Help System

Using the Help Search
Using the Help Search
  • Phrase:Returns all topics that contain the exact phrase in the search criteria. Use quotation marks around the phrase.
    Ex."system administration"
  • And:Returns all topics that contain all the words in the search criteria, in any combination. Insert a plus sign between all words in the search criteria.
    Ex.system + administration
  • Or:Returns all topics with any combination of words in the search criteria. This is the default.
    Ex.system administration
For more information:Searching Online Help

Create Calculated Fields

Create calculated fields in Cobra to perform arithmetic operations in the Spreadsheet pane of the Project view.

To create calculated fields:

  1. Display the Calculated Fields dialog box and click New.
  2. In the New Calculated Field dialog box, enter a name for the field and click OK.
  3. In the Expression field in the Calculated Field Expression dialog box, create the expression using the mathematical operators and fields.
  4. Click Fields to display the Fields dialog box and select a field that you can use in the field expression and click OK.
    The field is now added to the Calculated Fields list.
  5. Close the Calculated Fields dialog box.
    You can now select this field in the Field Name list in the Insert Column dialog box when you right-click the column heading in the Spreadsheet pane of the Project view.