When viewing help, you can maximize the viewer or resize it. The buttons to change the window size are located in the upper-right corner of the window.
To Resize the HTML Help Viewer
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To minimize the window |
Click Minimize to shrink the viewer so it is displayed in the Windows task bar. Right-click this button and select Restore to display the Help viewer. |
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To maximize the window |
Click Maximize to maximize the window so it occupies the entire desktop area. |
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To restore the viewer to its default size |
Click Restore to restore the viewer to its default size. |
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To manually resize the viewer |
Place the pointer over the edge of the viewer so it turns into a line with arrows. Press the left mouse button and drag up, down, left or right. The viewer is resized after you release the mouse button. |
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Left-hand tabs |
You can view or hide the left-hand tabs, depending on how you like to work. When you close the tabs, the right-hand pane is maximized so you can see as much topic content as the size of the HTML Help viewer permits. |
To Open and Close Left-hand Tabs
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Close the left-hand tabs from view |
Click Hide. |
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Open the left-hand tabs |
Click Show. |
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Navigation |
Just like a browser, the HTML Help viewer includes Back and Forward buttons for navigating. |
To Use the Navigation Buttons
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Return to the previously viewed topic |
Click Back. |
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Options menu |
The Options button opens a menu with selections for hiding the left-hand tabs, going back and forward, stopping a topic or Web page from loading, refreshing the information displayed in the window, printing, and turning search highlighting ON or OFF. You can also access Internet options from this menu. |