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 Using Help
 
 ■ Visual Basic provides help on the following language elements:
   • Commands      • Dialog boxes     • Events               • Functions
   • Keywords      • Menus            • Methods              • Objects
   • Operators     • Properties       • Reference topics     • Statements
 
 ■ Help topics and navigation buttons are delimited by highlighted arrows.
   For example:
 
         ◄DEF SEG Statement► ◄─── Choose to get help on the DEF SEG statement
         ◄Back►              ◄─── Choose to jump to the most recently viewed
                                  help topic
 
 ■ The easiest way to get help is to:
   • Place the cursor on the topic or keyword
   • Press F1 or click the right mouse button
   Note: This type of help access is referred to as "context sensitive."
 
 ■ The table below summarizes various ways to navigate through the help
   system:
 
   To perform this task:                 Do this:
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   Open the Help window                  Press Shift+F1
 
   Move cursor to a Help topic           Press Tab or first letter of topic
 
   Display topic/keyword information     Press F1 (after cursor is placed
                                         anywhere on the topic or keyword)
                                         or click the right mouse button
 
   Select help information/code example  Press Shift+ the arrow keys
 
   Copy selected help information (such  Press Alt+E and choose Copy from the
   as a code example)                    Edit menu, or press Ctrl+C
 
   Scroll through help information       Press PgDn or PgUp
 
   Display previously viewed help topic  Press B to move to ◄Back► button
   (up to last 20 help topics)           and press Enter
 
   Display Help Contents                 Press C to move to ◄Contents► button
                                         and press Enter
 
   Display Help Index                    Press I to move to ◄Index► button
                                         and press Enter
 
   Display previous Help topic in file   Press Alt+F1
 
   Display next Help topic in file       Press Ctrl+F1
 
   Move cursor to Help window            Press F6 or Shift+F6
 
   Close Help window                     Press Esc
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 See: ◄Help Keys►                     ◄Keyword Syntax►
      ◄Shortcut Keys►                 ◄Using Dialog Boxes►
      ◄Using Example Code from Help►  ◄Using Menus and Commands►