User Manual link, or
From the main pull down menus select Help > Contents

For Bentley Substation V8i SELECTseries 7 and earlier:

  1. Press the Help button that is present on most dialogs, or
    Press the F1 key on the keyboard, or
    From the Welcome to dialog, select the Getting Started tab then click the promis-e User Manual link, or
    From the main pull down menus select Help > Contents
  2. On the Contents tab, drill into Bentley Substation > Bentley promis-e Help and continue drilling into that area to find information.

Or, for better use of the Index and Search tabs:

  1. Use Windows Explorer to browse to the following folder or similar
    C:\Program Files (x86)\Bentley\Substation V8i\Documentation\

  2. Double-click the phelp.chm file to open.

 Original Author:Matt_P

Keywords: chm, user guide, system manual