Integrated Help Shortcut Keys, General Development Settings
The following shortcut key combinations can be used to view and move among topics in Help.
Command Name |
Shortcut Keys |
Description |
|---|---|---|
Help.Contents |
CTRL + ALT + F1 |
Displays the Contents window for the documentation contained in MSDN. |
Help.F1Help |
F1 |
Displays a topic from Help that corresponds to the current user interface selected. |
Help.HowDoI |
CTRL + F1 |
Displays How Do I. |
Help.Index |
CTRL + ALT + F2 |
Displays the Index window for the documentation contained in MSDN. |
Help.NextTopic |
ALT + DOWN ARROW |
Displays the next topic in the table of contents. Available only in the Help (Web) browser window. |
Help.PreviousTopic |
ALT + UP ARROW |
Displays the previous topic in the table of contents. Available only in the Help (Web) browser window. |
Help.Search |
CTRL + ALT + F3 |
Displays the Visual Studio Help page, which allows you to search for words or phrases in the documentation contained in MSDN. |
Help.Searchresults |
SHIFT + ALT + F3 |
Displays the Search Results tab, which lists the topics that contain the string searched for from the Visual Studio Help page. |
Help.WindowHelp |
SHIFT + F1 |
Displays a topic from Help that corresponds to the current user interface. |