Open bundled getting-started guide¶

AetherSDR ships a set of offline help topics that open without an internet connection. This page explains how to open the getting-started guide.

Before you start¶

Click Help in the menu bar.
Click Getting Started....
The help dialog opens, displaying the getting-started topic in the Markdown viewer.
To search within the topic, type a term in the Find: field and click Next to move forward through matches or Previous to move backward. Press Return to advance to the next match. Press Shift+Return to go to the previous match.
To close the dialog, click Close.

Control	Behavior
`AETHERSDR OFFLINE HELP` (eyebrow)	Brand header shown above the topic title. Read-only.
Title	Displays the topic name passed to the dialog at open time. Read-only.
Subtitle	One-line description of the topic. Read-only.
Markdown viewer	Renders the bundled Markdown content for the selected topic. Read-only; external links open in your browser.
`Find:` field	Type a subject or term to search within the displayed topic. The `Next` and `Previous` buttons are disabled until you enter text.
`Next`	Finds the next occurrence of the search term. Wraps to the top when the end of the document is reached.
`Previous`	Finds the previous occurrence of the search term. Wraps to the bottom when the start of the document is reached.
Hint / footer	Shows a short usage tip. Read-only.
`Close`	Closes the help dialog.

Each entry under the Help menu opens a separate dialog for that topic, so you can keep multiple topics open at the same time.
The help content is bundled with the application and does not require a network connection.
If a help file cannot be loaded, the viewer displays a notice asking you to reinstall AetherSDR or report the missing asset.