Important Notice

The pages on this site contain documentation for very old MS-DOS software, purely for historical purposes. If you're looking for up-to-date documentation, particularly for programming, you should not rely on the information found here, as it will be woefully out of date.

 
 Using the MS-DOS Editor:
 
   ■ To activate the MS-DOS Editor menu bar, press Alt.
   ■ To activate menus and commands, press the highlighted letter.
   ■ To move between menus and commands, use the direction keys.
   ■ To get help on a selected menu, command, or dialog box, press F1.
   ■ To exit Help, press Esc.
 
 Browsing the MS-DOS Editor Help system:
 
   ■ To select one of the following topics, press the Tab key or the first
     letter of the topic. Then press the Enter key to see information on:
 
     ◄Getting Started►  Loading and using the MS-DOS Editor and the
                        MS-DOS Editor Help system
     ◄Keyboard►         Editing and navigating text and MS-DOS Editor Help
 
 Tip: These topics are also available from the Help menu.