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3. Click a help topic to select it from the list.
The topic appears in the Table of Contents pane of the Help panel.
The table of contents path to the topic appears at the top of each help
page.
Click Clear to return to the Table of Contents view.
To find reference information about a specific ActionScript term, use the
ActionScript 2.0 Language Reference, or use Search.
To search for a word or phrase within a specific help page:
1. Locate the help page you want to search.
2. Click in the help page so it has the focus.
3. Press Ctrl+F (Windows) or Command+F (Macintosh).
4.
In the Find dialog box, enter the word or phrase you want to search for
and click Find Next.
If the word or phrase exists in the current help page, it is highlighted in
the Help panel.

Using context-sensitive help

The Help panel contains context-sensitive reference information that you
can access from the Actions panel. By clicking an ActionScript term in the
Actions panel, you can display help information about that term.
To access context-sensitive help from the Actions panel:
1.
To select an item for reference, do any one of the following:
Select an item in the Actions panel toolbox pane (on the left side of
the Actions panel).
Select an ActionScript term in the Actions panel in the Script pane.
Place the insertion point before an ActionScript term in the Actions
panel in the Script pane.