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Requesting Help

Users can request help in two general ways:

• Select one of the Help action bar pull-down choices, which results in display of a help pop-up window containing the requested topic.
• Press function keys assigned to common help actions, which results in one of the following:
  • For F1= Help from an application panel, access to contextual or extended help in a help panel, depending on cursor location
  • For function keys from help panels, access to the type of help specific to the function key

Users can access specific types of help as follows:

• To request Contextual help, press F1= Help from an entry field, a selection field, or other defined contextual help area on the application panel. A help panel appears containing information about the specific field or item.
• To request Extended help, press F1= Help from anywhere on the application panel other than a defined contextual help area, or press F2= Extended from any help panel. A full help panel appears containing information on how to use the application panel.
• To request Keys help, press F9= Keys help from any help panel. A help window displays a list of application function keys and the purpose of each.
• To request Help Index, press F11= Index from any help panel. A help window presents a scrollable list of help topics from which to select one for display.
• To request Help for Help, press F1= Help from any help panel. A help pop-up displays information on using the help facilities.

Users navigating through various help panels can either end the help session directly by pressing F3= Exit or back out one panel at a time by pressing F12=Cancel.

Once a help panel appears, users can size and position the panel to their preference as follows:

• To enlarge the help window, simply press F20= Enlarge from any help window.
• To reposition the help window, position the cursor at the desired location and press F19= Reposition. (An enlarged help window will return to its original size when repositioned.)

  Users can also have the option to print and edit help as follows:

• To print help, press F14= Print from any help panel (except Help Index).
• To edit help, press F15= Edit from any help panel (except Help for Help and Help Index). You can disable the edit capability by removing the F15 function key definition from the shipped window definition for help panels.