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ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1. Help for Using the Help Facility ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Help is available when you do the following:

 o Select Help from the menu of an object.
 o Press F1 in any window that has a Help choice on a menu bar.
 o Select the Help push button.

 The help you get is determined by what is highlighted when you request help.

 For example, if you request help while a menu bar choice is highlighted, you
 get specific information about that choice.  If you are in a window, you get
 general or specific information that is related to that window.  If you are in
 the help window, you get general information about the menu bar choices and
 menus that are available in the help facility.

 Help is available for:

 o entry fields
 o program menu bars
 o push buttons.

 Every help window has a menu bar that contains Services, Options, Help
 choices.  For more information about their menu choices, select one of the
 following choices.

 Related information:

 o Services Menu Bar Choice
 o Options Menu Bar Choice
 o Help Menu Bar Choice.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Services Menu Bar Choices ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The help window contains a Services menu bar choice.  Use the Services menu
choices to:

 o Look for help information by searching for words or phrases
 o Print help information
 o Copy help information
 o Open a new help window in which you can display another help topic.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Options Menu Bar Choices ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The help window contains an Options menu bar choice.  Use the Options menu
choices to:

 o Display the table of contents (the titles of all help topics)
 o Manage the table of contents (if there is more than one level of help
   topics)
 o Display a list of the help topics you have viewed
 o Display a list of subdirectories that contain help topics in which you can
   search for a word or phrase
 o Display the last help topic you viewed.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help Menu Bar Choices ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Every window that has an menu bar has a Help menu bar choice.  Use the Help
menu choices to display the following for the active program:

 o An index of help topics
 o General information about the active window
 o A list and description of keys you can use

 You can also display general information about the help facility.

 In the main window of a program, you can also display product information.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Footnote Window ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This window shows the information for the footnote you selected.

Highlighted words or phrases indicate that additional information is available
for a topic.  If you are using a mouse, double-click on the highlighted word or
phrase. If you are using a keyboard, press the Tab key to move to the word or
phrase, and then press the Enter key. Additional information can appear in a
pop-up window or in a related help topic window.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> New Windows for Highlighted Words ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Sometimes a topic contains words or phrases that have special highlighting.
You can select the word or phrase to display more information, such as
examples. Sometimes that additional information can be displayed in a new
window.

To see if a highlighted word or phrase in a topic can be displayed in a new
window, do the following:

  1. Select (by highlighting) the word or phrase.
  2. Select Services.

 If the text of the New window choice is darkened, the word or phrase can be
 put in a new window.  If the text is gray, the choice is unavailable and you
 cannot put the word or phrase in a new window.

 Sometimes a new window for words or phrases can be minimized so you can
 re-display it later.  Select the window menu button, then select the arrow to
 the right of Window to see if the Minimize choice is darkened (available) or
 grayed (unavailable).


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for the Help Window ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The help window contains the help you requested.  The window title reminds you
which program or object you are using.  The title below the menu bar tells you
which help topic is displayed.

The menu bar contains Services, Options, and Help menu bar choices.  For more
information, select one of the choices that follows "Related information."

You can press Esc to display a help topic you have viewed previously, or to
close the help window when there are no other help topics that can be displayed
again.

You can double-click on the window menu button or select the Close choice on
the window menu button menu to remove the help window without displaying any
previous help topics.

Related information:

 o Services Menu Bar Choice
 o Options Menu Bar Choice
 o Help Menu Bar Choice
 o Special Highlighting in Help Windows


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Special Highlighting in Help Windows ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

When a help topic is displayed, there might be words or phrases that have
special highlighting.

One type of highlighting in help windows indicates that you can select a word
or phrase to see additional information, such as a definition or a related help
topic.  If you have not changed any of the default colors for the operating
system and you have a color display, those words or phrases are green.

Double-click on the word or phrase, or tab to it and press the Enter key.
After you view the information, press Esc to return to the previous help
information.

Another type of highlighting in help windows indicates words or phrases that
were found in a help topic after you selected the Search choice on the Services
menu in a help window.  When the operating system is first started and you have
a color display, those words or phrases have red characters.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Viewing a Document ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Use the choices on the Services menu to find, print, or copy information in the
topics of the document you are viewing or of other online documents. You can
save your place in a document by setting a bookmark. You can create a new
window in which other topics are displayed. You can also close the document.

