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out of date.
Navigating Through MS-DOS Help
Navigating Through MS-DOS Help
To scroll the information in the MS-DOS Help window, click the arrows in
the scroll bar, or press PAGE DOWN or PAGE UP.
Choosing Jumps
You move from topic to topic in MS-DOS Help by choosing jumps. Jumps are
links between topics and are enclosed by angle brackets (< >).
To move the cursor forward to a jump
■ Press TAB until you select the jump you want. Or, press the first letter
in the jump.
To move the cursor backwards to a jump
■ Press SHIFT+TAB until you select the jump you want. Or, press SHIFT and
the first letter in the jump.
To display a topic
■ Click the jump. Or, move the cursor to the jump, and then press ENTER.
To display the MS-DOS Help Contents
■ Click the Contents button at the bottom of the screen, or press ALT+C.
To display the next topic in MS-DOS Help
■ Click the Next button at the bottom of the screen, or press ALT+N.
To display topics you have previously chosen
■ Click the Back button at the bottom of the screen, or press ALT+B.