JPS63257016A - System for supporting application understanding - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To clearly understand the operation of a command, etc., by a user, by performing the sample execution of a usage procedure in the computer application understanding supporting system of a word processor, etc. CONSTITUTION:When an ordinary application processing is executed, an application execution picture 21 is displayed on a display device 2, and in the case of the word processor, the picture goes to the editing picture of a text. Also, when a help request is issued from the user, a processor 7 switches execution to a help processing program stored in the help storage part 6 of a memory device 4. Thereby, the picture is switched to a help picture 22. Since the help picture 22 has a sample execution picture 24, the user executes a command for which the user cannot understand completely only by a help document which the user cannot understand completely only by a help document display picture 23 on the sample executing picture 24, and can recognize the operation of the command.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Technical Field] The present invention relates to an application comprehension support system for a computer application program such as a word processor, and more specifically, it displays documents such as operation commands while the application is running, and The present invention relates to an application comprehension support system for assisting users in understanding the contents of help documents that show operating procedures.

[Conventional technology]

In applications using a computer such as a word processor, operation instructions for the application are often performed by inputting a command string or manually inputting keys corresponding to the operations. As the functions of these applications become more complex, the variety of such inputs increases, making it difficult for users to master them. There is a help function to help you master this. That is, the help function is to display on the screen a document that describes the procedure for using a certain command or operation key, that is, a help document. On the other hand, application programs have come to incorporate various functions and can perform complex operations. For this reason, the number of commands used to operate this device has increased, and the processing that can be performed using the commands has also become complex, making it difficult for the user to understand the operation of a given command.

Therefore, in the conventional help function, there is no information regarding the order of use.
− Even if the user obtains the documentation or help document that
This has resulted in a situation where it is difficult to understand the contents.

〔the purpose〕

An object of the present invention is to provide an application understanding support system that assists users in understanding the contents of help documents, which have become difficult for users to understand as applications become more complex.

〔composition〕

In order to achieve the object -F, the present invention is characterized by comprising help means for displaying a help document regarding application usage procedures, and sample execution means for executing a sample of the usage procedures.

Hereinafter, a detailed explanation will be given based on one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an embodiment of an application understanding support system according to the present invention.

In FIG. 1, the application understanding support system of this embodiment includes a processor 1, a display device 2, and an input device 3.
and a storage device 4. The processor 1 reads programs, processes data, controls displaying data on the display device 2, or controls inputting data from the input device 3.

The display device 2 is, for example, a CR'I" display,
It displays the status of the application to the user. The input device 3 is, for example, a keyboard, and accepts input from the user. Also, in the storage device 4,
an application storage unit 5 that holds application processing programs and application processing data necessary for executing the user's application 1; a help storage unit 6 that holds programs and data necessary for help processing; A command storage unit 7 is provided which holds a group of command processing programs for executing each command.

The operation of the application understanding support system having the above configuration will now be described.

= 3 - During normal execution of the application, the application processing program is being executed. This application processing program processes application processing data based on input commands from the user. That is, the application processing program interprets the input command from the user and requests processing to the command processing program in the command storage section 7 corresponding to the input command. When such normal application processing is being executed, the display device 2 shows the following:
Application execution screen 2 as shown in FIG. 2(a)
1 is displayed. In the case of a word processor, both sides of the application execution screen are text editing screens.

When there is a request from the user to use the help function, the processor 7 switches execution to the help processing program stored in the help storage section 6 of the storage device 4. This results in
The help processing program displays the display screen of display device 2 on the second screen.
The application execution screen 21 shown in FIG. 2(a) is switched to the help screen 22 shown in FIG. 2(b). The help screen 22 displays the usage procedures provided in the conventional help function (i.e., the help document) to the display screen 23
In addition, it has a sample execution screen 24.

The sample execution screen 24 displays an appropriate example, such as an example sentence in the case of a word processor, and allows any operation (ie, command execution) to be performed on it. Therefore, the user can execute commands that cannot be fully understood only on the help document display screen 23 on the sample execution screen 24 and check the operation. That is, the help processing program normally displays help documents, but when there is a request to execute a command sample, it processes the example by requesting the command processing program corresponding to the command sample, By displaying this processing result, the user can confirm the command execution operation. In this way, the operation of complex commands becomes easier to understand, and the user can learn to use a wide variety of commands.

Note that the sample execution may be performed by inputting a command from the user, or by preparing a standard command in advance and having it automatically executed.

When the user confirms the contents of the help, the help processing is terminated and the execution of the application is resumed according to the user's instructions. That is, execution is returned from the help processing program to the application processing program, and the processing of the application processing program is restarted from the interrupted point.

- In the embodiment described in F, the example problem is used as a sample execution, or the execution may be performed on an actual user's processing target instead of the example problem. However, in this case, there is a risk of performing the wrong process on the processing target and destroying the processing target, so protect the processing target by creating a copy of the processing target and running a sample on it. be able to.

〔effect〕

As explained in -1- above, according to the present invention, since a sample of the usage procedure is executed, the user can clearly understand the operation of commands, etc., and the user's understanding of the application is improved. Is it possible to support you? This allows the user to quickly learn how to use the application in an advanced manner, thereby allowing the user to utilize the system more effectively.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an embodiment of the application understanding support system according to the present invention, and FIG. 2(a) is a display i of the display device.
2(b) does not show the application execution screen displayed on the iAi, and FIG. 2(b) does not show the help screen displayed on the display screen of the display device. 1...P17 setter, 2...Display device, 3...Input device, 4...Storage device,

Claims (1)

[Claims] An application understanding support system comprising: a help means for displaying a help document regarding application usage procedures; and a sample execution means for executing a sample of the application usage procedures.