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:::tip{title="Working with boards and circuits in Shine Forms"}
You can read more about working with boards and circuits [here](https://www.shineforms.co.uk/docs/boards-and-circuits).
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The Circuit Helper feature makes it easier to understand your certificates and reports by bringing circuit intelligence right into where you are working on the circuits and test results.  This is incredibly useful when entering value or when reviewing and checking work.

Here you can see a screenshot of the Circuit Helper showing both intelligence and information about the circuits in a board:

![A screenshot of the Circuit Helper in Shine Forms](https://www.shineforms.co.uk/docs/_img/circuit-helper.webp)

The Circuit Helper has the following features.

# Indicator icons next to the circuit

The Circuit Helper shows an indicator icon next to each circuit in the board.  If Shine Forms has applied intelligence to the circuit, it shows a light bulb icon.  If there is information, it will show an information icon.

![A screenshot showing the Circuit Helper Indicator icons](https://www.shineforms.co.uk/docs/_img/circuit-helper-indicators.webp)

Clicking on the icon shows the details directly below the circuit.  You can see intelligence has been applied to circuit 1 below.  The Circuit Helper shows the intelligence statement and lets you take actions without moving away from the circuit.

# Details shown under the circuit

![A screenshot showing Circuit Helper in action showing expanded intelligence](https://www.shineforms.co.uk/docs/_img/circuit-helper-expanded-intelligence.webp)

Clicking **Suppress** will suppress the intelligence statement for this circuit.  You can also un-suppress intelligence in the same manner.   

You can also click **Manage Intelligence** to go to the Intelligence Manager, where you can see all the intelligence statements applied to the certificate and manage them.  There is also a link to the [Intelligence Manager](https://www.shineforms.co.uk/docs/intelligence) in the ribbon.

![A screenshot showing Circuit Helper in action showing expanded information](https://www.shineforms.co.uk/docs/_img/circuit-helper-expanded-information.webp)

Information about a circuit, such as the maximum length of a ring final circuit from the on-site guide, is also shown in the Circuit Helper.  In this case, you can navigate directly from there to our [on-site guide documentation](https://www.shineforms.co.uk/reference/on-site-guide-intelligence).

# Easier reviewing and checking work

To make reviewing board and circuit details easier when checking work, the Circuit Helper lets you expand all Circuit Helpers in the certificate at once.  To do that, click **Expand Helpers** in the ribbon for Shine Forms to automatically expand all Circuit Helpers as you navigate through the boards.  When you want to close the Circuit Helper details, click **Expand Helpers** again.  

![A screenshot showing Circuit Helper Expand Helpers button in Shine Forms' ribbon](https://www.shineforms.co.uk/docs/_img/circuit-helper-expand-helpers.webp)