<Detail> provides a detailed explanation of the keyword. When the information is displayed, the button changes to <Summary>. Click this button to return to the summarized information about the keyword.This section presents some ways to access the different types of information available within the online reference system.
To get information about any keyword, operator, or symbolic constant, first display the appropriate index for the keyword. Then select the keyword's first letter from the index, scroll down the list of entries, and select the topic hyperlink. If you know the exact name of a keyword, it may be quicker to type it in the Source window and press F1.
You can also view information about keywords using the arg command. Type the keyword in the arg command dialog box. Then press F1. If you have the arg function assigned to alt+a, the following displays help about the ADC (add with carry) command:
alt+a ADC F1
Figure 4.4 shows the information screen that then appears.
When information about a keyword is shown in the Help window, additional hyperlink buttons may be displayed:
<Detail> provides a detailed explanation of the keyword. When the information is displayed, the button changes to <Summary>. Click this button to return to the summarized information about the keyword.
<Example> displays MASM source code that provides an example of how the keyword is used.
<Key> explains symbols used in instruction encodings.
The online reference system is useful when you want an overview of available reference topics or when you have only a general idea of what information you need. Start with the global contents screen and select any hyperlinks that relate to the topic. Then move through the hyperlinks until you locate the information you need.
You can get information about any menu command or dialog box by pressing F1 when the menu command is highlighted or when the dialog box is displayed.
The Microsoft Advisor provides information about assembler and linker error messages.
·Keyboard
To find the meaning of an error message:
1.Press F6 to move the cursor to the error window
2.Position the cursor on the error number and press F1
·Mouse
To find the meaning of an error message:
1.Position the mouse cursor on the error number
2.Click the right mouse button
To get help about error messages directly from the PWB Source window, type the arg command with the error number and its alphabetic prefix, and then press F1.