Project pages

Tarma ExpertInstall displays your project's contents in different pages, organized by section and purpose.

Project page navigation

You can navigate between the project pages using one or more of the following methods:

Using the navigation pane

Annotated navigation paneThe navigation pane is located on the left side of the Tarma ExpertInstall main window. It contains section headers and project page titles, plus a number of quick help commands (see illustration on the left).

To show a project page, click on the corresponding page title in the navigation pane. If the project page is not visible because its section is closed, then open the appropriate section first by clicking on the section header or the triangle to the left of it.

To open the help viewer with one of the quick help topics, click on the appropriate topic in the Task Assistance section.

Note: If the list of page titles is too long to fit in the navigation pane, a scrollbar appears on the right. In that case, you might have to use this scrollbar to bring the desired page title or quick help topic into view.

Using the white arrow buttons

Big white arrowsThe title bar at the top of each project page contains two large white arrow buttons (see illustration on the left). Clicking these buttons takes you to the next (right-pointing arrow) or previous (left-pointing arrow) project page. Clicking on the large question mark button opens the help viewer with information about the current project page.

Note that only project pages that are part of open sections are included in the next/previous page sequence. This feature allows you to navigate quickly between the pages that you are most interested in.

Using Ctrl+PageDown and Ctrl+PageUp

The keystrokes Ctrl+PageDown (next page) and Ctrl+PageUp (previous page) are the keyboard equivalents of the white arrow buttons. They operate exactly the same as the arrow buttons; in particular, they too move only between project pages in open sections.

Using the View menu

All project pages are also accessible through the View menu on the main menu bar. Each project section corresponds to a submenu; the actual project pages appear on the per-section submenus.

Available project pages

Tarma ExpertInstall contains the following project pages, subdivided by section.

Note: The Task Assistance section contains quick help commands, not project pages.

Project page Description
Project Management Start page to create new projects or open existing ones
Product Contents
Product Identification General product identification for use by installer and Windows
System Requirements System requirements to verify before installation
Files and Folders Files and folders to install for the product
Components and Features Physical (developer) and logical (end-user) organization of the product
Product Variables Repository of product- and system-dependent text strings
Product Advanced
Registry Keys and Values Registry keys and values to install for the product
INI File Values INI file values to install for the product
Environment Variables Environment variables to install for the product
File and MIME Types File type associations to install for the product
COM Classes and Typelibs COM class information to install for the product
Services and Drivers Services and device drivers to install for the product
Common Resources
Languages Localization languages for the installer
Rich Texts Formatted texts for use in the installer dialogs
Bitmaps Images for use in the installer dialogs
Icons Icons for use in the installer dialogs
Font Styles Font styles for use in the installer dialogs
Tarma Installer
Installer Options Installer settings for Tarma native installers
Customer Registration Customer registration options for Tarma native installers
Action Sequences Installation actions for Tarma native installers
Installer Dialogs Installation screens for Tarma native installers
Localized Strings Various text messages for Tarma native installers
Windows Installer
Installer Options Installer settings for MSI installers
Upgrade Information Upgrade information for major upgrades
Action Sequences Installation actions for MSI installers
Dialogs and Billboards Installation screens for MSI installers
Action Texts Action descriptions for MSI installers
Error Messages Installation error messages for MSI installers
Localized Strings Various text messages for MSI installers
Build Configurations
Build Configurations Installer configurations for the product