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<!-- $XConsortium: ch01.sgm /main/6 1996/09/26 18:35:25 cdedoc $ -->
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<!-- (c) Copyright 1996 Digital Equipment Corporation. -->
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<!-- (c) Copyright 1996 Hewlett-Packard Company. -->
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<!-- (c) Copyright 1996 International Business Machines Corp. -->
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<!-- (c) Copyright 1996 Sun Microsystems, Inc. -->
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<!-- (c) Copyright 1996 Novell, Inc. -->
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<!-- (c) Copyright 1996 FUJITSU LIMITED. -->
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<!-- (c) Copyright 1996 Hitachi. -->
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<chapter id="INFOUG.Gstart.div.1">
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<title id="INFOUG.Gstart.mkr.1">Getting Started</title>
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<para>The Common Desktop Environment provides a standard set of online
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documentation that covers the various CDE and Motif components.
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The CDE desktop includes the Information Manager so that you can access, read,
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and search through this documentation. The Information Manager also allows
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you to access online documentation provided by other applications installed
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on your desktop.
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</para>
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<para>The remainder of this chapter describes:
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</para>
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<ItemizedList>
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<ListItem>
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<Para><xref Linkend="INFOUG.Gstart.div.2">
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</Para>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem>
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<Para><xref Linkend="INFOUG.Gstart.div.3">
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</Para>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem>
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<Para><xref Linkend="INFOUG.Gstart.div.6">
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</Para>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem>
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<Para><xref Linkend="INFOUG.Gstart.div.10">
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</Para>
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</ListItem>
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</ItemizedList>
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<sect1 id="INFOUG.Gstart.div.2">
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<title id="INFOUG.Gstart.mkr.2">How Information Is Organized<IndexTerm><Primary>information libraries</Primary><Secondary>organization of</Secondary></IndexTerm></title>
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<Para>When you view information with the Information Manager, you are
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looking at an <FirstTerm>information library</FirstTerm> (also called
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an "infolib"). An information library is divided into one or more
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<FirstTerm>bookcases</FirstTerm>. Within each bookcase, you will find
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one or more <FirstTerm>books</FirstTerm> that contain most of the
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elements you would expect to find in a hardcopy book.
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</Para>
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<Para>Like a hardcopy book, an online book contains
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<FirstTerm>sections</FirstTerm> that contain mostly text but can include
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graphics and tables. The book list for a book shows all the sections in
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that book.
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</Para>
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<Note><Para>You can have multiple information libraries available
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on your system.
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</Para>
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</Note>
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<Para>The following figure illustrates the structure of an
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information library.
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</Para>
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<Figure><Title id="InfoUGD.Gstart.infolib1">Information Library</Title>
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<graphic id="INFOUG.Gstart.igrph.1" entityref="INFOUG.Gstart.fig.1"></graphic>
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</figure>
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</sect1>
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<sect1 id="INFOUG.Gstart.div.3">
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<title id="INFOUG.Gstart.mkr.3">Starting the Information Manager<IndexTerm><Primary>Information Manager</Primary><Secondary>starting</Secondary></IndexTerm></title>
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<para>You can start the Information Manager by:
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</para>
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem>
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<para>Clicking on the Information Manager control in the Front Panel.
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</para>
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<sidebar>
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<graphic id="INFOUG.Gstart.igrph.2" entityref="INFOUG.Gstart.fig.2"></graphic>
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</sidebar>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Clicking on the Information Manager icon in the Information Manager
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subpanel.
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</para>
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<sidebar>
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<graphic id="INFOUG.Gstart.igrph.3" entityref="INFOUG.Gstart.fig.3"></graphic>
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</sidebar>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Dragging and dropping an Information Library icon (shown in the File Manager
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window) on the Information Manager control in the Front Panel.
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</para>
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<sidebar>
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<graphic id="INFOUG.Gstart.igrph.4" entityref="INFOUG.Gstart.fig.4"></graphic>
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</sidebar>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Entering the <command>dtinfo</command> command from the Terminal window.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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<para>When the Information Manager starts, it displays the Book List window. As shown in
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the following illustration, the Book List window displays the available information
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libraries.