Use the choices on the Options menu to display a complete or partial list of
topics or the index for the document you are viewing, all the topics you have
viewed since you opened the document, or a list of libraries (a group of online
documents). You can search for a word or phrase in the files of those
libraries. You can also re-display the previous topic.

You have selected the General help choice in the Help menu to display this
help.  You can select other choices available in the Help menu to get:

 o An index of references to help topics for the document you are viewing
 o Information about using the help facility.
 o A list and description of keys you can use
 o The product information for the document you are viewing

 In some topics, words or phrases might be highlighted to indicate that a
 definition or additional information is available.  Double-click on the word
 or phrase or tab to it and press Enter.  When you are finished with that
 information, press Esc to return to the previous information window.

 When you select some choices from the menus (for example the Search choice on
 the Services menu), a window is displayed.  The window can contain lists,
 radio buttons, entry fields, or push buttons.  After the window is displayed,
 you can get general or specific help by selecting the Help push button or
 pressing F1.

 You can press Esc in a topic window to re-display the previous topic or to
 close the window when there are no other topics that can be re-displayed. For
 example, you can close a topic window and return to the Contents window.

 You can minimize a topic from the main topic window.  To re-display that
 topic, select the icon that represents that topic. The icon is displayed at
 the bottom of the window with text below it that identifies the topic.

 If you minimized a topic from a new window, you can re-display the topic in
 its window by selecting the New window choice on the Services menu.

 You can double-click on the window menu button to remove the topic window
 without re-displaying any previous topics. If you have a new window attached
 to the topic window, the new window is closed when the topic window is closed.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Services ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Use the choices on the Services menu to search for, print, or copy help
information.

You could also search for a word or phrase in some or all of the help topics of
the programs that were installed with the operating system or with any program
you installed later that contained helps (Marked libraries or All libraries).

You can view more than one help topic at a time by opening a new window.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Search ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

You can use Search to find every occurrence of a word or phrase in one or more
help topics.

Use the radio buttons in the Search window to indicate where you want to look
for the word or phrase.

If you select one of the section or libraries radio buttons, only the text that
is displayed in help windows is searched.  The index entries are not searched.
You must select the Index radio button to search index entries.

You can look for a word or phrase in:

 o The help topic that is displayed in the active help window (This section)
 o Selected help topics for the active program (Marked sections)
 o All help topics for the active program (All sections)
 o The text of the index entries for the active program (Index)
 o The help topics in a selected subdirectory that contains help for many
   programs (Marked libraries)
 o The help topics for all installed programs (All libraries).

 Note:   In some programs, the Search window is removed from the screen when
         you select Help or press F1.  After you have viewed the help
         information, you can redisplay the Search window by selecting Search
         from the Services menu.

 Related information:

 o Help Section: Description
 o Help Library: Description
 o Search Results.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help Section: Description ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

For example, while you are using a program, you can use the All sections radio
button to look for a word or phrase in all help topics for that program.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help Library: Description ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

A help library is a group of files that contain help topics for one or more
programs.

Use the libraries radio buttons to look for a word or phrase in all help topics
of one or more libraries.

Related Information:

Help for marked libraries


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Search Results ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

You can select the This section radio button to look for a word or phrase in
the help topic that is displayed in the help window.  If the word is found, the
topic is redisplayed in the help window and each occurrence of the word has
special highlighting.

You can select the Marked sections, All sections Marked libraries, or All
libraries radio button to look for a word or phrase in some or all help topics
for the active program or in the help topics in one or more Help Libraries:
Description.  If the word or phrase is found, a list is displayed in a new
window.  The list identifies all help topics that contain the word or phrase
you searched for.  If you select one of the topics, it is displayed in the help
window and each occurrence of the word has special highlighting.

You can search the words of the index entries.  If the word or phrase is found,
a list is displayed in a new window.  The list identifies all the index entries
that contain the word or phrase you searched for.  If you select one of the
index entries, the related help topic is displayed in the help window.

If the word or phrase you search for is not found, a message window is
displayed.  Select the OK push button to remove the message and return to the
Search window.  You can do another search, or you can remove the Search window
by double-clicking on window menu button.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Search ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

To search for a word or phrase in one or more help topics:

  1. Type a word or phrase in the Search for field.
  2. Select one radio button to indicate where you want to look for the word or
     phrase.
  3. Select Search.

