The website help file has no search function like most help files have. Sure you can search the entire Cakewalk site, but it's gets too many results to sift through. A help file or documetation file existing on my HD can be searched easily. Any tips or suggestions?

Preferences > File > Advanced > Tick "Always use Local help"
 
Now F1 brings up a context sensitive menu

The help is context sensitive so click on the area in Sonar you want help on and press F1
 
You could also try searching google like this...
 
site:http://www.cakewalk.com/Documentation "fx bin"
 
(ignore the hyperlink just copy and paste the text, I can't seem to get rid of it)
 
Cheers..

Bristol_Jonesey
Preferences > File > Advanced > Tick "Always use Local help"
 
Now F1 brings up a context sensitive menu

"Always use Local help" check box is greyed out   I did a manual install and didn't find any help file

gmp

Bristol_Jonesey
Preferences > File > Advanced > Tick "Always use Local help"
 
Now F1 brings up a context sensitive menu

"Always use Local help" check box is greyed out   I did a manual install and didn't find any help file

I'm not certain but it may be necessary to download the help and tutorial download which sadly is more than 3 times the size of Sonar itself... Over 1G...

Keni

It is greyed out because the help file did not get installed. The help is in the "SONAR Help and Tutorials" package, the actual installer is SONARHelp&Tutorials_1.0.0.7.exe

Keni

gmp

Bristol_Jonesey
Preferences > File > Advanced > Tick "Always use Local help"
 
Now F1 brings up a context sensitive menu

"Always use Local help" check box is greyed out   I did a manual install and didn't find any help file

I'm not certain but it may be necessary to download the help and tutorial download which sadly is more than 3 times the size of Sonar itself... Over 1G...

Keni

 
I did the manual install, because the Command Center install added quite a bit to my C drive. In fact the manual install only added 200 meg for 32 bit Platinum, since I opted to put Cakewalk Content on my D drive. I'll just download the help and tutorial to my D drive also and hopefully Platinum can find it, if not I can deal with it.

I did a manual install of the help + tutorials and it gave no option to save all this stuff on my D drive. After installing I manually moved it to my D drive Cakewalk Content. I hope they'll give us more options in the future for downloading the install files to the D drive and also installing on the D drive. Several of us like to keep out C drives as small as we can. My reason is all the Acronis image files I save.
 
The good news is now I do have a local help file - YES!.  
 
Command Center needs to be more versatile so we don't have to ever do manual installs. I hope that's coming soon.

Gerry I want to compliment you on how you post in this forum. You don't have a huge number of posts but I have watched you over the years and have always been impressed by their quality. 
 
 
 
 

John
Gerry I want to compliment you on how you post in this forum. You don't have a huge number of posts but I have watched you over the years and have always been impressed by their quality. 
 
 
 
 

Well thank you John, that was nice. I remember you being really super helpful with issues I've had in the past, so thank you for your ways. Since I'm transitioning from 8.5 land to Platinum I hope you see a lots of posts by me, because that will mean I've successfully made the transition and just working through the problems and confusion that simply comes with the territory.
 
It's quite a struggle, but I've expected it to be. It's been a while since I've been here much and I'm encouraged by the amazing amount of dedicated help around here. I'm impressed.
 
Good to see ya,