OED Documentation

Documentation Overview

Version V1.0.0

User documentation
Information
Documentation Overview: Overview of user documentation pages.
Conversion & Unit: Gives additional details on how conversions and units are used within OED.
Examples: Describes the example data used in the documentation pages.
Time: Explains how OED deals with time zones.
Navigation
Home: Describes how to return to the main (graphic) OED page.
Pages: Describes different non-graphic pages available and choosing them.
Graphing
Bar Graphic: Describes how the bar graphic works.
Compare Graphic: Describes how the comparison graphic works.
Line Graphic: Describes how the line graphic works.
Map Graphic: Describes how the map graphic works.
Area Normalization: Describes the ideas of normalizing values by area and how they impact graphing.
Graph Type: Describes the types of graphics and how to select them.
Groups: Describes the ideas of groups and how to get them graphed.
Meters: Describes the ideas of meters and how to get them graphed.
Rate: Describes the ideas of rates and how they impact graphing.
Unit: Describes the ideas of units and how they impact graphing.
Meters/Groups
Group Viewing: Describes the page where you can see details on groups.
Meter Viewing: Describes the page where you can see details on meters.
Other Features
Chart Link: Describes how to get a persistent URL for recreating a graphic with a hyperlink.
Exporting Data: Describes how to export data for use outside of OED
Hide Options: Describes how to dock/undock the buttons/options on the left side of the OED graphic pages.
Language Selection: Describes how to change the language displayed by OED
Options Menu: Describes language choices, hide/show options and log in/out and choosing them.
Tooltip: Describes the help within OED web pages.
Admin documentation
Admin help
Documentation versions for this page
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V0.6.0
General documentation information

Note that each version of OED has its own documentation pages. You will be taken to the latest version on the website and the version of OED you are running when you get documentation on an OED page. Some documentation pages do not exist in all versions of OED. For example, a feature may not have existed in earlier versions so there is not documentation page for that feature. If you select another version and the web browser gives you a "404 File not found" error then this is likely the case. You can use the web browser's back button to return to the page you were on to get back to the documentation system.

The help icon help icon can be clicked within OED to reveal information about the features(s) near the help icon. That information generally contains a brief overview and links to help pages directly related to the feature being described. This context sensitive help can aid one while working with OED and leads to appropriate documentation pages.

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