Using Help

Keyboard shortcuts
To: Press:
Display the Help window F1
Switch between the Help topic and the Contents, Index, Search pane F6
Display the Options menu to access the commands on the Help toolbar ALT+O
Hide or show the pane with the Contents, Index, and Search tabs ALT+O and then press T
Display one of the previously viewed topics ALT+O and then press B to go back or F to go forward
Return to the specified home page ALT+O and then press H
Stop the Help window from opening a Help topic (useful if you want to stop a Web page from downloading) ALT+O and then press S
Open the Internet Options dialog box for Microsoft Internet Explorer, where you can change accessibility settings ALT+O and then press I
Refresh the topic (when viewing a Web page) ALT+O and then press R
Print all topics in the current book or the selected topic only ALT+O and then press P
Close the Help window ALT+F4

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Contents, Index, and Search panes

Press F6 to switch from the Help topic to the Contents, Index, Search pane.

To: Press:
Switch to the next tab CTRL+TAB
Switch to the Contents tab ALT+C
Switch to the Search tab ALT+S
Switch to the Index tab ALT+N
Open a selected book or Help topic ENTER
Select the next book or Help topic DOWN ARROW
Select the previous book or Help topic UP ARROW
Display the shortcut menu SHIFT+F10

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Navigating Help

Press F6 to switch from the Contents, Index, Search pane to the open Help topic.

To: Press:
Go to the next Help topic ALT+RIGHT ARROW
Go to the previous Help topic ALT+LEFT ARROW
Select the next hidden text or hyperlink TAB
Select the previous hidden text or hyperlink SHIFT+TAB
Perform the action for the selected hidden text or hyperlink ENTER
Scroll toward the beginning or end of a Help topic UP ARROW or DOWN ARROW
Scroll toward the beginning or end of a Help topic in large increments PAGE UP or PAGE DOWN
Go to the beginning or end of a Help topic HOME or END
Print the current Help topic CTRL+P
Select the entire Help topic CTRL+A
Copy the selected items to the Clipboard CTRL+C
Display a shortcut menu SHIFT+F10

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Viewing search results

To select a topic, use the UP ARROW or DOWN ARROW keys, and then press ENTER to open the topic in the Help window.

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