Documenting VIs

Select File»VI Properties and select Documentation from the Category pull-down menu to track development, document a finished VI, and create instructions for users of VIs.

You can view documentation within LabVIEW, print it, and save it to HTML or RTF files. You can import HTML and RTF files into most word processing applications, and you can use HTML and RTF files to create compiled help files.

Note  You cannot print VI documentation in any format in built applications.

To use printed documentation most effectively, create VI and object descriptions and set up the VI revision history.

Use the VI Properties dialog box to set the options for the VI you currently are editing. Use the Options dialog box to create default settings for all new VIs.