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The help dialogue box is an extremely
useful tool. This week, a couple of nuances to using this robust
information tool.
If a command is active, pressing the
F1 key will open the Help box to the command that is active. If you
look in the upper right hand corner, you will see an arrow pointing up.
Picking this arrow will change the page to the alphabetical list of
commands, starting with the same first letter of your current command.
This arrow only appears if you are down one level or more in the hierarchy
of the help information. It's just one more guidance tool for help.
If you've had one of those stressful
days where you are using the help dialogue box a lot, typically when
upgrading to a new version, you can review the individual help files that
you visited by opening a Windows Explorer window, and under the View
pull-down menu, go to the Explorer Bar cascade, and then pick History. The
History window can also be opened or toggled using the CTRL+H keyboard
shortcut. Look for the Today folder, then expand My Computer.
Voila! All the help file areas you had been visiting all day. Go
ahead and double click on any that need to be reviewed a final time.
These are typically HTML files that are compressed into the main CHM file.
You can also add any help file to the
Favorites area of the help dialogue box when in AutoCAD also.
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