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</para>
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<Figure><Title id="InfoUGD.Gstart.booklist1">Book List Window</Title>
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<graphic id="INFOUG.Gstart.igrph.5" entityref="INFOUG.Gstart.fig.5"></graphic>
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</figure>
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<para>The contents of information libraries are arranged hierarchically so
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that you progress from larger to smaller pieces of information.
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The hierarchy consists of bookcases, books, chapters, and sections.
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</para>
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem>
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<para>To open any item in the hierarchy, click the right arrow next to it. The
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Information Manager expands the item to show its contents.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>To close an item (chapter, book, book case), click the down arrow
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next to it. The Information Manager collapses the item and removes its contents
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from the display.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>To browse a section of a book, select the section name and then click
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on the View (Binoculars) button in the tool bar or simply
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double-click on the section's name. The Information Manager opens the
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Reading window, displaying the contents of the selected section. The
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following figure shows how text appears in the Reading window.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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<Figure><Title id="InfoUGD.Gstart.readwin1">Reading Window</Title>
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<graphic id="INFOUG.Gstart.igrph.6" entityref="INFOUG.Gstart.fig.6"></graphic>
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</figure>
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<para>With a section displayed, you can click the Previous Section and Next Section browse
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buttons (located in the tool bar) to move to earlier or later sections.
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</para>
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<graphic id="INFOUG.Gstart.igrph.7" entityref="INFOUG.Gstart.fig.7"></graphic>
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<para>By clicking on hypertext links
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(shown bold and underlined), you can move to other
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locations in the book.
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</para>
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<note>
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<para>You can keep the Book List window or the Reading window
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open for easy access while you work. You can also minimize
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these windows.
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</para>
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</note>
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<sect2 id="INFOUG.Gstart.div.4">
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<title id="INFOUG.Gstart.mkr.4">Opening an Information Library<IndexTerm><Primary>Information Manager</Primary><Secondary>starting with specific information library</Secondary></IndexTerm><IndexTerm><Primary>Information Library</Primary><Secondary>opening</Secondary></IndexTerm></title>
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<para>When you start the Information Manager, it opens one or more default
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information libraries. If the information library you want is not in the
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default set, you can have the Information Manager start and open the library by:
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</para>
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem>
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<para>Dragging the information library's icon from the File Manager window
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onto the Information Manager control in the Front panel.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Double-clicking on the library's icon.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Entering the <command>dtinfo</command> command from the Terminal window
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and specifying the library path for the <literal>-l</literal> option.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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<para>
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If the Information Manager is already running, you can load an
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information library by dragging its icon onto the Book List window or
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the Reading window. You can also load an information library by clicking on
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the Load Infolib button or by choosing Add from the Book List Edit menu.
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</para>
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</sect2>
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</sect1>
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<sect1 id="INFOUG.Gstart.div.5">
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<title id="INFOUG.Gstart.mkr.5">Exiting the Information Manager<IndexTerm><Primary>Information Manager</Primary><Secondary>exiting</Secondary></IndexTerm></title>
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<para>To exit the Information Manager:
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</para>
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem>
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<para>From the Book List window, choose Exit from the File menu.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>From the Reading window, choose Exit from the Browser menu.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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<para>You can also exit from either window by double-clicking on the Window menu
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button (in the upper left corner).
