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196 Appendix E Using accessibility shortcut keys in the Help Viewer ENWW
Shortcut keys for the Contents tab
Shortcut keys for the Index tab
Shortcut keys for the Search tab
To move forward to the next topic (provided you have viewed it
just previously).
ALT+RIGHT ARROW, or ALT+O, and then
press F
To turn on or off search highlighting. A
LT+O, and then press O
To refresh the topic that appears in the Topic pane (this is
useful if you have linked to a Web page).
F5, or A
LT+O, and then press R
To return to the home page (help authors can specify a home
page for a help system).
A
LT+O, and then press H
To stop the viewer from opening a page (this is also useful if
you are linking to the Web and want to stop a page from
downloading).
A
LT+O, and then press S
To jump to a predetermined topic or Web page. The help
author who builds a compiled help (.chm) file can add two
links, on the Options menu, to important topics or Web pages.
When you select a Jump command you go to one of those
topics or Web pages.
A
LT+O, and then press 1 or 2
To switch between the Navigation pane and the Topic pane. F6
To scroll through a topic. UP ARROW and DOWN ARROW, or PAGE UP
and PAGE DOWN
To scroll through all the links in a topic or through all the
options on a Navigation pane tab.
TAB
To display the Contents tab. ALT+C
To open and close a book or folder. PLUS SIGN (+) and MINUS SIGN (-), or LEFT
A
RROW and RIGHT ARROW
To select a topic. UP ARROW and DOWN ARROW
To display the selected topic. ENTER
To display the Index tab. ALT+N
To type a keyword to search for. A
LT+W, and then type the word
To select a keyword in the list. U
P ARROW and DOWN ARROW
To display the associated topic. ALT+D
To display the Search tab. A
LT+S
To type a keyword to search for. ALT+W, and then type the word
To start a search. A
LT+L
To select a topic in the results list. A
LT+T, and then UP ARROW and DOWN
A
RROW
To display the selected topic. ALT+D
The following options are only available if full-text search is enabled.
To search for a keyword in the result list of a prior search. A
LT+U
To search for words similar to the keyword. For example, to find
words like “running” and “runs” for the keyword “run.”
A
LT+M
To only search through topic titles. A
LT+R