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# '''[[File:GearIcon.png]] > Developer Resources > Web Tabs''' and create a new tab from that page.
# '''[[File:GearIcon.png]] > Developer Resources > Web Tabs''' and create a new tab from that page.
# If the tab is not visible (may be true for other users), go to '''[[File:GearIcon.png]] > Preferences'''
# If needed, go to '''[[File:GearIcon.png]] > Preferences > Tab Preferences''' and specify which Roles can see the tab.
#: (By default, it is available to all. Use this option to selectively turn it off.)


===Sample Help Page===
===Sample Help Page===

Revision as of 00:02, 16 May 2015

An application help tab gives application users a tab they can click on to get information instructions, or answers to frequently asked pages.

To create an application Help tab:

  1. Go to GearIcon.png > Developer Resources > Pages and create a JSP page.
    Be sure to turn off headers on the page you create.
    With headers on, jQuery and other platform features become available--but links fail.
    When off, you have a normal HTML page--and links work.
  2. GearIcon.png > Developer Resources > Web Tabs and create a new tab from that page.
  3. If needed, go to GearIcon.png > Preferences > Tab Preferences and specify which Roles can see the tab.
    (By default, it is available to all. Use this option to selectively turn it off.)

Sample Help Page

This page is derived from the Brainstorm] application--an application built on the AgileApps Cloud platform that allows customers to file requests for features they would like to see.

The resulting page looks like this:

SampleHelpTab.png

Here is the code: 

<html>
<head>
  <style>
    heading
    { 
     font-weight: bold;
     font-size: 3em;
    }
    a.rightAlign
    {
     font-size: .8em;
     position: absolute;
     right: 0px;
     width: 10%;
    }
    a.top
    {
     font-size: .7em; 
    }
    p.links
    {
     font-size: .8em;
     //text-align: center;
                line-height: 2;      
    }
    p.question
    {   
     font-weight: bold;
     font-size: 1em;
    }
    p.answer, li
    {     
      font-size: .8em;
    }
    body
    {
     font-family: arial;
     margin-left: 10px;  
                 margin-right: 10px;
    }
  </style>  
</head>

<body>     
  <heading>FAQ</heading>
  <a id = "pagetop" class = "rightAlign" href="#moreinfo">Contact Us</a> 
  <hr>
    </br></br>
    
  <p class = "links">
    <a href="#whatisapp">What this app?</a></br>
     <a href="#more info">Is more info available</a></br></br></br>
  <hr>
  </p>  
    
  <p class = "question">
     <a id="whatisapp">What is this app? </a>
     <a class = "top" href="#pagetop">[top]</a>
  </p>
  <p class = "answer">
    This app is...
  </p>

  <p class = "question">
     <a id="more info">Is more info available? </a>
     <a class = "top" href="#pagetop">[top]</a>
  </p>
  <p class = "answer">
    Yes, you can send any queries or suggestions to <a href="MAILTO:someaddress@somecompany.com">someaddress@somecompany.com</a>.
  </p>
</body>
</html>
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