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| <h2>Navigating help topics</h2> |
| <p>You can browse help topics using the <a href="#help_window">Help window</a> or <a href="#help_view">Help view</a>. |
| Which one you use is simply a matter of preference; the view is well integrated with the workbench and is good for |
| quick help lookups. The Help window, on the other hand, has more real estate and may be preferable for longer |
| reading.</p> |
| <h3><a name="help_window" id="help_window">Using the Help window</a></h3> |
| <p>The Help window is a window separate from the workbench used exclusively for browsing, searching, and printing |
| help. To open the window, select <b>Help > Help Contents</b> from the menu. This opens the help window with the |
| Contents view visible, which shows the table of contents.</p> |
| <p>To navigate the Help window:</p> |
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| <li>Find the topic you want to read in the table of contents by clicking to expand the subtopics.</li> |
| <li>Most topics provide a list of links to related topics at the bottom. Follow these links to learn more.</li> |
| <li>Use the <img src="../images/backward_nav.svg" alt="Go back" border="0"> <b>Go Back</b> and <img src= |
| "../images/forward_nav.svg" alt="Go forward" border="0"> <b>Go Forward</b> buttons to navigate back and forth. |
| These behave the same way as in Web browsers.</li> |
| <li>Use the <img src="../images/home_nav.svg" alt="Home" border="0"> <b>Home</b> button to return to the help home |
| page as shown above.</li> |
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| <h4>Maximizing help frames</h4> |
| <p>The two main frames of the Help window can be maximized to take up the entire window. To maximize a frame, click |
| the <img src="../images/maximize.svg" alt="Maximize button" border="0"> <b>Maximize</b> button in the toolbar, or |
| double click on the view's title header. To return the view to its original size, click the <img src= |
| "../images/restore.svg" alt="Restore button" border="0"> <b>Restore</b> button or double click the title header |
| again.</p> |
| <h4>Printing help</h4> |
| <p>To print a topic from the Help window:</p> |
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| <li>Select the topic in the navigation frame.</li> |
| <li>Click the <img src="../images/nav_print.svg" alt="Print button" border="0"> <b>Print</b> button in the Help |
| toolbar.</li> |
| <li>Select the desired printer settings, and click <b>Print</b>.</li> |
| </ol> |
| <h3><a name="help_view" id="help_view">Using the Help view</a></h3> |
| <p>The <a href="../concepts/help_view.htm">Help view</a> provides the same features as the Help window, but in the |
| same window as the workbench instead of a separate one.</p> |
| <h4>Show in table of contents</h4> |
| <p>While reading a topic, you can find out where the topic is located in the table of contents by clicking the |
| <img src="../images/synch_toc_nav.svg" alt="Show in Table of Contents button" border="0"> <strong>Show in table of |
| contents</strong> button in the toolbar. This will display the table of contents with the topic highlighted.</p> |
| <h3 class="related">Related concepts</h3><a href="../concepts/help.htm">Help</a><br> |
| <a href="../concepts/help_view.htm">Help view</a> |
| <h3 class="related">Related tasks</h3><a href="help_search.htm">Searching help</a><br> |
| <a href="help_context.htm">Accessing context-sensitive help</a><br> |
| <a href="help_settings.htm">Help display settings</a> |
| <h3 class="related">Related reference</h3><a href="../reference/help_preferences.htm">Help preferences</a> |
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