HP 3000 Manuals

HP DeskManager User Reference Guide

Getting Help 

HP Desk provides Help information on your terminal screen for all the
commands and areas.  You can type one of the following:

HELP            If you want to read the on-screen Help system.  See the
                next page for details.

?               If you want to know what commands you can use.  HP Desk
                lists all the commands you can use at that time.

HELP command    If you are not sure what a command does, or how to use
                it.  Information about the command is displayed on the
                screen.

HELP word       You can also get help on some of the other words you can
                use in HP Desk, such as ALL, CALENDAR, CLIPBOARD,
                DISTRIBUTION, DRAWING, FIGURE, FOLDER, HPSLATE, HPWORD,
                IT, MESSAGE, PACKAGE, TEXT or VISICALC.

Type EXIT Return to leave the Help system.

       Further Information 

   *   You can also use the PROFILE command to customize your Desk so
       that an introductory Help banner is displayed whenever you move to
       an area or open a message, package or folder.  This Help banner
       lists all the commands you can use where you are.  See
       "Customizing Areas" .

   *   If you need help when you are in the middle of doing something you
       can press  Suspend and then  Context Help.  Help is then displayed
       describing the current command.

       If no command is current, you are presented with the Help Main
       Menu.  When you have read through the Help information press  Exit 
       Help and then press  Resume to return to the task you were working
       on.

When you type HELP Return HP Desk displays a list of topics, much like a
book's Table of Contents.

To use the Help System: 

   1.  Type HELP Return to list the contents of the Help system.  For
       example:

            Intray > HELP Return 

   2.  Type a topic number and press Return to make a selection from the
       Help menu.  For example:

            Choose a number or press a function key >> 2 Return 

       HP Desk then displays the Help information requested.

To print the current page of Help: 

   *   Type PRINT Return.  For example:

            Choose a number or press a function key >> PRINT Return 

To leave the Help system: 

   *   Type EXIT Return.  For example:

            Choose a number or press a function key >> EXIT Return 

       Further Information 

   *   Use the function keys to move through a long page of Help.

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