 If the word or phrase you search for is not found, a message window is
 displayed.  Select the OK push button to remove the message and return to the
 Search window.  You can do another search, or you can remove the Search window
 by double-clicking on the window menu button.

 Note:   In some programs, the Search window is removed from the screen when
         you select Help or press F1.  After you have viewed the help
         information, you can redisplay the Search window by selecting Search
         from the Services menu.

 For a detailed explanation of each field, select from the list below:

 o Search for
 o This section
 o Marked sections
 o All sections
 o Index
 o Marked libraries
 o All libraries
 o Search push button


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Search for ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Type the word or phrase you are looking for.

You can type an asterisk (*) to substitute for a portion of a word or phrase.

For example, to look for all words that start with COM, type:

  COM*

To look for all words that have COM in the middle of the word, type:

  *COM*

To look for all words that end in COM, type:

  *COM

Because the asterisk can be used as a substitute, you must type a Backslash (\)
before an asterisk if you want to find an asterisk in a topic.  To search for
an asterisk, type:

  \*

Note:   When you search the index, it is not necessary to use an asterisk.
        Every occurrence of the characters in the Search for field is found,
        even if the characters are only part of a word in an index entry.

For example, you can type the following in the Search for entry field:

  com

In the previous example, you would see a window that contains a list of every
index entry that contains the three letters COM together.  For example, the
index entries might contain the following words: COMMAND.COM, command, compare,
computer, decompress, and intercom.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for This section ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select the This section radio button to find every occurrence of the specified
word or phrase in the help topic that is displayed in the active help window.

If the word or phrase is found, the help topic is redisplayed in the help
window.  Special highlighting indicates each occurrence of the word or phrase.

Related information:

Help Section: Description


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Marked sections ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select the Marked sections radio button to find every occurrence of the
specified word or phrase in selected help topics for the active program.

You must first indicate which help topics to search by marking them in the
table of contents.  If no help topics are marked, the text of the Marked
sections choice is gray to remind you that you cannot select this radio button.

When occurrences are found, a list of help topics is displayed.  You can select
one or more of the topics, one at a time, to view them.  When a topic is
displayed, special highlighting indicates each occurrence of the word or
phrase.

Related information:

 o Help Section: Description


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for All sections ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select the All sections radio button to find every occurrence of the specified
word or phrase in all the help topics for the active program.

When occurrences are found, a list of help topics is displayed.  You can select
one or more of the topics, one at a time, to view them.  When a topic is
displayed, special highlighting indicates each occurrence of the word or
phrase.

Related information: Help Section: Description


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Index ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select the Index radio button to search the titles of the entries in the index,
not the content of the panels.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Marked libraries ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select the Marked libraries radio button to find every occurrence of the
specified word or phrase in the help topics in the selected Help Libraries:
Description.

You must first indicate in which help library you want to search by selecting a
directory path and file name from the list of help subdirectories in the
Libraries window.

To mark and search selected libraries of help topics, do the following from any
help window:

  1. Select Options
  2. Select Libraries.
  3. Select (by highlighting) one or more libraries.
  4. Select Services.
  5. Select Search.
  6. Type a word or phrase in the Search for entry field.
  7. Select Marked libraries if it is not already selected.
  8. Select Search.

 Related information:

 o Help Library: Description


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for All libraries ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select the All libraries radio button to find every occurrence of the specified
word or phrase in the help topics in all help libraries.

To see a list of the subdirectories that contain help libraries, select the
Libraries choice on the Options menu.

Note:   If you want to search for a word or phrase in only the helps of the
        active program, select the All sections radio button not the All
        libraries radio button.

 Related information: Help Library: Description


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Search push button ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select the Search push button to begin looking for the word, phrase, or group
of characters you typed in the Search for field.

The selected radio button in the Search window indicates which help topics are
to be searched.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Print ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Use Print to copy to a printer:

 o One or more help topics
 o The help index
 o The table of contents (titles of all help topics).

 You can print information only for the active program.

 Note:   In some programs, the Print window is removed from the screen when you
         select Help or press F1.  After you have viewed the help information,
         you can redisplay the Print window by selecting Print from the
         Services menu.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Print ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

You can print one or more help topics, the help index, or the table of contents
(titles of all help topics) for the active program.

In the Queue field, type the printer queue that best supports the text format
selected.  Please check with your system administrator the printer queues
available.

Next, choose a text format radio button.  The following is a description of the
choices:

 o Postscript is to print PostScript text
 o Ascii is to print unformatted text
 o Kanji is to print Japanese characters.

 Then, select the appropriate paper type from the Paper Type list box.  Lastly,

  1. Select one print subject radio button.
  2. Select Print.

 Note:   In some programs, the Print window is removed from the screen when you
         select the Help push button or press F1.  After you have viewed the
         help information, you can redisplay the Print window by selecting the
         Print choice from the Services menu.

 For a detailed explanation of each print subject field, select from the list
 below:

 o This section
 o Marked sections
 o All sections
 o Index
 o Contents
 o Print


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for This section ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select the This section radio button to print the help topic that is displayed
in the active help window.

Related Information: Help Section: Description


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Marked sections ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select the Marked sections radio button to print specific help topics for the
active program.

You indicate which topics to print by marking them in the table of contents.

Related information:

 o Help Section: Description


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for All sections ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select the All sections radio button to print every help topic for the active
program.

When you select this radio button, you see a message window that reminds you
that it could take a long time to print every help topic.  Select the OK push
button if you want to print every help topic.  Select the Cancel push button if
you do not.

Related information:

Help Section: Description


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Index ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select the Index radio button to print all index entries for the active
program.  This prints a list of the index entries, not the contents of each
panel in the index.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Contents ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select the Contents radio button to print the table of contents for the active
window.  The table of contents contains a list of all help topics for the
active program.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Print push button ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select the Print push button to begin printing one or more help topics, the
help index, or the table of contents for the active program.

The information that is to be printed is determined by the radio button that is
selected.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for New window ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Use New window to open one or more new help windows so that you can see more
than one help topic displayed at the same time.

Note:   New windows are most beneficial when you use them in maximized online
        documents to display more than one topic of the document at the same
        time.

 You can use a new window to display any help topic that you can select from a
 list in another window.  For example, you can use a new window to display a
 topic from the Help index window or from a window that is displayed after you
 do a search.

 You can use a new window to display a help topic that is related to a word or
 phrase that has special highlighting in the text of a help window.  (The
 special highlighting indicates that more information is available, such as a
 related topic or a definition.)

 To find out if a topic can be placed in a new window, highlight a topic or
 index entry and select the Services choice on the action bar.  If the text of
 the New window choice is gray, you cannot open a new window.

 When a new window is first displayed, it covers the help topic in the main
 help window.  You can move or size the new window, but only within the
 boundaries of the main help window.  You can see some information in each
 window and can scroll in both windows to see the rest of the text.

 Sometimes you can minimize a new window so you can redisplay it later.  To see
 if you can minimize a new window, select the System Menu icon of the new
 window.  If the text of the Minimize choice is gray, you cannot minimize the
 new window.

 After you minimize a new window, an icon is displayed at the bottom of the
 help window.  Text below the icon indicates which help topic is in the new
 window.  The icon is placed behind the help topic that is displayed in the
 main help window.  Therefore, you must size the main help window up from the
 bottom so that you can see the icon.  To redisplay the new window, select the
 icon.

 New windows are linked to the main help window.  If you close the main help
 window, any new windows you created are also closed.  If you close a displayed
 new window, that window is removed and you see the main help window.

 To display a help topic in a new window:

  1. Select a help topic or an index entry by highlighting it.
  2. Select Services.
  3. Select New window.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Copy ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Use Copy to duplicate the topic in the active help window and place it in the
clipboard.

After you copy the topic to the clipboard, you can use an editor with a Paste
function to move the text from the clipboard into a file that you can edit.

Note:   The clipboard can hold only one block of text at a time.  When you copy
        a help topic to the clipboard, any text that is already in the
        clipboard is replaced.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Copy to File ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Use Copy to file to duplicate the topic in the active help window and place it
in a temporary file named TEXT.TMP in the current directory of the current
drive.

You can then edit the temporary file using an editor.

