4 - The Individual Components

'Window' 'Tile Horizontal'

With this command you can arrange all the windows horizontally in the work area so that they do not overlap and will fill the entire work area.

'Window' 'Tile Vertical'

With this command you can arrange all the windows vertically in the work area so that they do not overlap and will fill the entire work area.

'Window' 'Cascade'

With this command you can arrange all the windows in the work area in a cascading fashion, one behind another.

'Window' 'Arrange Symbols'

With this command you can arrange all of the minimized windows in the work area in a row at the lower end of the work area.

'Window' 'Close All'

With this command you can close all open windows in the work area.

'Window' 'Messages'

Shortcut: <Shift>+<Esc>

With this command you can open or close the message window with the messages from the last compiling, checking, or comparing procedure.

If the messages window is open, then a check (9) will appear in front of the command.

4.8Help when you need it...

'Help' 'Contents and Search'

With the commands Contents resp. Search in the Help menu you can open the help topics window, which will be displayed via the HTML Help Viewer (Internet Explorer V4.1 and higher).

The Contents tab shows the contents tree. The books can be opened and closed by a double-click or via the plus and minus signs. That page which is currently selected in the contents tree will be displayed in the right part of the window. Hyperlinks from the text to other help pages resp. expanding hotspots are marked by a different color and an underline. A mouse-click on such texts will open the linked page resp. will show the expanded text or a picture.

In the Index tab you can look for help pages on specific items, in the Search tab a full-text search on all help pages can be done. Follow the instructions in the register cards.

Help when you need it...

Help Topics Window

Context Sensitive Help Shortcut: <F1>

You can use the <F1> key in an active window, in a dialog box, or above a menu command in order to open the online help. When you perform a command from the menu, the help for the command called up at that time is displayed.

You can also highlight a text (for example, a key word or a standard function) and press <F1> to have the help displayed for that item.