If you have any apprehensions on using CLEARVIEW because you believe you lack the required computer skills, first of all, relax!.

At CLEARVIEW, we are well aware that our clientele is from diverse backgrounds and it’s always been our aim to keep things simple. CLEARVIEW is not rocket science and you don’t need a computer degree to understand how to use it.

To put your mind at ease, we have compiled a sort of CLEARVIEW 101 for anyone not familiar with computers or feeling the need for a refresher course in navigation. By the end of this section, you will have the knowledge you need to explore the various functions CLEARVIEW offers.

Before we get to CLEARVIEW, here are a few tips that will help you through the Online Help Center.

  • You will notice that certain words or terms are underlined in the help pages. This is to help you understand the term if you are not familiar with it. Place your cursor over the term (don’t click on it) and a pop-up will appear containing an explanation.

  • Words in blue are links.

    • In the Online Help Center, these are linked to related information and clicking on them will take you to a page with more information on the subject.

    • In CLEARVIEW, the links will either open a new page with more information or will expand the contents to display the items grouped under it.

  • Expandindicates that the topic can be expanded by clicking on the icon or topic name. Once expanded the icon will change toand the content will be displayed. Clicking onor the topic name will hide the content once more.

  • Important indicates the content within the box is important information.

  • Tip indicates the content within the box is a tip to help you with your CLEARVIEW experience.

  • Formula indicates the content within the box is the formula used to calculate the function that's in bold.

  • Setting indicates the content within the box is related to a CLEARVIEW setting.

  • Cheat-sheet indicates the image next to it is a cheat-sheet that plays a visual of the steps described in the process. Click on the cheat-sheet to expand and play, and click anywhere on the expanded cheat-sheet to close it.

  • Screenshots of a page or section of a page have been used in some places as visual aids. These screenshots have been reduced in size so that they do not occupy a lot of space. However, you can hover over Place the cursor over. a screenshot to enlarge it for easy readability.

The CLEARVIEW interface is functionally laid out so that no matter which page you are on, everything you need is within easy reach. A typical page in CLEARVIEW contains the following components:

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Navigation Bar

The navigation bar is the row of labels (located at the top left corner of a page, below the CLEARVIEW logo), and is your primary guide to navigating the software.

  • Click on a navigation label to display the list of contents below.

  • right arrow indicates that there are pages grouped under the label. Place you mouse cursor over the label to see the pages grouped under it.

  • Click on a page label to open and display the page.

Navigation Bar

The navigation bar can be accessed by clicking on in the top-left corner of the page, and is your primary guide to navigating the software.

  • right arrow indicates that there are pages grouped under the label. Click on the label to see the pages grouped under it.

  • Click on left arrow to go back to the list of contents.

  • Click on a page label to open and display the page.

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Quick Links

Quick Links

The quick links bar is the blue bar that's located at the top of a page, and contains icons that allow you to easily access important pages. It includes the following:

  • The Clearview Logo logo opens up the home page.

  • Help opens up the Online Help Center on a new page.

  • Mobile Lite Versionswitches to the Lite version of CLEARVIEW with access to a limited number of pages.

  • Message Center opens up the Message Center.

  • Settings allows you to change your settings and customize CLEARVIEW to suit your needs.

    Clicking on while on a particular page will filter the settings to show you only those related to the page that you are on.

  • Profile lets you to view and edit your CLEARVIEW user profile.

  • Print opens the print dialog from where you can print the page.

  • Contact Us provides contact information to reach out to your support team.

  • Close closes the pop-up window.

  • Sign out closes your present session and logs you out of CLEARVIEW.

You do not need to memorize what each icon is as you can simply hover over Place the cursor over. an icon in CLEARVIEW to know what it is.

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Filters

Filters on a page allow you to set the limits for the information you want to see.

To set or change the parameters of a filter:

  1. Click on the specific filter that you would like to change.

  2. Select the option you want from the drop-down list that appears.

  3. Repeat steps 1 and 2 for each of the remaining filters that you would like to set or change on the page.

  4. Click on the Go button.

Once selected or changed, the filters will not take effect until you click on the Go button.

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Tabs

Information on pages are sometimes organized and labelled with tabs. Open tabs can be identified by the lack of a line under the label and the text in black (for example, ). The information displayed below tabs will always pertain to the open tab.

The contents of only one tab can be displayed at a time. Clicking on a closed tab (a tab that's faded out and has a line under the label, for example, ) will change it to an open tab and will replace the contents displayed below, with that of the tab you clicked on.

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Action Buttons

Usually located above the top right corner of a table or report, Action buttons allow you to perform certain functions in regards to the contents of the table or report:

  • Change Filter allows you to change the filter Drop-down boxes that let you select from the options available. parameters.

  • Subscribe opens the subscription page for the report.

  • Show Comparative Graph creates a line graph of the data contained in the table.

  • Print opens the print dialog which allows you to print the page.

  • Export allows you to export the data from CLEARVIEW so that you can use it in other applications like MS Excel.

  • Copy to Clipboard copies the data in the table so that you can paste it into another software of your choice.

You do not need to memorize the icons as you can simply hover over Place the cursor over. an icon in CLEARVIEW to know what it is.

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CLEARVIEW also includes some easy to use features like: