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When you click a “book” icon on the Contents tab, the Topic pane on the right side
immediately displays the introductory or first topic in that section. This differs from previous
behavior, in which the first topic was a separate entry in the table of contents and needed
to be accessed separately from the “book” container.
The screen shots in this document show the default user interface colors. Other color sets
for the user interface are available. You can choose them, or create your own, using the
Colors tab on page 7505 in the Customize User Interface dialog on page 7489 .
See also:
■ Finding Information Fast on page 7648
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Using the HTML Help Viewer on page 7650
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Searching for Help Topics on page 7652
■
Help Menu on page 7281
Finding Information Fast
Use the Navigation pane in the Help Window to get to information quickly.
It contains tabs that let you use Contents, Index, or Search techniques to get
to topics you need.
Contents Tab
The Contents tab displays the main sections of this online system as book
icons. When you click a book, it expands to show the list of topics contained
within it, like chapters in hardcopy books.
To go to a topic from the Contents tab:
1 Click the Contents tab to display the Table of Contents view.
2 Click the book icon representing the area for which you want information.
The Topic pane on the right displays the introductory topic for that
section. In most cases, the topic contains an overview of the section
contents plus a list of relevant links. In some cases, the topic consists
exclusively of links to other topics in the section.
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