If you do not have a mouse or else prefer to use the keyboard, you can use the following keyboard commands for navigating in the help display.
If you wish to extend the headings mentioned below through the keyboard, press F6 to switch from the Help Navigation Window to the Topics window. Press TAB to highlight the desired heading for the short-cut key and then press ENTER to extend the list of the entries.
Short-cut keys in the help display
Short-cut key |
Purpose |
ALT+SPACEBAR |
Display the system menu |
SHIFT+F10 |
Display the context menu of the help display |
ALT+TAB |
Switch between the help display and other open windows |
ALT+O |
Display the menu "Options" |
ALT+O and then T |
Show or hide the navigation window |
UP ARROW |
Switch to the topic displayed above the current topic in the Contents, in the Index or in the list of the search results |
DOWN ARROW |
Switch to the topic displayed below the current topic in the Contents, in the Index or in the list of the search results. |
PAGE UP |
Switch to the previous page in the Contents, in the Index or in the list of the search results |
PAGE DOWN |
Switch to the next page in the Contents, in the Index or in the list of the search results |
F6 |
Switch between the navigation and the topics window |
ALT+O and then K |
Update the display of the topic displayed in the topics window |
UP ARROW or DOWN ARROW |
Browse through a topic |
CTRL+HOME |
Go to the start of the topic |
CTRL+END |
Go to the end of a topic |
CTRL+A |
Highlight all the text in a window |
ALT+O and then D |
Print a topic |
ALT+O and then Z |
Go back to the topic displayed earlier |
ALT+O and then V |
Go forward to the next topic (displayed earlier) |
ALT+F4 |
Close the help display |
Short-cut keys in the tab "Contents"
Short-cut key |
Purpose |
ALT+I |
Display the tab Contents |
RIGHT ARROW |
Open a book |
LEFT ARROW |
Close a book |
BACKSPACE |
Return to the previously open book |
UP ARROW or DOWN ARROW |
Highlight a topic |
ENTER KEY |
Display the selected help topic |
Short-cut keys in the tab "Index"
Short-cut key |
Purpose |
ALT+N |
Display the tab Index |
UP ARROW or DOWN ARROW |
Highlight a key word in the list |
ALT+Z or ENTER KEY |
Display the assigned help topic |
Short-cut keys in the tab "Search"
Short-cut key |
Purpose |
ALT+S |
Display the tab Search |
ALT+L |
Start a search |
ALT+Z or ENTER KEY |
Display the selected help topic |
Short-cut keys in the tab "Favorites"
Short-cut key |
Purpose |
ALT+F |
Display the tab Favorites |
ALT+H |
Insert a help topic in the list of Topics |
ALT+P |
Highlight a help topic in the list of Topics |
ALT+E |
Delete a help topic from the list of Topics |
ALT+Z |
Display a help topic in the list of Topics |