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</para>
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</sect1>
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<sect1 id="INFOUG.Gstart.div.6">
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<title id="INFOUG.Gstart.mkr.6">Getting Help<IndexTerm><Primary>Information Manager</Primary><Secondary>help for</Secondary></IndexTerm><IndexTerm><Primary>help</Primary></IndexTerm></title>
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<para>You can request help by:<indexterm><primary>choosing</primary><secondary>help</secondary></indexterm></para>
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<itemizedlist remap="Bullet1">
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<listitem><para>Pressing F1 or the Help key<indexterm><primary>F1 key</primary></indexterm><indexterm><primary>Help key</primary></indexterm>
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem><para>Choosing an item from the Information Manager's Help menu</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem><para>Clicking the Help button in a dialog box</para>
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</listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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<para>The quickest and easiest way to get help is to press the F1 key. When
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you press F1, the Information Manager displays the help topic related to your
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current activity.</para>
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<para>Some keyboards have a dedicated Help key that may take the
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place of the F1 key.</para>
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<sect2 id="INFOUG.Gstart.div.7">
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<title id="INFOUG.Gstart.mkr.7">Help Menu<indexterm><primary>Help menu</primary></indexterm></title>
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<para>The Information Manager provides a Help menu for requesting specific kinds of
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help.</para>
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<sidebar>
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<para><graphic id="INFOUG.Gstart.igrph.8" entityref="INFOUG.Gstart.fig.8"></graphic>
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</para>
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</sidebar>
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<informaltable>
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<tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0">
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<colspec align="left" colwidth="138*">
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<colspec align="left" colwidth="390*">
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<tbody>
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<row>
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<entry><para>Overview</para></entry>
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<entry><para>Displays introductory information about
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Information Manager features</para></entry>
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</row>
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<row>
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<entry><para>Tasks</para></entry>
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<entry><para>Displays instructions for using Information Manager</para></entry>
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</row>
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<row>
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<entry><para>Reference</para></entry>
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<entry><para>Displays summary information about Information Manager components</para></entry>
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</row>
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<row>
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<entry><para>On Item</para></entry>
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<entry><para>Changes the pointer to a question mark. Click the question mark
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pointer on an item to display its description<indexterm><primary>question mark pointer</primary></indexterm>
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</para></entry></row>
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<row>
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<entry><para>Using Help</para></entry>
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<entry><para>Displays information about using Help</para></entry></row>
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<row>
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<entry><para>About Information Manager</para></entry>
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<entry><para>Displays version and copyright information about
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Information Manager
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</para></entry></row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
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</sect2>
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<sect2 id="INFOUG.Gstart.div.8">
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<title id="INFOUG.Gstart.mkr.8">QuickInfo Messages<indexterm><primary>QuickInfo messages</primary></indexterm></title>
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<IndexTerm><Primary>messages</Primary><Secondary>QuickInfo</Secondary></IndexTerm>
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<para>QuickInfo messages are brief descriptions of window components. As you
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move the pointer over a window component, its QuickInfo message appears
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in the message area. The message describes the component and how to use
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it. For example, if you place the pointer on the Previous Section
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(Up-Arrow) button on the Reading window's tool bar, the message area
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displays:
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</para>
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<para><computeroutput>Go to the previous section in document</computeroutput></para>
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</sect2>
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<sect2 id="INFOUG.Gstart.div.9">
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<title id="INFOUG.Gstart.mkr.9">Using Help Windows<IndexTerm><Primary>windows</Primary><Secondary>Help</Secondary></IndexTerm><IndexTerm><Primary>Help</Primary><Secondary>windows</Secondary></IndexTerm></title>
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<para>When you access Help, the Information Manager displays a window containing
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the requested Help text. For additional information about a described task,
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click the More... button. To get help on using Help, click the Help button.
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To close a Help window, click the Close button.
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</para>
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</sect2>
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</sect1>
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<sect1 id="INFOUG.Gstart.div.10">
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<title id="INFOUG.Gstart.mkr.10">Using Keyboard Shortcuts<IndexTerm><Primary>keyboard</Primary><Secondary>shortcuts</Secondary></IndexTerm></title>
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<para>Keyboard focus uses the highlight to show you which element of a window,
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menu, or control will respond to your input. To activate a selected menu
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item or control (such as a button), press the Spacebar.
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</para>
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<para>You may find it helpful to press F10 to put the focus in the menu bar.
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This way you can navigate through menus either by using the arrow keys
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or by pressing the first letter in the menu name.
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</para>
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</sect1>
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</chapter>
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