Most help topics include a list of related topics in the additional topics area. To see one of these additional topics, position the pointer over the topic you want and double click MB1. To see a list of all topics, choose Title... from the Search menu. To continue on this tour, double click on Returning to Previous Topics from the list of additional topics below.
1 – buttons_goback
There are two buttons at the bottom of the Help window, labeled Go Back and Exit. Clicking on the Go Back button displays the previous topic. This is useful if you want to review something, or if you find that you have taken the wrong path and you are not getting the help you thought you were going to get. Each time you click on the Go Back button, the next previous topic is displayed, until you return to the first frame. If the topic you want to see is a long way back, use the History... menu option from the Search menu.
2 – cshelp
Context-sensitive help is a way of getting the information you need without starting from the overview topic. It allows you to access information based on the context you are working in. To use this feature, you press the Help button on the keyboard, move the pointer over the subject on the screen that you want help on, then click MB1. This operation is just like using the Shift key on a typewriter. You hold down the Help key until you press and release MB1, then release the Help key. If context-sensitive help is available on the subject you have chosen, it is displayed by the Help system, just as it would be if you had found the information by navigating from the Overview. If there is no context-sensitive help on your chosen topic, nothing will happen. In this case, access help by choosing the Overview menu item from the Help menu.
3 – buttons_exit
There are two buttons in the Help window, labeled Exit and Go Back. Selecting the Exit button closes the Help window and returns control to the application you were running when you asked for help. For information on other Help features, make an appropriate selection from the list of additional topics. Select one of the menus to look at some advanced help features.
4 – Over guide window
The Help window is split into three sections. Like all DECwindows applications, the top section is a menu bar. The menus in the Help menu bar are File, Edit, View, Search, and Using Help. Under the menu bar is the topic title and the help text describing the particular topic. For example, this is the second paragraph of help text in the topic titled Help Window. Under the help text is a section called Additional Topics. This is a list of other topic titles that are relevant to the information provided in the current topic. For example, two of the additional topics below are called Help Texts and List of Additional Topics. To find out more about a particular section of the help window, select it from the list below.
4.1 – over_guide_help_frame
The help text is the part of the window where the information itself is displayed.
4.2 – over_guide_list_box
The list of additional topics identifies topics that can be selected from the current help topic. Double click on a topic to select it.