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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 Select Help in a notebook
o Press F1 in any window that has a Help choice on a menu bar
o Select Help on the title bar icon of an OS/2* or DOS session
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 pop-up menus
o title-bar icons
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 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 title bar icon or select the Close choice on the
title bar icon 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
o Minimizing Help Topics.


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 OS/2 operating system is first started and you
have a color display, those words or phrases have red characters.


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

A help section is one help topic for the active program.  For example, while
you are using the OS/2 System Editor, you can use the All sections radio button
to look for a word or phrase in all help topics for the OS/2 System Editor.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help Library: Description ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

A help library is a group of files that contain help topics for one or more
programs.  A help library is stored in a subdirectory of the OS/2* operating
system.

For example, the \OS2\HELP subdirectory of the OS/2 operating system contains
all help topics for all the programs that were installed when the operating
system was installed.

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 title bar icon.


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 title bar icon.

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
o Cancel 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
o Marking Topics in Contents Window.


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.

For example, you are viewing a help topic for the OS/2 System Editor, select
All sections to search all the helps for the System Editor.

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.

You do not have to type a complete word or use an asterisk to find a group of
characters in the index.


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.  For example, to search the operating system help library,
you would select \OS2\HELP from the list.

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
o Marking topics in the contents window


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 Search Results Window 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 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.

 1. Select one 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 field, select from the list below:

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


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
o Marking Topics in Contents Window.


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 Yes push
button if you want to print every help topic.  Select the No 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, such as the OS/2 System
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, such as the OS/2 System
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 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 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 system
menu.  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 by the help environment variable in the CONFIG.SYS
file.

When you select the Libraries choice, you see a window that contains a list of
the directory path for all help libraries that are identified in the
CONFIG.SYS.  For example, the list contains \OS2\HELP, the directory path for
the operating system help library.

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 by the help environment variable in the CONFIG.SYS file.

The help libraries are identified in this list by their directory path and file
name.  For example, the list contains \OS2\HELP, the directory path for the
operating system help library.

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
o Product information for the active program.


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 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 Product Information ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Use Product Information to display the ownership information for the active
program.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for the Title Bar Icon ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Use the choices on the title-bar icon to:

o Change a window to its previous size
o Change an icon to its previous window size
o Move a window or icon
o Change the size of a window
o Minimize or hide a window
o Close a window
o Switch to the Window List.

Not all choices are available for all windows.  In some windows, you can only
move or close the window or switch to the Window List.

In an OS/2 and DOS session, the following choices might be available:

o Display help for the OS/2 or DOS full screen or window
o Switch from DOS window to DOS full screen
o Change the size of the characters that are displayed in active session
o Turn scrolling on or off
o Mark text or graphics for copying or pasting to the OS/2 clipboard
o Copy marked text or graphics to the OS/2 clipboard
o Copy the text or graphics from the OS/2 clipboard to the active session
o Change the settings for programs that run in a DOS session.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Restore ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Use Restore to change the size of a window from full-screen back to its
original size, or to change an icon back to its original window size.

You can also restore a window by selecting the restore button to the right of
the window title.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Move ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Use Move to relocate an open window to another area of the screen.

The size of the window does not change.

To move a window:

 1. Select Move.
 2. Move the mouse or use the arrow keys to drag the outline of the window to a
    new location on the screen.
 3. Click mouse button 1 or 2, or press Enter.

To move a window without using the title-bar-icon menu:

 1. Move the mouse pointer to the window title.
 2. Press and hold down mouse button 1 or 2.
 3. Move the mouse to drag the outline of the window to a new location on the
    screen.
 4. Release the mouse button.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Size ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Use Size to make a window larger or smaller.

 1. Select Size.
 2. Move the mouse or the arrow keys to move the outline of the border to a new
    location.
 3. Click on mouse button 1 or 2, or press Enter.

To size a window without using the title-bar-icon menu:

 1. Move the mouse to a border of the window until the mouse pointer changes to
    a double arrow.
 2. Hold down mouse button 1 or 2.
 3. Move the mouse to drag the outline of the border to a new location on the
    screen.
 4. Release the mouse button.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Minimize ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Use Minimize to remove the window from the screen and place its icon, by
default, in the Minimized Window Viewer.

You can also minimize a window by selecting the minimize button to the right of
the window title.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Hide ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Use Hide to remove the window from the screen and place the object title in the
Window list.

You can also hide a window by selecting the hide button to the right of the
window title.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Maximize ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Use Maximize to enlarge the window to its largest possible size.

You can also maximize a window by selecting the maximize button located in the
upper right corner of the window.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Close ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Use Close to remove the selected window.  Sometimes when you close a window,
you close the object that window is related to.  For example, if you close the
window for a folder, the folder is closed when the window is removed.  If you
close the primary window of a program object, the program is ended when the
window is removed.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Window List ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Use Window list to display the Window List.

From the Window List, you can:

o Switch to an open object
o Close an open object.

Some objects, such as the Print object, cannot be closed from the Window List.
They can only be closed as part of the OS/2* operating system shutdown.


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> Help for Tutorial ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select Tutorial to display tutorial information.