Accessing Help files (continued)

Method Move the pointer over a command in a menu using the up and down keyboard arrows and press F1. From a dialog box, click a Help button. Result Displays the Help topic that describes the commands in the menu. Benefits This topic has links to specific Help topics for the commands in the menu.

Displays the Help topic that describes how to use the dialog box.

This topic provides the information you need without having to search for it.

Key Concepts

Within a Help topic, you can move to other relevant topics or definitions by selecting the blue underlined text. Click on the navigation bar to move to the previous topics that you viewed. Only those topics that you have already viewed in the current instance of online Help are included in this Back button sequence. Click to hide the navigation pane of the Help system. Click redisplay the navigation pane. to

Help Navigation
The Help system has a variety of methods that you can use to locate information about AutoCAD Land Desktop commands, including the table of contents, index, and search tabs. There is also a Favorites tab to which you can add frequently used topics. Each of these methods has its own tab in the left pane of the Help system.

The Contents tab has books with topic pages listed below each book. To view a topic, click a book or a page. The Index tab lists words organized numerically and alphabetically. Enter a keyword to display the index entries, select a topic to view, and then click Display. If more than one topic shares the same index entry, you can choose the topic that you want to view. Only those topics that are indexed are listed on the Index tab.

Finding Information

Tip For the most accurate results, select the Search Titles Only check box at
the bottom of the Search tab.

The Favorites tab is a location where you can store frequently accessed Help topics. When you are viewing a Help topic you want to add to your favorites, click the Favorites tab, and then click Add. In addition, you can limit the search to specific parts of Help, such as only AutoCAD Land Desktop features or only AutoCAD or AutoCAD Map 3D features. For more information about using this tab, click Query Tips on the Search tab.

Concepts, Procedures, and Reference Information in Help

Many of the topics in Help are organized into concept, procedure, and reference information, making it easier to find relevant information. When such a topic is open, you can switch between concept, procedure, and reference information by clicking the tabs in the right pane of the Help window.

Concept tabs contain overview information and links to subtopics. Procedure tabs contain step-by-step procedures or contain links to subtopics. Reference tabs contain information about how to access AutoCAD Land Desktop commands and what the commands do. If there is more than one command listed on the Reference tab, move your mouse over the command name to dynamically update the information.

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Chapter 1

Introduction