There are several ways of navigating through the online help system to find information. These are available through the Navigation Pane at the left of this window.
Using the Navigation Pane: The navigation pane is the frame on the left of this window which contains the Contents, the Index and the Search facilities.
On the Windows platform, click the button in the Windows Help browser to hide or show the Navigation Pane.
On UNIX platforms, use the Hide Navigation Pane or Show Navigation Pane links at the top of the Help page.
Contents: The Contents
tab displays books and pages
that represent
the categories of information in the online Help system. When you click
a book, it opens the first page of its content. To expand or reduce book's
contents, click the
or
buttons to the
left of the book. When you click pages , you select topics to view in
the right-hand pane of the HTML Help viewer.
Index: The Index tab displays a multi-level list of keywords and keyword phrases. These terms are associated with topics in the Help system and they are intended to direct you to specific topics according to your way of working. Keywords are cross-referenced with synonyms to provide multiple ways to locate information. To open a topic in the right-hand pane associated with a keyword, select the keyword and then click Display. If the keyword is used with more than one topic, a Topics Found dialog opens so you can select a specific topic to view.
Search: The Search tab enables you to search for words in the Help system and locate topics containing those words. Full-text searching looks through every word in the online Help to find matches. When the search is completed, a list of topics is displayed so you can select a specific topic to view.
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