Doc Assistant A-Z: Making the Most of the Cadence Cloud-Based Help Viewer: Pt. 2

At a bustling Cadence event, we met Adrian, an intern at a startup who immerses himself in Cadence tools for his research and work.

Adrian was enthusiastic about the innovative technologies at his disposal but faced a significant challenge: internet access was limited to a single machine for new joiners, forcing interns to wait in line for their turn to use online resources.

Adrian's excitement soared when he discovered a game-changing solution: Doc Assistant. The cloud-based help viewer, Doc Assistant, ships with all Cadence tools, enabling Adrian to access help resources offline from any machine equipped with the software. This meant Adrian could continue his research and work seamlessly, irrespective of internet availability!

Meeting Cadence users and customers at such events has given us the opportunity to showcase how they can benefit from the diverse features that Doc Assistant offers.

With that note, welcome back to our Doc Assistant A-Z blog series! In Part 1, we explored key features and benefits that our innovative viewer brings to the table. Today, in Part 2, we'll dive deeper into the advanced functionalities and customization options that make Doc Assistant indispensable for its users.

Whether you're looking to streamline your workflow or enhance your user experience, this blog will provide the insights you need to fully leverage the capabilities of our documentation viewer. Let’s get started!

What Makes Doc Assistant Stand Out?

Here are a few (more) cool features of Doc Assistant!

	History and Bookmarks: Want to refer to the topic you read last week? Of course, you can! Doc Assistant stores your browsing activity as History. You can also bookmark topics and revisit them later.
	Indexing Capabilities: Looking for seamless search capabilities? The advanced indexing capabilities of Doc Assistant enhance the accessibility and manageability of documents. Doc Assistant automatically creates a search index if it is missing or broken.
	Jump Links: Worried about scrolling through lengthy topics? Fret no more! Use the jump links in each topic to quickly navigate to different sections within the same topic or across topics. Jump links reduce the need for excessive scrolling and let you access relevant content swiftly.
	Just-in-Time Notifications: Looking for alerts and messages? That’s supported. Doc Assistant displays notifications about important events, including errors, warnings, information, and success messages.
	Keyword-Based Search Suggestions: You somewhat know your search keyword, but not quite sure? No worries. Just start typing what you know. Keyword and page suggestions are displayed dynamically as you type, providing a more sophisticated and intuitive search experience.
	Library-Switch Support: Want to view documents from other libraries? Doc Assistant, by default, displays documents for the currently active release in your machine. You can access documents from other releases by configuring the associated documentation libraries.
	Multimedia Support: Want to view product demos? Multimedia support in Doc Assistant lets you play videos, listen to audio, and view images without opening any external application.
	Navigation Made Easy: Worried that you’ll get lost in an infinite doc loop? Not at all. The intuitive navigation controls in Doc Assistant are designed to provide you with a fluid and efficient experience. The Doc Assistant user interface is clean and logically organized, with easy-to-access documentation links.

That's not all. We have more coming your way. Until next time, take care and stay tuned for our next edition!

Want to Know More?

	Here's a video about Doc Assistant
	Visit the Doc Assistant web page
	Read the Doc Assistant FAQ document

For any questions or general feedback, write to docassistant.support@cadence.com.

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Happy reading!

-Priya Sriram, on behalf of the Doc Assistant Team