Help Viewer Keyboard Shortcuts
If your mouse is unavailable or if you prefer using your keyboard, you can use the following keyboard commands to navigate within the Help Viewer.
Help Viewer keyboard shortcuts
| Press |
To |
| ALT+SPACEBAR |
Display the system menu. |
| SHIFT+F10 |
Display the Help Viewer shortcut menu.
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- Use this shortcut when the focus is in the topic pane.
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| ALT+TAB |
Switch between the Help Viewer and other open windows. |
| ALT+O |
Display the Options menu. |
| ALT+O, and then press T |
Hide or show the navigation pane. |
| CTRL+TAB |
Switch to the next tab in the navigation pane. |
| CTRL+SHIFT+TAB |
Switch to the previous tab in the navigation pane. |
| UP ARROW |
Move up one topic in the table of contents, index, or search results list. |
| DOWN ARROW |
Move down one topic in the table of contents, index, or search results list. |
| PAGE UP |
Move up one page in the table of contents, index, or search results list. |
| PAGE DOWN |
Move down one page in the table of contents, index, or search results list. |
| F6 |
Switch focus between the navigation pane and the topic pane. |
| ALT+O, and then press R |
Refresh the topic that appears in the topic pane. |
| UP ARROW or DOWN ARROW |
Scroll through a topic. |
| CTRL+HOME |
Move to the beginning of a topic. |
| CTRL+END |
Move to the end of a topic. |
| CTRL+A |
Highlight all text in the topic pane. |
| ALT+O, and then press P |
Print a topic. |
| ALT+O, and then press B |
Move back to the previously viewed topic. |
| ALT+O, and then press F |
Move forward to the next (previously viewed) topic. |
| ALT+F4 |
Close the Help Viewer. |
Contents tab keyboard shortcuts
| Press |
To |
| ALT+C |
Display the Contents tab. |
| RIGHT ARROW |
Open a book. |
| LEFT ARROW |
Close a book. |
| BACKSPACE |
Return to the previous open book. |
| UP ARROW or DOWN ARROW |
Select a topic. |
| ENTER |
Display the selected topic. |
Index tab keyboard shortcuts
| Press |
To |
| ALT+N |
Display the Index tab. |
| UP ARROW or DOWN ARROW |
Select a keyword in the list. |
| ALT+D or ENTER |
Display the associated topic. |
Search tab keyboard shortcuts
| Press |
To |
| ALT+S |
Display the Search tab. |
| ALT+L |
Start a search. |
| ALT+D or ENTER |
Display the selected topic. |
Favorites tab keyboard shortcuts
| Press |
To |
| ALT+I |
Display the Favorites tab. |
| ALT+A |
Add a topic to the Topics list. |
| ALT+P |
Select a topic in the Topics list.
Note
- Use this shortcut when the focus is in the topic pane and you want to move to the Topics list.
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| ALT+R |
Remove a topic from the Topics list. |
| ALT+D |
Display a topic from the Topics list. |
See Also
Printing a Help Topic
Bookmarking a Help Topic
Searching for a Help Topic
Using Language Filtering
Copying a Help Topic
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