Q64829: Tips for Using the Microsoft Advisor Online Help

Article: Q64829
Product(s): See article
Version(s): 1.00 1.10 | 1.00 1.10
Operating System(s): MS-DOS | OS/2
Keyword(s): ENDUSER | s_quickc s_c s_qh | mspl13_basic
Last Modified: 23-JAN-1991

The following are some tips for more effectively using the online
documentation included with the Microsoft C Compiler version 6.00
Programmer's Workbench (PWB) as well as the Microsoft Advisor
command-line help system:

1. Finding help on a topic for which the exact name is not known.

   If the exact spelling of a topic is not known, the help for that
   topic can't be accessed directly (for instance, by using the F1 key
   in PWB), but it can usually be found indirectly.

   By using the table of contents and selecting links that pertain to
   the subject in question, the topic can usually be found. To get to
   the table of contents from within QuickHelp, select the Categories
   menu, then "C 6.00".  From within PWB, choose the Help menu, then
   select Contents.

   If you know the general spelling of the topic, an alphabetical
   index is available by choosing Index from the main contents screen.

2. "Paging" through the online documentation.

   The online documentation can be "paged through" like you would page
   through a manual.

   In PWB, CTRL+F1 takes you from one topic to the next sequential
   topic in the help file. In QuickHelp, Choose Next or Back from the
   View menu to move in either direction.

3. Scanning a list of available topics (as in a printed index).

   There are alphabetical indices for every major component of the
   product. Just choose Index from the main contents screen and select
   the appropriate topic.

4. Techniques for using the online help.

   For more information on how to use the help system, as well as on
   the general organization and structure of the help system, choose
   Using Help from the main contents screen.

   For additional help, see Chapter 4, "Using the On-Line Reference,"
   of the "Microsoft C Installing and Using the Professional
   Development System" manual that comes with C version 6.00.

5. Printing out the online help files.

   By using the HELPMAKE utility, the help files can be decoded to
   readable text files, which can then be printed. For more
   information about the HELPMAKE utility, see Chapter 7 of the
   "Microsoft C Advanced Programming Techniques" manual that comes
   with C version 6.00.

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