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 |
