MACROMEDIA STUDIO 8-EXPLORING STUDIO 8 Manual page 38

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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.
2. To open the Help panel reference page for the selected item, do one of
the following:
Press F1.
Right-click the item and select View Help.
Click Reference above the Script pane.
To access context-sensitive help from a Flash panel:
Click the pop-up menu in the panel and select Help.
To access context-sensitive help from a dialog box:
Click the Help icon in the dialog box.
The Flash Tutorials book in the Help panel contains many tutorials that
introduce you to the features of Flash. These tutorials allow you to practice
on isolated examples. If you are new to Flash, or if you have used only a
limited set of Flash features, start with the Flash Tutorials book.