Get the Most From the Help System

The help system provides you with three tools that help you find the information you need.

• Table of contents – Provides the list of topics organized into chapters. You can review each of the chapter contents to locate the topic you want to read.
• Index – Provides a way to look up topics with the information you need to know. Identify a key word or concept, and look it up alphabetically in the index. For each index term, there are one or more topics that contain the information you want.
• Links – Provide a quick method to jump from one topic to a related topic. Any underlined text in a help topic provides a link to a related topic.

Navigation Tools

You can use the following tools to move through the help system topics.

• Up and down arrows at the top of each topic let you move forward or backward through the topics using the table of contents. Using the arrows, you move through every topic in the help system.
• Scroll bars on the sides of the topics allow you to read information that did not fit in the help window.

If your help window is smaller than the screen, a scroll bar may appear across the bottom to allow you to scroll left and right.

Display Tools & Tips

You can use the following tools to change the way that the help system displays on your computer.

• You can make the help window fill your screen by clicking on the Maximize button (square) in the upper right corner.
• You can make the help window smaller than the whole screen by clicking on the Restore Down button (overlapping squares) in the upper right corner.

These tools and tips cover standard Windows features. If you need assistance with them, consult your organization's help desk.

When the help window is smaller than your screen, you can adjust its height and width by placing the mouse over the side, top, or bottom screen border and dragging it to make the window larger or smaller.

• The help topic contents adjust to the width of the help system window. There are a few places in the help, including tables and screen captures, that may not fit into the adjusted screen width. Use the left and right scroll bar to view wide content.
• You can move a help window that is smaller than the screen to any location on your screen by clicking on the blue title bar across the top and dragging the window to the desired location.