To move forward to the next topic (provided you have viewed it

ALT+RIGHT ARROW, or ALT+O, and then

just previously).

press F

To turn on or off search highlighting.

ALT+O, and then press O

To refresh the topic that appears in the Topic pane (this is

F5, or ALT+O, and then press R

useful if you have linked to a Web page).

 

To return to the home page (help authors can specify a home

ALT+O, and then press H

page for a help system).

 

To stop the viewer from opening a page (this is also useful if

ALT+O, and then press S

you are linking to the Web and want to stop a page from

 

downloading).

 

To jump to a predetermined topic or Web page. The help

ALT+O, and then press 1 or 2

author who builds a compiled help (.chm) file can add two

 

links, on the Options menu, to important topics or Web pages.

 

When you select a Jump command you go to one of those

 

topics or Web pages.

 

To switch between the Navigation pane and the Topic pane.

F6

To scroll through a topic.

UP ARROW and DOWN ARROW, or PAGE UP

 

and PAGE DOWN

To scroll through all the links in a topic or through all the

TAB

options on a Navigation pane tab.

 

Shortcut keys for the Contents tab

To display the Contents tab.

To open and close a book or folder.

To select a topic.

To display the selected topic.

ALT+C

PLUS SIGN (+) and MINUS SIGN (-), or LEFT ARROW and RIGHT ARROW

UP ARROW and DOWN ARROW

ENTER

Shortcut keys for the Index tab

To display the Index tab.

To type a keyword to search for. To select a keyword in the list. To display the associated topic.

ALT+N

ALT+W, and then type the word UP ARROW and DOWN ARROW

ALT+D

Shortcut keys for the Search tab

To display the Search tab.

To type a keyword to search for.

To start a search.

To select a topic in the results list.

To display the selected topic.

ALT+S

ALT+W, and then type the word

ALT+L

ALT+T, and then UP ARROW and DOWN ARROW

ALT+D

The following options are only available if full-text search is enabled.

To search for a keyword in the result list of a prior search.

ALT+U

To search for words similar to the keyword. For example, to

ALT+M

find words like “running” and “runs” for the keyword “run.”

 

To only search through topic titles.

ALT+R

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