The latest up-to-date Help is available on the Micro Focus Infocenter on the Web, at
http://documentation.microfocus.com. Alternatively, you can display the Help locally from the Help menu in the IDE, or from the Start menu.
Help in the Infocenter
Tips on using the Infocenter Help:
- You can specify the scope of Help to search, by creating your own search lists. To do this, click
Search scope and follow the wizard instructions.
- The Help topic being displayed can get out of step with the contents, such as when you choose the topic from a search or when you link to it from another topic. To show where the topic appears in the contents, click
on the toolbar.
- You can navigate the Help using the following keystrokes:
| Alt+left arrow/Alt+right arrow
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Go back/forward.
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| Alt+C
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Move to the Contents tab.
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| Alt+K
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Move to the topic content frame.
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| Alt+R
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Move to the Search Results tab.
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| Alt+S
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Move to the search entry field.
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| Ctrl+Tab or
Ctrl+F6 depending on your browser
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Go to the next frame or toolbar.
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| Left arrow/Right arrow
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Collapse/Expand a tree node or move left/right between tabs depending on the keyboard focus.
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| Shift+Ctrl+Tab or
Shift+Ctrl+F6 depending on your browser
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Move to the previous frame or toolbar.
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COBOL Help within the IDE
Tips on getting Help on COBOL when using the IDE:
- COBOL syntax, library routines and Compiler directives. In the COBOL editor, put the cursor anywhere within the reserved word, routine or directive, and then press
F1.
- Error messages. In the output pane, put the cursor on the error message number and press
F1.
- Tooltips. Hover over an item in the COBOL code or over a field or control, by leaving the mouse pointer on it for a moment. A brief description of it may be displayed, either beside it or at the bottom of the window.
Note: Context help in the IDE that is provided as context help files, .HLP, might not work on versions of Windows such as Vista or later. This is because .HLP files require the Windows Help Program (WinHlp32.exe) which is not available in these versions of Windows. You need to install the Windows Help Program separately -
click here to download the program.
Help in Microsoft Visual Studio
The Microsoft Help on using Visual Studio is comprehensive and detailed and includes many samples as well as extensive reference material and more. If you are new to Visual Studio, we recommend that you explore the Microsoft Help and follow the tours and introductory material there.
Tips on using Help in Visual Studio Help format:
- To view the help in Visual Studio 2012, ensure that the Visual Studio Help Library is pointing to local help. From the Visual Studio menu click
Help > Set Help Preferences > Launch in Help Browser.
- For full details of the Visual Studio Help system, see the locally installed Microsoft Help Viewer 2.0 Help, which is available from Help menu in the IDE.
- On Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012, an issue with Microsoft Help Viewer 2.0 and Internet Explorer's security being turned on can cause the Help content to be displayed as raw HTML code. To resolve the issue, you need to turn off the Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration (IE ESC) for both administrators and users. Check the Microsoft Windows help for more information on how to do this.
