9

Using the HTML He lp Viewer 875
• If you use a particular help topic often, you can
add it to your favorites list (page 3–878).
•Right-clicktheContentsorFavoritestaborthe
Topic pane for shortcut menu commands.
Comments
Each topic in the online version of this document
ends with a Com ments link. When you click
Comments, the Help Viewer displays a dialog you
can use to send us comments or requests about
that topic. We’l l use that information when we
revise the do c umentation set for a future release.
Tip: Frequently check the downlo ads section on
the 3ds Max support site for updated releases of
our online references. Access it from Help menu >
3ds Max on the Web > Online Support.
See also
Finding Information Fast (page 3–874)
Searching for Help Topics (page 3–876)
Note: Mo st of information about using the
HTML Help Viewer has b een supplied directly by
Microsoft. It has been made freely available for
inclusioninHTMLhelpprojectssuchasthisone.
This information has been edited and reformatted
to match that of the other online information
systems shipping with the software.
Pr ocedur es
To find a help topic:
1.
In the Navigation pane, click one of the
following tabs:
• To browse through a table of contents, click
theContentstab.Thetableofcontentsisan
expandable list of important topics.
• To see a list of index entries, click the Index
tab, and then type a word or scroll through
the list. Topics are often indexed under more
than one entry.
• To locate every occurrence of a word or
phrase that may b e contained in a help file,
click the Search tab, and then type the word.
For details on searching, see Searching for
Help Topics (page 3–876) .
2. Click the contents entry, index entry, or search
results entry to display the corresponding topic.
To copy a help topic:
1.
IntheTopicpane,right-clickthetopicyouwant
to copy, and then click Select All.
2. Right-click again, and then click Copy. This
copiesthetopictotheClipboard.
3. Open the document you want to copy the topic
to.
4. P osition your cursor where you want the
information to appear.
5. On the Edit menu, click Paste.
To copy onl y pa rt of a topi c:
• Selectthetextyouwanttocopy,right-click,and
then click Copy.
To pr int the current hel p topic:
• Right-click a topic, and then click Print.
If you print from the Contents tab (by
rig ht-clicking an entry, and t hen clicking Print)
you will see options to print only the current
topic, or the current topic and all subtopics.
To hide or show the Navigation pane:
• On the toolbar, click Hide or Show to close or
display the Navigation pane, which contains the
Contents, Index, Search, and Favorites tabs.
If you close the Help Viewer with the Navigation
pane hidden, it will appear that way when you
open the Help Viewer again.