Warning:  When you use Copy to file, the help topic that you are copying
replaces any information that was previously copied into the TEXT.TMP file.

If you want to have more than one topic in the TEXT.TMP file, use the Append to
file choice to copy additional topics.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Append to File ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Use Append to file to copy the topic in the active help window and add it to
the end of the temporary file named TEXT.TMP in the current directory of the
current drive.

When you use this choice, you can copy more than one help topic into a file.

You can then edit the temporary file using an editor.

To copy more than one help topic to a file:

  1. Display a topic.
  2. Select Services.
  3. Select Copy to file.
  4. For each additional topic you want in the same file:

     a) Display another topic.
     b) Select Append to file.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Options ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Use the choices on the Options menu to:

 o Manage the display of the table of contents

 o Display the table of contents (titles of all help topics) for the active
   program

 o Display a list of topics you have viewed since you started the active
   program

 o Display a list of help libraries (files that contain the help topics of one
   or more programs).  You can look for a word or phrase in one or all of the
   libraries.

 o Redisplay the previous topic.

 The table of contents for help topics might have only one level of topics.  If
 there are no other levels of topics, the text of the choices at the top of the
 Options menu are gray.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Expand one level ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Use Expand one level to display the next level of help topics for the help
topic that is highlighted in the Contents window.

The Contents window must be displayed before you can use this choice.

A plus sign (+) in a box in front of a help topic indicates that the topic has
at least one more level of help topics that you can display.

Instead of using Expand one level, you can select the plus sign (+) in front of
a topic or press the (+) key.

A program might not have any lower-level help topics.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Expand branch ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Use Expand branch to display all lower levels of help topics for the
highlighted topic in the Contents window.

The Contents window must be displayed before you can use this choice.

A plus sign (+) in a box in front of a topic indicates that there is at least
one more level of topics that you can display.

Instead of using Expand branch, you can select the plus sign (+) in front of a
topic or press the (+) key.

A program might not have any lower-level help topics.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Expand all ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Use Expand all to display all levels of all help topics in the Contents window.

The Contents window must be displayed before you can use this choice.

A plus sign (+) in a box in front of topics indicates that those topics have
more levels that you can display.

Instead of using Expand all, you can press Ctrl and Asterisk (*).

A program might not have any lower-level help topics.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Collapse branch ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Use Collapse branch to remove the display of the lower-level entries for the
help topic that is highlighted in the Contents window.

The Contents window must be displayed before you can use this choice.

A minus sign (-) in a box in front of a topic indicates that there are entries
listed below it that you can remove from display.

Instead of using Collapse branch, you can select the minus sign (-) in front of
a topic or press the (-) key.

A program might not have any lower-level help topics.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Collapse all ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Use Collapse all to remove the display of all lower-level entries for all help
topics in the Contents window.

The Contents window must be displayed before you can use this choice.

A minus sign (-) in a box in front of topics indicates that those help topics
have lower-level entries that you can remove from display.

Instead of using Collapse all, you can press Ctrl and Minus (-).

A program might not have any lower-level help topics.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Index ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Use Help index to display an alphabetic list of references to the help topics
in the active program.

Note:   To see all text of the index entries, maximize the Index window.

 You can select an index entry to display the help topic that is related to
 that index entry.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Contents ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Use Contents to display the table of contents for the active program.  The
table of contents contains the titles of all help topics.

You can select one or more of the topics, one at a time, to view them.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Search Results list ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This window contains a list of help topics or index entries that contain the
word, phrase, or group of characters you searched for.  The window title
contains the word or phrase you searched for, unless you searched in the index.
If you searched in the index, the window title is Index.

You can select one or more of the help topics or index entries, one at a time.
When you select a help topic, each occurrence of the word or phrase you
searched for is indicated by special highlighting.  When you select an index
entry, the related help topic is displayed.  The help topic does not contain
any special highlighting.

After you view a topic, press Esc to remove the topic and return to the list so
that you can select another topic or index entry.

When you have finished viewing topics, you can minimize the window that
contains the list, or you can double-click on the title-bar icon to close the
window.  You return to the topic that was displayed when you started the
search.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Contents Window ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This window contains the table of contents for the active program.  The table
of contents lists the titles of all help topics.

