Is there a way to place a button on the front panel that when clicked gives a pop up dialog box with more info in it?

[Jax79]

Hi Everyone,

 The simulations that I am creating are very simple themselves but are intended for use in a classroom setting to help students learn more about the theory being demonstrated.  I am hoping to be able to place a "Help" or "more info" button on the front panel so that if a student wants more info about the theory they can click on it and a pop up appears with background info on it.  It should also have a second button to close it and return to the main front panel again.  Can anyone lead me in the right direction?

Thank you!

[Charles_CLA · Accepted solution]

Use an event structure on the main vi that when the button is clicked, launches a "Help" sub vi. Inside the sub vi (with the properties set to load front panel when called of course), use another event structure to wait for the button of the subVI to be clicked so you can return to the main VI. Do you need help with using event structures?

Charles

[Ben]

... or use the...

Dialog & User interface >>> Help

functions to hide/show the help window.

Ben

[Jax79]

Thank you!