Find Information in Help (Concept)

Find Information in Help

The tabs on the left side of the Help window provide different methods for finding information.

To locate a specific word or phrase in the current topic, click in the topic text and press the CTRL+F keys.

Contents Tab

Presents an overview of the available documentation in a list of topics and subtopics.
Allows you to browse by selecting and expanding topics.
Provides a structure so you can always see where you are in Help and quickly jump to other topics.

Index Tab

Displays an alphabetical list of keywords related to the topics listed on the Contents tab.
Accesses information quickly when you already know the name of a feature, command, or operation, or when you know what action you want the program to perform.

Search Tab

Provides a keyword search of all the topics listed on the Contents tab.
Accepts the Boolean operators AND, OR, NOT, and NEAR.
Accepts the wildcards *, ?, and ~.
Allows you to perform a search for a phrase when the phrase is enclosed in double quotes.
Displays a ranked list of topics that contain the word or words entered in the keyword field.
Arranges the results alphabetically by title or by location if you click on the Title and Location column headings.