DECW$HELPHELP.HLB  —  Overview
  This is the Using Help overview. The Help system
  works in much the same way as other DECwindows
  applications, so learning how Help behaves will teach
  you a lot about how to use other applications.

  You need to be able to perform four basic tasks:

  - Select an additional topic
  - Return to a previous topic
  - Use context-sensitive help
  - Exit from Help

  For more information on any of these tasks, double
  click MB1 on the appropriate additional topic below. If
  you want help on all of the tasks, start with Selecting
  Additional Topics.

  To dismiss Using Help click on the Exit button below.

1  –  over_basics

  Information about using DECwindows, such as how to use
  windows, dialog boxes, and scroll bars, is available
  from Session Manager help. A glossary of DECwindows
  terms is also available. To get Session Manager help:

  1. Move the pointer to the Session Manager icon (the
     icon that contains a small key in it) in the Icon
     Box.

  2. Press mouse button 1 (MB1) twice quickly to display
     the Session Manager window.

  3. Move the pointer to the Help menu; press and hold
     MB1 to pull down this menu.

  4. Move the pointer to the Overview menu item and
     release MB1 to display information about using
     DECwindows.

2  –  Over guide functions

  Most help topics include a list of related topics in
  the additional topics area. To see one of these
  additional topics, position the pointer over the topic
  you want and double click MB1.

  To see a list of all topics, choose Title... from the
  Search menu.

  To continue on this tour, double click on Returning to
  Previous Topics from the list of additional topics
  below.

2.1  –  buttons_goback

  There are two buttons at the bottom of the Help window,
  labeled Go Back and Exit.

  Clicking on the Go Back button displays the previous
  topic. This is useful if you want to review something,
  or if you find that you have taken the wrong path and
  you are not getting the help you thought you were going
  to get.

  Each time you click on the Go Back button, the next
  previous topic is displayed, until you return to the
  first frame. If the topic you want to see is a long way
  back, use the History... menu option from the Search
  menu.

2.2  –  cshelp

  Context-sensitive help is a way of getting the
  information you need without starting from the
  overview topic. It allows you to access information
  based on the context you are working in.

  To use this feature, you press the Help button on the
  keyboard, move the pointer over the subject on the
  screen that you want help on, then click MB1. This
  operation is just like using the Shift key on a
  typewriter. You hold down the Help key until you press
  and release MB1, then release the Help key.

  If context-sensitive help is available on the subject
  you have chosen, it is displayed by the Help system,
  just as it would be if you had found the information by
  navigating from the Overview.

  If there is no context-sensitive help on your chosen
  topic, nothing will happen. In this case, access help
  by choosing the Overview menu item from the Help menu.

2.3  –  buttons_exit

  There are two buttons in the Help window, labeled Exit
  and Go Back.

  Selecting the Exit button closes the Help window
  and returns control to the application you were
  running when you asked for help.

  For information on other Help features, make an
  appropriate selection from the list of additional
  topics. Select one of the menus to look at some
  advanced help features.

2.4  –  Over guide window

  The Help window is split into three sections. Like all
  DECwindows applications, the top section is a menu bar.
  The menus in the Help menu bar are File, Edit, View,
  Search, and Using Help.

  Under the menu bar is the topic title and the help text
  describing the particular topic. For example, this is
  the second paragraph of help text in the topic titled
  Help Window.

  Under the help text is a section called Additional
  Topics. This is a list of other topic titles that  are
  relevant to the information provided in the current
  topic. For example, two of the additional topics below
  are called Help Texts and List of Additional Topics.

  To find out more about a particular section of the help
  window, select it from the list below.

2.4.1  –  over_guide_help_frame

  The help text is the part of the window where the
  information itself is displayed.

2.4.2  –  over_guide_list_box

  The list of additional topics identifies topics that can
  be selected from the current help topic.

  Double click on a topic to select it.

3  –  Menus File

  The File menu contains two menu items, Save As... and
  Exit.

  The Save As... menu item saves a copy of the current
  help topic in a file. You can use topics saved in this
  way as input to other documents, or to print out the
  information contained in a particularly useful help
  topic.

  The Exit menu item closes the current Help window. Note
  that this does not affect any other Help window that
  might be open at the same time.

4  –  Menus Edit

  The Edit menu consists of two menu items. The Copy
  menu item copies a selected portion of text into the
  clipboard.

  The Select All menu item copies the whole of the
  current help topic to the clipboard.

  For further details, select the appropriate menu item
  from the list below.

4.1  –  Menus Edit Copy

  The Copy menu item in the Edit menu copies the selected
  portion of text into the clipboard.

  This is useful for copying details into another
  application, for example to fill in a text block in a
  paint program, or to insert a detail into a Calendar
  meeting agenda.

  If you want to copy the whole topic, it is easier to
  use the Select All menu item.

4.2  –  Menus Edit Select

  The Select All menu item in the Edit menu is an easy
  way to select the whole of the current help topic. It
  can then be copied to the clipboard.

  Like Copy, this is useful for copying details into
  another application, for example to fill in a text
  block in a paint program, or to insert a detail into a
  Calendar meeting agenda.

5  –  Menus Go

  The difference between Go To Topic and Visit Topic is
  that Go To Topic replaces the current help topic with
  a new one, while Visit Topic creates a new window for
  the new topic, so that both the current topic and the
  new one are displayed simultaneously.

  Overview is the top level help topic, and the Glossary
  is a list of terms specific to the application.

  For more information on any View menu item, select the
  appropriate menu item from the list below.

