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Exploring the user interface

The LiveContent S1000D user interface lets you navigate an S1000D Interactive Electronic Technical Publication (IETP).

Look and feel

LiveContent S1000D conforms to the look-and-feel of other SDL products, which are based on common attributes such as colors, typeface, and layout—called the Carbon theme. You can configure LiveContent S1000D to optimize the display for the user's device, either a desktop monitor or tablet.

Figure 1. LiveContent S1000D display

LiveContent S1000D contains a table of contents (TOC) panel on the left and the main content area on the right. The controls and other elements of the TOC panel are described in the TOC panel section. Additional controls are located across the top of the screen in a top bar banner and a navigation panel. These controls are described in the Top bar banner and Navigation panel sections.

TOC panel

The Title/DM Code (ABC/123) and Sync TOC icons appear above the Table of Contents panel. Sections, List of Illustrations and List of Tables appear within a Chapter in the Table of Contents panel.

Figure 2. TOC panel

The The Sync TOC icon lets you synchronize content that has changed in the main content area of your publication with the Table of Contents panel. The Title/DMCode (ABC/123) icon lets you toggle between the S1000D-specification's techname/infoname view and SNS view of the TOC.

In the TOC, LiveContent S1000D displays a unique icon for each document type in the publication. The administrator can customize these icons.

This document typeuses this iconand contains
Descriptive information
General descriptive information.
Procedural information
Procedural information and instructions to complete an operation.
Fault isolation information
Information to identify, preserve, detect, and report system faults.
Maintenance planning information
Information about schedules and procedures used to maintain a system in good operating condition.
Illustrated parts data
Information and illustrations about various parts of a system.
Process data module
Information about system testing and troubleshooting.
Fault information
Information about faults in various parts of a system.
Crew/operator information
Information about various drills and procedures to be performed by crews and operators.

Top bar banner

The top bar banner is at the top of the LiveContent S1000D display.

Figure 3. Top bar banner

The top bar banner contains controls for executing various operations in LiveContent S1000D. Depending on your configuration, you may not have access to all of these controls and some of them are not available on tablet display.
  • Show/Hide TOC lets you reclaim more viewing area on the canvas.
  • Home resets the display to the initial view of the publication.
  • Display Graphics displays the graphics in the publication.
  • Document Only displays the publication without graphics.
  • Graphic Only shows the currently displayed graphic in a new "tear-off" window.
  • Print generates a PDF of the current module.
  • Reorient Text and Graphics toggles the between showing the graphics panel above or to the left of the text panels.
  • Large Table Controls provides access to controls for searching within very large tables, and is displayed only if the current module contains a large table.
  • Search displays the LiveContent S1000D search panel.
  • Information displays a menu providing access to reports, markup, release notes, the user guide, and version information about LiveContent S1000D in the desktop UI. In the tablet UI this control provides access only to the user guide.
  • Settings displays a menu providing tools to save your position in the publication (desktop only), toggle highlighting of changes, and exit the publication. In the desktop UI, the menu also provides a tool to manage users.

Navigation panel

The navigation panel, located above the main content area (and below the top bar banner) contains buttons you can use to execute various operations.

Figure 4. Navigation panel

The Navigation panel contains the following controls.
  • Back displays the previous page in the viewing history.
  • Forward displays the next page in the viewing history.
  • Bookmarks displays the Bookmarks panel, allowing you to add, edit, delete and go to bookmarks in the publication.
  • Suspend and Resume displays the Suspend and Resume panel, allowing you to suspend a session or resume a saved session.
  • Preliminary Requirements displays the Preliminary Requirements panel.
  • Notes displays the Notes panel, allowing you to add, edit, delete and go to notes in the publication.
  • Attachments displays the Attachments panel, allowing you to add, edit, delete, and view or download attachments to DMs in the publication.
  • Applicability opens the Select Applicability window.
  • Prev Step moves the display to the previous step in a troubleshooting process.
  • Next Step moves the display to the next step in a troubleshooting process.
  • Previous moves the display to the previous step in a procedure. If enabled, Common Information, Preliminary Required Conditions, Safety Conditions, and Closing Conditions are included.
  • Next moves the display to the next step in a procedure. If enabled, Common Information, Preliminary Required Conditions, Safety Conditions, and Closing Conditions are included.

Graphics control bar

When viewing a module containing one or more illustrations, controls are displayed below the image viewing area as in this example of the default graphics control bar for an SVG or SVGZ graphic.

Figure 5. Default graphics control bar for an SVG or SVGZ graphic

The controls that appear on the graphics control bar vary depending on your configuration, the type of graphic, and the actions you can perform on the graphic. The graphics control bar can contain the following controls.
ControlIconDescriptionAvailable for Graphic Type(s)
Previous graphicDisplays the previous graphic in the module (if one exists).All
Next graphicDisplays the next graphic in the module (if one exists).All
Zoom inAllows you to zoom in. You can also zoom in using the mouse wheel on a desktop device or the stretch gesture on a tablet device.SVG, SVGZ
Zoom outAllows you to zoom out. You can also zoom out using the mouse wheel on a desktop device or using the pinch gesture on a tablet device.SVG, SVGZ
Pan leftAllows you to pan left. You can also pan by selecting and dragging the image using the mouse on a desktop device or your finger on a tablet device.SVG, SVGZ
Pan rightAllows you to pan right. You can also pan by selecting and dragging the image using the mouse on a desktop device or your finger on a tablet device.SVG, SVGZ
Pan upAllows you to pan up. You can also pan by selecting and dragging the image using the mouse on a desktop device or your finger on a tablet device.SVG, SVGZ
Pan downAllows you to pan down. You can also pan by selecting and dragging the image using the mouse on a desktop device or your finger on a tablet device.SVG, SVGZ
Restore original viewRestores the image to its original display after panning or zooming.SVG, SVGZ
Play previous stepAllows you to play the previous step in a SAP graphic.SAP graphics
Play current stepAllows you to play the current step in a SAP graphic.SAP graphics
Play next stepAllows you to play the next step in a SAP graphic.SAP graphics
List all stepsDisplays a list of all the steps in a SAP graphic.SAP graphics
Play all stepsAllows you to play all the steps in a SAP graphic.SAP graphics
Pause stepAllows you to pause the playback of a SAP graphic. This control appears only while the graphic is playing.SAP graphics