You can select one or more of the topics, one at a time, to view them.

After you view a selected topic, press Esc to remove the topic and return to
the Contents window so you can select another topic.

After viewing the topics, you can minimize the contents window so you can
return to it later, or you can close the window.  When you close the window,
you return to the topic you were viewing before the Contents window was
displayed.

A program might have more than one level of topics.  If so, the list contains
only the highest level when it is displayed.  If a topic contains lower-level
topics, a plus sign (+) is displayed in a box in front of that topic.  Select a
plus sign (+) to display the lower level of topics for that topic.  A minus
sign (-) indicates that you have displayed all lower-level topics.

You can use choices on the Options menu to display or remove some or all of the
lower levels of help topics for one or all help topics.  For example, you can
use the Expand all choice to display every lower-level topic for every help
topic at one time.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Viewed pages ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Use Viewed pages to display a list of the help topics you have viewed since you
started the active program.  Up to 50 topics can be displayed.

A page is one help topic.

You can select one of the help topics to redisplay it.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Viewed Pages list ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This list contains the help topics that you have viewed since you started this
program.  Up to 50 topics can be displayed.

A page is one help topic.

You can select one of the help topics to redisplay it. Each help topic has a
window title that reminds you which topic you are viewing.

A topic might contain words or phrases that are highlighted to indicate that a
definition or a related help topic is available.  Double-click on the word or
phrase (or tab to it and press Enter).

After you view a topic, press Esc to remove the topic and return to the list so
that you can select another topic.

After you have viewed the topics, you can remove the list by minimizing the
window that contains the list or by selecting the Close choice on the window
menu button.  You return to the topic you were viewing before you displayed
this list.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Libraries ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Use Libraries to display a list of the help libraries that are available. These
libraries are defined in the BOOKSHELF environment variable.

When you select the Libraries choice, you see a window that contains a list of
the directory paths for all help libraries that are identified in the BOOKSHELF
environment variable.

You can use the Marked libraries or All libraries radio buttons in the Search
window to look for a word or phrase in one of or all the libraries.

Related information:

 o Help Library: Description
 o Help for Search.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Libraries list ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This list indicates the help libraries that are available. These libraries are
defined in the BOOKSHELF environment variable.

The help libraries are identified in this list by their directory path and file
name.

You can use the Marked libraries or All libraries radio buttons in the Search
window to look for a word or phrase in one of or all the libraries.

Related information:

Help for Search


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Previous ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Use Previous to redisplay the last help topic you viewed.

You can also press Esc to display that help topic.

If there is no help topic that can be redisplayed, the text of this choice is
gray to remind you that you cannot select it.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Use the choices on the Help menu to display:

 o An index of references to the help topics for the active program
 o General information about the contents of the active window
 o General information about the help facility
 o A list and description of keys you can use


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Help index ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Use Help index to display an alphabetic list of references to the help topics
in the active program.

Note:   To see all text of the index entries, maximize the Index window.

 You can select an index entry to display the help topic that is related to
 that index entry.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for the Topic Window ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The topic window displays the topic you selected, for example, a topic from the
Contents window.  The title of the topic is displayed at the top of the window
to remind you which topic you are viewing.  Above that title is another title
that reminds you which document you are viewing.

Highlighted words or phrases indicate that additional information is available
for a topic.  The information might be displayed in another window.  If you are
using a mouse, double-click on the highlighted word or phrase.  If you are
using a keyboard, tab to the word or phrase then press Enter. Press Esc if you
want to remove the new information and return to the previous information.

You can save the current topic for viewing later by minimizing the window.  An
icon is displayed in the window with text below it that indicates which topic
was minimized.  Select the icon when you want to view that topic again.

You can mark this topic for viewing later by selecting the Bookmark choice on
the Services menu.

You can display the index for this document by selecting the Index choice on
the Options menu.

You can display the table of contents (title of all topics) for this document
by selecting the Contents choice on the Options menu.

You can display a list of the topics you have viewed since you opened the
document, up to 50 topics.  Use the Viewed pages choice on the Options menu to
display the list.  Select one of the topics in the list to display that topic.

You can open a new window to display another topic at the same time you are
viewing a topic in the active topic window. Use the New window choice on the
Services menu.

You can use choices on the Services menu to find, print, or copy information in
the topics of this document or other documents.

