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 Using QBasic Help:
 
   ■ To get help on a Basic keyword, place the cursor on it and press F1
     or click the right mouse button.
 
   ■ To get help on a QBasic menu, command, or dialog box, place the cursor
     on the menu item or <Help> button and press F1.
 
   ■ To view QBasic Help topics, press Alt+H, then press the highlighted
     letter to choose a command.
 
   ■ To move the cursor into the Help window, press Shift+F6.
 
   ■ To scroll the help information, press PgDn or PgUp.
 
   ■ To copy help information (such as a programming example) to the
     View window, use the commands on the QBasic Edit menu.
 
   ■ To close the Help window, press Esc.
 
 In the Help window, you can display information on:
 
   ■ Help topics (identified by highlighted arrowheads ◄ ►)
 
   ■ Basic keywords
 
 To move the cursor to a Help topic, press Tab or the first letter of the
 topic. To display the topic or keyword information, place the cursor
 anywhere on the topic or keyword and press F1 or click the right mouse
 button.
 
 QBasic saves the last 20 Help topics you viewed. To review them press
 Alt+F1 or click the <Back> button repeatedly.