{"id":11322,"date":"2016-02-25T06:00:42","date_gmt":"2016-02-25T14:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sapien.com\/blog\/?p=11322"},"modified":"2018-05-25T12:35:14","modified_gmt":"2018-05-25T19:35:14","slug":"new-powershell-reference-tool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.sapien.com\/blog\/2016\/02\/25\/new-powershell-reference-tool\/","title":{"rendered":"New PowerShell Reference Tool"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>SAPIEN Technologies, Inc. is pleased to introduce our new online Windows <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sapien.com\/powershell\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PowerShell Reference<\/a> tool, which is based on the reference section of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sapien.com\/software\/ipowershell\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iPowerShell Pro<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sapien.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/powershell_reference-1.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11346\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11346\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sapien.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/powershell_reference-1.png\" alt=\"Windows PowerShell Reference Tool\" width=\"88\" height=\"88\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>To find it, on the SAPIEN web page, click <strong>Support<\/strong> and then click PowerShell Reference. Or, go directly to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sapien.com\/powershell\">https:\/\/www.sapien.com\/powershell<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sapien.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/menu-2.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11348\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-11348\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sapien.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/menu-2-300x271.png\" alt=\"SAPIEN Support Menu - Powershell Reference\" width=\"300\" height=\"271\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dev.sapien.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/menu-2-300x271.png 300w, https:\/\/dev.sapien.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/menu-2.png 758w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>PowerShell Reference contains help for Windows PowerShell and PowerShell modules. This tool allows you to search through Cmdlet Help, About Help and Provider Help with just a click of your mouse.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sapien.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/REFERENCE.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11327\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-11327\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sapien.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/REFERENCE-300x190.png\" alt=\"SAPIEN Technologies, Inc. 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The menu will filter as you type.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sapien.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/CMDLET-DIG.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11328\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-11328\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sapien.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/CMDLET-DIG-300x190.png\" alt=\"PowerShell Reference - Cmdlet search\" width=\"300\" height=\"190\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dev.sapien.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/CMDLET-DIG-300x190.png 300w, https:\/\/dev.sapien.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/CMDLET-DIG-768x487.png 768w, https:\/\/dev.sapien.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/CMDLET-DIG-1024x650.png 1024w, https:\/\/dev.sapien.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/CMDLET-DIG.png 1444w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>When you choose an item from the list, the document displays with the standard Microsoft formatting.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sapien.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/cmdlet-get-itemproperty.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11326\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-11326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sapien.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/cmdlet-get-itemproperty-300x190.png\" alt=\"PowerShell Reference - Cmdlet Search: Get-\" width=\"300\" height=\"190\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dev.sapien.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/cmdlet-get-itemproperty-300x190.png 300w, https:\/\/dev.sapien.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/cmdlet-get-itemproperty-768x487.png 768w, https:\/\/dev.sapien.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/cmdlet-get-itemproperty-1024x650.png 1024w, https:\/\/dev.sapien.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/cmdlet-get-itemproperty.png 1444w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The <strong>SEE ALSO<\/strong> links in About Help topics are actually clickable, making it easier to jump to related topics.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sapien.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/abouthelp-cropped.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11325\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-11325\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sapien.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/abouthelp-cropped-270x300.png\" alt=\"PowerShell Reference - About Help\" width=\"270\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dev.sapien.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/abouthelp-cropped-270x300.png 270w, https:\/\/dev.sapien.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/abouthelp-cropped.png 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you are surfing PowerShell Reference on your iPhone or iPad, you can jump straight from your browser to the corresponding place in iPowerShell Pro.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sapien.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_0641.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11336\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-11336\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sapien.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_0641-169x300.png\" alt=\"Windows Powershell reference - browser view\" width=\"169\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dev.sapien.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_0641-169x300.png 169w, https:\/\/dev.sapien.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_0641-576x1024.png 576w, https:\/\/dev.sapien.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_0641.png 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 169px) 100vw, 169px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sapien.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_0642.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11337\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-11337\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sapien.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_0642-169x300.png\" alt=\"iPowerShell Pro Windows PowerShell Reference\" width=\"169\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dev.sapien.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_0642-169x300.png 169w, https:\/\/dev.sapien.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_0642-576x1024.png 576w, https:\/\/dev.sapien.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_0642.png 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 169px) 100vw, 169px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<br clear=\"all\" \/>Our library includes the data from <a href=\"https:\/\/technet.microsoft.com\/en-us\/library\/bb978526.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Microsoft&#8217;s PowerShell documentation<\/a> as well as many of the modules found in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.powershellgallery.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PowerShell Gallery<\/a>. If you&#8217;ve written a module for the gallery, and your module includes <a href=\"https:\/\/msdn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/library\/dd878343%28v=vs.85%29.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">valid XML help files<\/a>, it might appear in PowerShell Reference, too. (If you need help writing help, be sure to check out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sapien.com\/software\/powershell_helpwriter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PowerShell HelpWriter<\/a>!)<\/p>\n<p>We run an updater once a quarter unless more frequency is needed, so check back often for added modules.<\/p>\n<p>And, be sure to let us know if you like <a href=\"http:\/\/sapien.com\/powershell\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PowerShell Reference<\/a>, including requests for help for particular modules.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SAPIEN Technologies, Inc. is pleased to introduce our new online Windows PowerShell Reference tool, which is based on the reference section of iPowerShell Pro. To find it, on the SAPIEN web page, click Support and then click PowerShell Reference. Or, go directly to https:\/\/www.sapien.com\/powershell. PowerShell Reference contains help for Windows PowerShell and PowerShell modules. 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