When you access help, a Web version of the documentation is displayed in a Web-based view. You can choose to view a local help (.chm) file, for example, if your Internet connection is slow or unavailable.
Web-based help includes these features:
| Search |
Identify relevant topics using relevancy ranking, spelling correction, short descriptions in search result views, and guided navigation.
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| Topic Navigation |
Navigate using next and previous topic buttons, as well as breadcrumb trails at the top of help topics.
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| Feedback |
Provide feedback directly to the documentation team on individual help topics.
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| Up-to-Date Documentation |
Access updated Web help, so you never need to download large compiled help (.chm) files.
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To access and use help:
- Do one or more of the following:
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| To switch between Web help and local help: |
Select or clear . |
| To access the currently enabled help:
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- Click to open the welcome page.
- Click Help, click
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- Click the flyout menu of Help options in the Menu Bar
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| To select a topic: |
Use the Contents pane (Web help or the Contents tab (local help). |
| To perform a search (Web help): |
- Enter a term and click Search.
- View search result descriptions to determine the best match. Beneath each description is a breadcrumb trail that reflects the topic hierarchy.
- Narrow the search results by selecting a category on the left.
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| To perform a search (local help): |
- Click the Search tab, enter a term, and click List Topics. Select a topic and click Display.
- Create Boolean searches using "AND," "OR," "NOT," and "NEAR."
- Select Search previous results to use only the previously found topics for the next search. This allows you to narrow down your search by adding keywords.
- Select Match similar words to highlight similar words in the found topics. For example, if you search for "open," topics with both "open" and "opening" are found.
- Select Search titles only to find only topics with the keyword in the title.
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