{"id":12478,"date":"2016-07-12T06:00:16","date_gmt":"2016-07-12T13:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sapien.com\/blog\/?p=12478"},"modified":"2016-07-11T17:28:00","modified_gmt":"2016-07-12T00:28:00","slug":"introducing-the-sapien-information-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.sapien.com\/blog\/2016\/07\/12\/introducing-the-sapien-information-center\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing the SAPIEN Information Center"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Over the years, the articles in this blog have grown extensively. There&#8217;s a lot of valuable information in here, but it&#8217;s become hard to find because it&#8217;s mixed in with various tour announcements, special offers, conference recaps, and the like. So, we have decided to pull the important articles and place them\u2014along with information relevant to PowerShell and scripting\u2014in a more organized and easily searchable venue.<\/p>\n<p>We are proud to introduce <a>the <\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/info.sapien.com\" target=\"_blank\">SAPIEN Information Center<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sapien.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Recent-Articles.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-12482 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sapien.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Recent-Articles.png\" alt=\"Recent-Articles\" width=\"327\" height=\"613\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dev.sapien.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Recent-Articles.png 327w, https:\/\/dev.sapien.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Recent-Articles-160x300.png 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 327px) 100vw, 327px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The most recent articles are always highlighted in a list on the left side of the window.<\/p>\n<p>The SAPIEN Information Center currently has the following categories:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/info.sapien.com\/index.php\/debugging\" target=\"_blank\">Debugging<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/info.sapien.com\/index.php\/guis\" target=\"_blank\">Graphical User Interface (GUI)<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/info.sapien.com\/index.php\/guis\/gui-advanced-tips\" target=\"_blank\">Advanced GUI Tips<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/info.sapien.com\/index.php\/guis\/gui-controls\" target=\"_blank\">Controls<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/info.sapien.com\/index.php\/guis\/gui-design-best-practice\" target=\"_blank\">GUI Design \/ Best Practice<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/info.sapien.com\/index.php\/guis\/gui-scripting\" target=\"_blank\">GUI Scripting<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/info.sapien.com\/index.php\/packaging-deployment\" target=\"_blank\">Packaging and Deployment<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/info.sapien.com\/index.php\/quickguides\" target=\"_blank\">Quick Guides<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/info.sapien.com\/index.php\/how-to\" target=\"_blank\">SAPIEN How To&#8230;<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/info.sapien.com\/index.php\/how-to\/ipowershell-pro-howto\" target=\"_blank\">iPowerShell Pro<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/info.sapien.com\/index.php\/how-to\/multi-title-howtos\" target=\"_blank\">Multi-title<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/info.sapien.com\/index.php\/how-to\/powershell-studio-howto\" target=\"_blank\">PowerShell Studio<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/info.sapien.com\/index.php\/how-to\/primalscript-howto\" target=\"_blank\">PrimalScript<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/info.sapien.com\/index.php\/how-to\/wmi-explorer-howto\" target=\"_blank\">WMI Explorer<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/info.sapien.com\/index.php\/scripting\" target=\"_blank\">Scripting<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/info.sapien.com\/index.php\/scripting\/scripting-classes\" target=\"_blank\">Classes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/info.sapien.com\/index.php\/scripting\/scripting-help\" target=\"_blank\">Help with Help<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/info.sapien.com\/index.php\/scripting\/scripting-modules\" target=\"_blank\">Modules<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/info.sapien.com\/index.php\/scripting\/scripting-tips-tricks\" target=\"_blank\">Tips and Tricks<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/info.sapien.com\/index.php\/survey-results\" target=\"_blank\">Survey Says&#8230;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/info.sapien.com\/index.php\/version-control\" target=\"_blank\">Version Control<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You can find the categories in the Contents menu.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sapien.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Content-Menu.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-12480 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sapien.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Content-Menu.png\" alt=\"Content-Menu\" width=\"327\" height=\"409\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dev.sapien.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Content-Menu.png 327w, https:\/\/dev.sapien.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Content-Menu-240x300.png 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 327px) 100vw, 327px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>To list the articles in a category, click the category entry in the menu. Or, click the triangle to expand the category.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sapien.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Expanded-Content-Menu.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-12481 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sapien.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Expanded-Content-Menu-1024x593.png\" alt=\"Expanded-Content-Menu\" width=\"1024\" height=\"593\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dev.sapien.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Expanded-Content-Menu-1024x593.png 1024w, https:\/\/dev.sapien.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Expanded-Content-Menu-300x174.png 300w, https:\/\/dev.sapien.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Expanded-Content-Menu-768x445.png 768w, https:\/\/dev.sapien.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Expanded-Content-Menu.png 1881w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/info.sapien.com\" target=\"_blank\">The SAPIEN Information Center<\/a> has a Tag feature that helps you to search for articles. For example, to winnow the articles to just the ones marked &#8220;PrimalScript,&#8221; use the tag drop-down menu on the left-side of your browser window.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sapien.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Tag-drop-down-menu.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-12486\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sapien.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Tag-drop-down-menu-216x300.png\" alt=\"Tag-drop-down-menu\" width=\"216\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dev.sapien.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Tag-drop-down-menu-216x300.png 216w, https:\/\/dev.sapien.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Tag-drop-down-menu.png 243w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 216px) 100vw, 216px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>To find articles, use the search box in the top left corner.<\/p>\n<p>For more detailed searches, click Advanced Search. You can search by author or category, too.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sapien.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Advanced-Search.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-12479 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sapien.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Advanced-Search.png\" alt=\"Advanced-Search\" width=\"985\" height=\"372\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dev.sapien.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Advanced-Search.png 985w, https:\/\/dev.sapien.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Advanced-Search-300x113.png 300w, https:\/\/dev.sapien.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Advanced-Search-768x290.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 985px) 100vw, 985px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>When you open an article, you get a list of related articles as well. Related articles share keywords with the article you are viewing.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sapien.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Related-Articles.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-12483 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sapien.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Related-Articles-1024x593.png\" alt=\"Related-Articles\" width=\"1024\" height=\"593\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dev.sapien.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Related-Articles-1024x593.png 1024w, https:\/\/dev.sapien.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Related-Articles-300x174.png 300w, https:\/\/dev.sapien.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Related-Articles-768x445.png 768w, https:\/\/dev.sapien.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Related-Articles.png 1881w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>SAPIEN Blog subscribers, never fear &#8211; we will announce the arrival of new SAPIEN Information Center articles with blog posts. The blog will still be used<br \/>\nto announce our sales, tours, conferences and the like.<\/p>\n<p>We will be constantly adding to this cornucopia of material about SAPIEN Technologies, Inc. products, PowerShell, and things you never knew you needed to know. So make the <a href=\"http:\/\/info.sapien.com\" target=\"_blank\">SAPIEN Information Center<\/a> a place you frequent often for tips, tricks, advice and plain old &#8216;how-tos&#8217;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over the years, the articles in this blog have grown extensively. There&#8217;s a lot of valuable information in here, but it&#8217;s become hard to find because it&#8217;s mixed in with various tour announcements, special offers, conference recaps, and the like. 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