There are many keyboard shortcuts you can use to increase your productivity. Many users find it more appropriate to use these keyboard shortcuts to access topics, instead of clicking.
| To | Press |
|---|---|
| Close the Help Viewer | ALT+F4 |
| Display the Options menu | ALT+O |
| Hide or show the Navigation pane | ALT+O, and then T |
| Print a topic | ALT+O, and then P |
| Move back to the previous topic | ALT+LEFT ARROW |
| Move forward to the next topic (provided you have viewed it just previously) | ALT+RIGHT ARROW |
| Turn on or off search highlighting. | ALT+O, and then O |
| Return to the help file home page | ALT+O, and then H |
| Switch between the Navigation pane and the Topic pane | F6 |
| Scroll through all the links in a topic or through all the options on a Navigation pane tab | TAB |
| Display context (right click) menu [see the User Preferences section] | SHIFT+F10 |
| To | Press |
|---|---|
| Display the Contents tab | ALT+C |
| Open and close 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 |
| To | Press |
|---|---|
| Display the Index tab | ALT+N |
| Type a keyword to search for | ALT+W, and then type the word |
| Select a keyword in the list | UP ARROW and DOWN ARROW |
| Display the associated topic | ENTER or ALT+D |
| 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 | ENTER or ALT+D |
| Search for a keyword in the result list of a prior search | ALT+U |
| Search for words similar to the keyword. For example, to find words like "running" and "runs" for the keyword "run" | ALT+M |
| Only search through topic titles | ALT+R |
| To | Press |
|---|---|
| Display the Favorites tab | ALT+I |
| Add the currently displayed topic to the Favorites list | ALT+A |
| Select a topic in the Favorites list | ALT+P, and then UP ARROW and DOWN ARROW |
| Display the selected topic | ENTER or ALT+D |
| Remove the selected topic from the list | ALT+R |
| To | Press |
|---|---|
| Index Lookup | Select the words you would like to look up and press F1 |
| Find on page | CTRL+F, and then adjust options |
| Refresh page | F5 |