Navigating Using Shortcut Keys

The following keyboard shortcuts can be used for navigation in help.

For the Contents tab:

To

Press

Display the Contents tab.

ALT+C

Expand and collapse a book or folder.

PLUS SIGN and MINUS SIGN, or LEFT ARROW and RIGHT ARROW

Select a topic.

DOWN ARROW and UP ARROW

Display the selected topic.

ENTER

For the Index tab:

To

Press

Display the Index tab.

ALT+N

Place the cursor in the Type in the keyword to find text box.

ALT+W

Select a keyword in the list.

UP ARROW and DOWN ARROW

Display the selected topic.

ALT+D, or ENTER

For the Search tab:

To

Press

Display the Search tab.

ALT+S

Type a keyword to search for.

ALT+W, and then type the word

Start a search.

ALT+L

Select a topic in the results list.

ALT+T, and then UP ARROW and DOWN ARROW

Display the selected topic.

ALT+D, or ENTER

Search for a keyword in the results list of a prior search, or to clear this check box.

ALT+U

Search for words similar to the keyword, or to clear this check box. For example, to find words like "running" and "runs" for the keyword "run".

ALT+M

Search through topic titles only, or to clear this check box.

ALT+R

For the Favorites tab:

To

Press

Display the Favorites tab.

ALT+I

Add the currently displayed topic to the Topics list.

ALT+A

Select a topic in the Topics list.

ALT+P and then UP ARROW and DOWN ARROW

Display the selected topic.

ALT+D

Remove the selected topic from the list.

ALT+R