How to Use QB Advisor Help System
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Tip: The Reference Bar at the bottom of the screen always contains help
about the most useful commands in each QuickBASIC context.
QB Advisor help text is available about the BASIC language at all times.
Action With a mouse... With a keyboard...
Get help on a BASIC Move the mouse cursor Move the cursor to the
keyword from your to the keyword and click keyword and press F1.
program text. the right mouse button.
To get help on a Move the mouse cursor Move the cursor to the
program object to the symbol and click symbol and press F1.
(a variable, a the right mouse button.
procedure, etc.)
from your program
text.
To get help on other Move the mouse cursor Repeatedly press TAB or
topics. to the hyperlink for the key that corresponds
that topic and click to the first letter in
the right mouse button. the hyperlink until the
cursor moves into the
hyperlink you want. Then
press F1.
To retrace a path Repeatedly press ALT+F1
of hyperlinks until the contents of
you chose the Help window are
restored to what you need.
On-line help is also available about items in the QuickBASIC environment:
menus, commands, dialog boxes (including error message dialog boxes).
Action With a mouse... With a keyboard...
Get help on a menu. Select the menu name from
the menu bar and press F1.
Get help on a Select the command and
command. press F1.
Get help on a Move the mouse cursor to Press F1.
dialog box. the <Help> button within
the dialog box and click
the left mouse button.