Overview of the CDA Viewer

  The CDA Viewer displays files containing text, graphics,
  audio, images, and table data when you specify the name and
  format of the input file.

  The default input file format is DDIF (DIGITAL Document

  Interchange Format).  DDIF is a standard format for the
  storage and interchange of compound documents, which can
  contain text, graphics, audio, and image elements.  DDIF is
  the format in which the CDA Viewer displays all input files.

  You can display a file that is not in DDIF format only if there
  is a converter for the input file format.  The CDA Viewer
  converts the input file format to DDIF while processing the
  file for display.

  Some input file formats support processing options, which
  ensure minimal changes in the format and content of your
  input file while it is processed for display.  Create an options
  file with the processing options you need before starting the
  CDA Viewer application.  Select the options file and additional
  options, such as paper size , when you specify your input file
  and format.

  Select Diagnostic Information...  from the File menu to see
  errors reported while the input file was processed for display.

  For more information about using the CDA Viewer, double
  click on an item from the list of additional topics below.  Also
  refer to the DECwindows Motif for OpenVMS Applications

  Guide .

  For information about using help, choose Using Help from
  the Help menu above.

  Additional topics:

  *   DECwindows Basics

  *   Using the CDA Viewer Window

  *   File Menu

  *   Help Menu

  *   Opening a File

  *   Selecting an Options File

  *   Selecting Display Options

  *   Creating an Options File

  *   Moving Within a File

  *   Audio Buttons

  *   Closing a File

  *   Quitting from the CDA Viewer

  *   Getting Help