Accessibility Features of Microsoft Help Viewer 1.1
Microsoft Help Viewer 1.1 consists of the Local Help Viewer, Help Library Agent, and Help Library Manager. The Local Help Viewer is new in 1.1, and displays local (offline) content that you download to your computer. The Help Library Agent is a tray application that manages hyperlink and F1 query resolution. The Help Library Manager adds content to, and removes content from, the local help store. Content can be added either from media or from the MSDN Library website.
Accessibility Features of Local Help Viewer
When your current setting is local help, you can use the Local Help Viewer to view locally installed Help content.
You can use the following shortcuts from the Local Help Viewer.
To do this |
Use this keyboard shortcut |
|---|---|
Move to next feature (the active feature will become highlighted with a dotted box around it) |
Tab |
Move forward through viewer content |
Alt+Right Arrow |
Move back through viewer content |
Alt+Left Arrow |
Preview current topic before printing |
Ctrl+F2 |
Print current topic |
Ctrl+P (or Alt+P from Print Preview window) |
Move to the Search box |
Ctrl+E |
Activate the Contents tab |
Alt+C |
Activate the Index tab |
Alt+I |
Activate the Favorites tab |
Alt+F |
Activate the Search Results tab |
Alt+R |
Move selection up in the current navigation tab |
Up Arrow |
Move selection down in the current navigation tab |
Down Arrow |
Move to the parent node in the Contents tab |
Left Arrow (press again to close the parent node) |
Open the currently selected parent node in the Contents tab |
Right Arrow |
The following table describes the shortcut keys for the main content window.
To do this |
Use this keyboard shortcut |
|---|---|
Move back (to previously viewed content) |
Alt+Left Arrow |
Move forward |
Alt+Right Arrow |
Display current topic in the table of contents (sync with TOC) |
Ctrl+T |
Refresh current topic |
F5 |
Preview current topic before printing |
Ctrl+F2 |
Print current topic |
Ctrl+P (or Alt+P from Print Preview window) |
Search for string in current topic |
Ctrl+F |
Add current topic to favorites |
Ctrl+Shift+F |
View current topic properties |
F4 |
Scroll down the content |
Down Arrow |
Scroll up the content |
Up Arrow |
Accessibility Features of Help Library Agent
The only user action supported by the Help Library Agent is to exit the tray application. You can use the Tab key to navigate to the notification area. When focus is on the notification area, use the arrow keys to navigate to the Help Library Agent icon. To view the shortcut menu, press the shortcut menu key. On systems without a shortcut menu key, this functionality might be available using the Shift+F10 or Ctrl+Shift+F10 keys. In the shortcut menu, select the Exit command, and then press Enter to exit the application. A dialog box will display a warning indicating that exiting the Help Library Agent will prevent links from working in offline content you are viewing.
The Help Library Agent will automatically restart the next time you access local help.
Accessibility Features of Help Library Manager
You can use Help Library Manager to add or move content that is stored locally.
You can use the following shortcuts from every window in Help Library Manager.
To do this |
Use this keyboard shortcut |
|---|---|
Display help |
F1 |
View and edit application settings |
Alt+S |
The following table describes the shortcut keys for the Help Library Manager main window.
To do this |
Use this keyboard shortcut |
|---|---|
Choose online or local help |
Alt+C |
Check for updates online |
Alt+U |
Install content from online |
Alt+O |
Install content from disk |
Alt+D |
In Install Content from disk dialog box, browse files |
Alt+B |
In Install Content from disk dialog box, move to Location box |
Alt+M |
In Install Content from disk dialog box, open next screen |
Alt+N |
Remove content |
Alt+R |
Exit the application |
Alt+F4 or Alt+X |
In the Settings dialog box, use the Tab key to move the focus. To select a radio button, set the focus on the button item and press the Spacebar.
In the Install content from disk, Install content from online, and Remove content dialog boxes, use the Tab key to move the focus between rows. Use the arrow keys to move the focus between columns. To select content to add or remove from your local library, set the focus on the Add or Remove link and press Enter.