You can use the choices on the Help menu topic window to:

 o Display an index of references to help topics for the document you are
   viewing
 o Display general information about viewing a document
 o Display a list and description of keys you can use
 o Find out how to get help for menu bar and menu choices, lists, radio
   buttons, entry fields, or push buttons, and find out how to get additional
   information for words or phrases that have special highlighting
 o Display the product information for the document you are viewing.

 You can press Esc to remove the current topic and return to the previous
 topic, if there is one. If there is no previous topic to be re-displayed, the
 Contents window is re-displayed.

 You can close the document by selecting the Exit choice on the Services menu.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Index Window ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This window contains a list of alphabetic references to the help topics in the
active program.

You can select an index entry to display the help topic that is related to that
index entry.

After you have viewed the selected topic, press Esc to remove the topic and
return to the Index window so you can select another index entry.

After viewing the topics, you can minimize the window so you can return to it
later, or you can close the window.  When you close the window, you return to
the topic you were viewing before the index window was displayed.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for General help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Use General help to display information about the contents of the active
window.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Keys help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Use Keys help to display a description about each key you can use in the active
program.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Using help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Use Using help to find out how to use the help facility.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Forward ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select Forward to display the next topic in the table of contents.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Back ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select Back to display the previous topic in the table of contents.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Key Assignments ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

When two key names are joined by a plus sign (+), use these two keys together.
Press and hold down the first key and then press the second key.

The following is a list of the shortcut keys for online documents:

 F3 or Alt+F4
      Close the active online document.
 Alt+F5
      Restore the active online document.
 Alt+F7
      Move the active online document.
 Alt+F8
      Size the active online document.
 Alt+F9
      Minimize the active online document.
 Alt+F10
      Maximize the active online document.
 Arrow keys
      Move among choices.
 Ctrl+PgDn
      Scroll the contents of a window right one page.
 Ctrl+PgUp
      Scroll the contents of a window left one page.
 Esc
      Remove a menu that is displayed below a menu-bar choice or the the window
      menu button.
 F10
      Switch to the menu bar.
 PgUp
      Scroll the contents of a window up one page.
 PgDn
      Scroll the contents of a window down one page.
 Alt+Spacebar
      Switch to or from the window menu button.
 Underlined letter
      Select a choice in a menu bar or in a menu.

 From the active Contents window or an active topic window:

 Ctrl+H
      Display a list of all the document topics you have viewed.
 Ctrl+I
      Display the index for the topics of the online document.
 Ctrl+L
      Display a list of libraries that contain the topics of online documents.
 Ctrl+N
      Open a new window to display the section selected at the Contents ,
      Result List, Index or Viewed Pages window.
 Ctrl+S
      Search for a word or phrase in document topics.

 From the active Contents window:

 Ctrl+* (Asterisk)
      Display all levels of the table of contents.
 Ctrl+- (Minus)
      Remove all sub-topics from the table of contents.
 + (Plus)
      Display one more level of topics in the table of contents.
 * (Asterisk)
      Display all sub-topics for one topic in the table of contents.
 - (Minus)
      Remove all sub-topics from one topic in the table of contents.

 From an active topic window:

 Ctrl+A
      Copy the displayed document topic and add it to the end of a temporary
      file.
 Ctrl+B
      Set a bookmark in the online document.
 Ctrl+C
      Display the table of contents for the document.
 Ctrl+F
      Copy the displayed document topic to a temporary file.
 Ctrl+Ins
      Copy the displayed document topic to the clipboard.
 Ctrl+F4
      Close the topic window.
 Ctrl+F5
      Restore the topic window.
 Ctrl+F7
      Move the topic window.
 Ctrl+F8
      Size the topic window.
 Ctrl+F9
      Minimize the topic window.
 Ctrl+F10
      Maximize the topic window.
 Shift+F4
      Close the footnote or split window.
 Shift+F5
      Restore the footnote or split window.
 Shift+F7
      Move the footnote or split window.
 Shift+F8
      Size the footnote or split window.
 Shift+F9
      Minimize the footnote or split window.
 Shift+F10
      Maximize the footnote or split window.
 Esc
      Display the previous document topic.
 Tab
      Move to the next word or phrase that has special highlighting.