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Keyboard shortcuts for using the Help window
By using the following keyboard shortcuts in Help, you can quickly accomplish many common tasks.
| To do this… | Use this keyboard shortcut… |
| Display the Help window. | F1 |
| Switch the cursor between the Help topic pane and the navigation pane (Contents, Search, and Index tabs). | F6 |
| Select the next hidden text or hyperlink. | TAB |
| Select the previous hidden text or hyperlink. | SHIFT+TAB |
| Perform the action for the selected Show All, Hide All, hidden text, or hyperlink. | ENTER |
| Display the Options menu to access any Help toolbar command. | ALT+O |
| Hide or show the pane containing the Contents, Search, and Index tabs. | ALT+O, and then press T |
| Display the previously viewed topic | ALT+O, and then press B |
| Display the next topic in a previously displayed sequence of topics. | ALT+O, and then press F |
| Return to the specified home page. | ALT+O, and then press H |
| Stop the Help window from opening a Help topic (useful if you want to stop a Web page from downloading). | ALT+O, and then press S |
| Open the Internet Options dialog box for Microsoft Internet Explorer, where you can change accessibility settings. | ALT+O, and then press I |
| Refresh the topic (useful if you have linked to a Web page). | ALT+O, and then press R |
| Print all topics in a book or a selected topic only. | ALT+O, and then press P |
| Close the Help window. | ALT+F4 |
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