This software provides interactive assistance to help you learn
about the tools and complete tasks successfully. You can find most forms of
assistance on the Help menu.
- Product help
- Topics can help you understand how to use the product to complete your
tasks. Topics also include links to related information. Click the tabs at
the bottom of the navigation pane of the Help window.
- Index
: Type words in the type-ahead field to look them
up in the index. To see the topic, click Display or click an index entry in
the list.
- Search
: Type words in the Search field, with double
quotation marks for exact searches, asterisk (*) or question mark (?) wild
cards, or Boolean operators (AND, OR, NOT). In some browsers, you can also
narrow your search scope and save search lists. To limit the scope of your
search in the Eclipse Help System:
- At the top of the Help window, click the Search scope link.
- In the Select Search Scope window, click New.
- In the New Search List window, type a descriptive
name for the search list in the List name field. For
example, type performance.
- Under Topics to search, select the sections you
want to search and click OK. The Select
Search Scope window displays your search list.
- Click Search only the following topics, click the
search list, and then click OK. Your searches are now
specific to sections you selected for your search list.
- Table of contents
: When you find a topic with the index
or search, you can click
or
to see its context in the navigation tree.
- Keyboard navigation: For keyboard shortcuts, look up Accessibility
in the help.
- Bookmarks
: You can bookmark your favorite topics while
browsing.
- Other languages: Change your browser regional settings to the locale
and language you want. Topics that are not available in that language are
displayed in English.
- Help home page: To return to the home page, click
.
- Feedback: Each topic ends with a Feedback link for your input.
- Dynamic help for Eclipse in non-Web or Information Center environments
- Click the dialog box or view that you want to learn about, and press F1
or the question mark
for contextual help. Below the help are dynamic
search results that relate to your current context and settings.
If you would like to add your own content to the help, see Techdoc 7013533: Creating help plug-ins and
adding to the Rational® help
content.