VISTA Plus for MPE User's Guide

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CHAPTER 1
Getting Started
VISTA and VISTA Plus are electronic report management applications that allow you to quickly
view production reports without wasting paper and time printing them. VISTA allows you to skim
through reports and search for specific text faster than you can page through a printed copy.
VISTA Plus is an enhanced version of VISTA. If you purchased VISTA Plus, you have all the
features discussed in this guide. However, if you are using VISTA, the VISTA Plus features
documented in this guide may appeal to you. If you are interested in VISTA Plus, please contact
your Quest Software sales representative.
Continue with this chapter for more information on VISTA Plus for MPE and for directions on
getting started.
About this User’s Guide
It is recommended you spend enough time to familiarize yourself with VISTA Plus’ powerful tools.
Each chapter in this guide is designed to quickly teach you the fundamentals of working with
VISTA Plus. The following is a summary of the chapters in this guide.
Chapter 1
This chapter introduces VISTA and VISTA Plus. You’ll also find a section on
report viewer features and instructions on starting VISTA.
Chapter 2
This chapter discusses folder and report management.
Chapter 3
This chapter discusses viewing a report.
Chapter 4
This chapter discusses searching a report.
Chapter 5
This chapter discusses extracting data from a report.
Chapter 6
This chapter walks you through the steps for printing a report.
Chapter 7
This chapter is a demonstration of the viewer features of VISTA Plus.