5.1  –  Menus Go Goto

  After you have selected a topic from the list of
  additional topics, you can perform a Go To Topic or
  Visit Topic operation on that selection. If no topic is
  selected, these menu items are dimmed. Double clicking
  on the selected topic has the same result as selecting
  a topic and then selecting the Go To Topic menu item.

  If you perform a Go To Topic operation on the
  selection, the current help topic in the Help window is
  replaced by the new topic.

  In the Help system, performing a Go To Topic operation
  is the most common operation. So in Help, selecting
  something from the list of additional topics by double
  clicking MB1 performs a Go To Topic operation.

  See the Visit Topic menu item for the alternative to
  Go To Topic.

5.2  –  Menus Go Back

  Go Back replaces the current help topic with the
  preceding help topic. It is possible to step back
  through all the help topics you have seen.

  Stepping back through previous topics in this way can
  also be achieved using the Go Back button, which has
  exactly the same function as this menu item, or by
  using the History... menu item from the Search menu.

  Both these methods can be quicker than using this menu
  item, particularly if you want to go a long way back.

5.3  –  Menus Go Visit

  After you have selected a topic from the list of
  additional topics, you can perform a Visit Topic or Go
  To Topic operation on that selection. If no topic is
  selected, these menu items are dimmed.

  When you perform a Visit Topic operation on a selected
  topic, the Help system displays the new topic in a
  separate window, so that you can see both old and new
  topics at the same time. This makes it possible to read
  two or more help topics simultaneously.

  See the Go To Topic menu item for the alternative to
  Visit Topic.

5.4  –  Menus Go Gotoover

  Choosing the Go To Overview menu item causes the
  current help topic to be replaced by the Overview help
  topic for the current application. This topic provides
  access to the whole help library for the current
  application.

5.5  –  Menus Go Visitgloss

  Choosing the Visit Glossary menu item causes the
  current application glossary to be displayed in a
  separate Help window. A term can then be selected from
  the glossary, and its definition is displayed in the
  Glossary window.

  Note: Not all applications use the Glossary menu item.
  In these cases, the Visit Glossary menu item from the
  View menu and the Glossary... menu item from the Help
  menu are dimmed or missing.

6  –  Menus Search

  The Search menu contains three menu items. The
  History... menu item allows you to search through and
  choose from a list of the help topics you have already
  seen.

  The Title... and Keyword... menu items allow you to
  search through lists of the titles or keywords of the
  current help library.

  For further details, select the requisite menu item
  from the list of additional topics below.

6.1  –  Menus Search History

  Every topic that you select while in a Help session is
  recorded by the History... menu item. Selecting the
  History... menu item gives you see this record.

  Choose the History... menu item. A dialog box appears,
  listing all the topics viewed during the current Help
  session. The list is in chronological order, but
  duplicates are discarded.

  Select a topic in the usual way: double click on the
  topic to Go To Topic, or single click and then
  choose an operation by clicking on the desired push
  buttons.

  The Go Back button also uses the history record, in
  this case stepping back one topic at a time. The
  History... menu item provides a short cut if the topic
  you want is a long way back.

6.2  –  Menus Search Title

  Every help topic has a title. The Title... menu item
  can be used to find a particular topic quickly.

  Selecting the Title... menu item causes a dialog box to
  appear. Click on the Apply button to display all the
  titles in the current help library in the box.

  To make a more specific search, enter a word or phrase
  in the Title field, and click on the Apply button. Only
  those titles containing your word or phrase are then
  listed.

  After you have found the topic you require, select the
  topic in the usual way: double click on the topic to
  Go To Topic, or single click and then choose an
  operation by clicking on the desired push buttons.

6.3  –  Menus Search Keyword

  The Keyword... dialog box finds help topics that relate
  to a keyword you choose from a list of keywords.

  The available keywords are displayed in a list in the
  Keyword... dialog box. To use the keywords, either
  select one from the list, or enter one directly in the
  Keyword field at the top of the box. Then click on the
  Apply button.

  The Topic Titles list will then display all the titles
  which match your chosen keyword.

  After you have found the topic you require, select the
  topic in the usual way: double click on the topic to
  Go To Topic, or single click and then choose an
  operation by clicking on the desired push buttons.

7  –  Menus Help

  The Help menu contains three menu items. The Help menu
  item provides access to the overview topic of the
  current application help library.

  The Glossary menu item visits the current application's
  glossary.

  The About menu item provides copyright information
  about the current application software.

  For further details, select the appropriate menu item
  from the list below.

7.1  –  Menus Help Help

  Choosing the overview causes a Help window to open,
  displaying the overview topic. All the help for the
  application is available from this topic. You make an
  appropriate selection from the list of additional
  topics.

  Not all the topic titles are displayed in the
  additional topics lists---the lists would get too
  long. If you do not see what you are looking for, pick
  something close, and then scan the additional topics
  list of the new topic. Alternatively, do a title search
  by selecting Title... from the Search menu.

  For example, in the overview topic for the Calendar
  application, only the menu names are displayed in the
  list, not the individual menu items. So here, you
  would choose the menu name first, and then select the
  menu item you are looking for from the next list.

7.2  –  Menus Help Glossary

  Choosing the Glossary menu item causes the Help
  Glossary to be displayed in a separate Help window. You
  can then select a term from the Glossary, which will
  cause its definition to be displayed in the Glossary
  window.

7.3  –  Menus Help About

  The About menu item provides information about the
  current application software, for example the  name,
  the copyright notice, and additional trademark and
  product information. This information provides legal
  protection for application software.
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