Using Backup Exec

This section provides an overview of the various tools and features that Backup Exec offers.

Menus

The title bar contains five menu items: Job, Edit, View, Tools, and Help. You can access these menus and the submenu items at any time.

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The Backup, Restore, and Compare tabs appear at the top of the main application window. Click these tabs to move between program functions.

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Toolbar

Use Backup Exec's toolbar to select program features with a single mouse click. Hold the cursor over a button for a short description of its function.

Toolbar buttons (listed from left to right) perform the following functions:

Click: To do this:

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Create a new untitled backup job.

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Open a saved backup job.

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Save the current backup job for future use.

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Select one or more highlighted drives, folders, or files, and place check marks next to them.

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Deselect one or more highlighted drives, folders, or files, and remove the check marks next to them.

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Open the Restore File Version dialog box to choose the specific version of a file you want restored.

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Open the File Find dialog box to find a file for restore. You can search by name, location, or date modified..

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Open the Backup Wizard, which leads you step-by-step through the selection of files, settings, and options for your backup.

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Open the Restore Wizard, which leads you step-by-step through the selection of files, settings, and options for your restore.

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Open the Job Options dialog box, where you can select options for the current backup job.

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Display your files as small icons in vertical rows (List View).

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Display your files in a vertical list with file size, type, and modified date (Detail View).

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Display a short description of menu items, windows, buttons, and boxes when the item is clicked.


Selection Panes

Drives and files are selected the same way in Backup Exec as they are in Windows Explorer. Selection panes are used to select and deselect drives, folders, and files for backup and restore.

The two sections of the selection panes are:

Click the Expand/Collapse button to expand or collapse a folder.

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Click a selection check box to select or deselect files and folders.

Help

The Backup Exec on-line help system provides in-depth information about the program and its functions.

Context-Sensitive Help

Context-sensitive help provides you with information about the current window, dialog box, or program message. To get context-sensitive help on the current operation, press Shift+F1 on your keyboard.

Help Menu

The Help menu provides help for each program function and assistance with backup and restore concepts and skills. There are three items in the Help menu: Help Topics, Using Help, and About Backup Exec.

Help Topics

Help Topics opens the Help window, which contains three tabs.

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Using Help

The Using Help menu item provides help for the help system. It explains how to use Help effectively and how to customize your Help system.

About Backup Exec

About Backup Exec displays your software's version number and licensing information.

Exiting Backup Exec

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