Help

The following is a list of the various selections options on the initial screen once you login to Insight Maker.

  • Insight Maker. The graphic in the upper left corner of the screen will return you to the initial screen.
  • Search. The field to the left of the search button allows you to enter text and search for an existing insight. The insight title, tags, and description fields will be sarched.
  • Make an Insight. Takes you to the simulation environment where you create a simulate a model.
    • Simulation Using Insight Maker is an introduction to dynamic modeling using Insight Maker. This free learning program covers all the elements of the Insight Maker toolbar.
  • Find an Insight. Displays a screen with a list of subject areas for which models have been tagged, and by selecting a category you can see the models which exist in that subject area.
  • Groups. Registered users within Insightica are members of one or more Group, and Insights that are developed can be classified as having one more more Groups as their target Audience.  The Groups screen displays a list of the existing Groups along with their description, number of posts and number of members.
  • Help. Provides access to this Help information.
  • My Account. Takes you to a page with multiple tabs where you can edit various aspects of your profile.
  • Logout. Is used to terminate your Insightica session.
  • Feedback. The blue button that appears on the left of every screen, except the Make an Insight screen, provides access to Get Satisfaction, a facility that enables you to submit ideas, ask questions, report problems and reivew items previously submitted to the developers.
The Make an Insight, Find an Insight and Community buttons are simply duplicate access to the items on the menu bar above.
  • Featured Insights. A list of insights that are considered to be good learning examples of insights developed in Insight Maker.
  • Popular Insight Subjects. A list of the most popular tags listed on the "Find an Insight" page, though on the main page the subjects are sized relative to the number of Inisghts that exist in each subject area. Clicking the tag will produce a list of insights with that tag.
  • Recently Updated. A reverse date orderd list of insights that have been updated during the past seven days.

There are two helpful panels on the right side of the this screen.

  • My Insights. This is a list of Insights you have created. Selecting the insight it will take you into the Make an Insight environment. Edit Properties will take you to a page where you can provide a description of the Insight as well as relevant subject areas and audiences.
  • Navigate.  A list in the upper right of the Help screen that will aid you in moving from one segment of Help to another. The Navigate area will appear on each help screen above the My Insights area.
If you have additional questions please use the Feedback button above on the left.