Vantagepoint Toolbar (Desktop)

Certain options are always available in the toolbar at the top of the screen, wherever you are the Vantagepoint desktop application.

Field Description
Hide/Show Navigation Toggle between these buttons to hide and display the Navigation menu.
Back Arrow Click this button to return to the application that you were previously working on.
Forward Arrow Click this button to return to the application that you were working on before you used the Back Arrow.
Browser Click this button to open the Browser application.
Search Click this button to open the hubs Search dialog box, where you can choose an hub and search in it for a particular record.
My Preferences Click this button to access the My Preferences dialog box, where you can choose your individual preferences for how Vantagepoint looks and behaves.
Help Click this button to select from the following options on the Help menu:
  • Contents: Display the Vantagepoint online help.
  • Data Dictionary: Display the data dictionary, which provides information about the data tables, columns, and indexes in the Vantagepoint database.
  • Help Desk: Display the Send Email dialog box. Use this dialog box to compose and send a message to a designated Help Desk mailbox. You can send email messages directly to Deltek Customer Care or, if your company has an internal Help Desk mailbox, to your internal Vantagepoint experts.
  • Customer Care Connect: Go to the Deltek Customer Care Connect site. You must have a username and password to access the site.
  • Knowledge Base: Go to the Deltek Customer Care Connect site and open the Knowledge Center, which provides solutions and answers for thousands of user-submitted issues and questions. You must have a username and password to access the site.
  • Contact Us: Go to the Deltek Customer Care Connect site, where you can submit a support case or chat with a support analyst. You must have a username and password to access the site.
  • About: Display the Vantagepoint version number, the database to which you are connected, and the user ID that you used to log in. Other information provided includes lists of installed components and applications, software licensing and copyright information, and additional miscellaneous system information.
Log Off Click this button to log out of the Vantagepoint desktop application and return to the login dialog box. From there you can log on again, perhaps using a different accounting period or database, or exit Vantagepoint.