The Contents button is the first, or leftmost, button in the Help button bar. Choosing the Contents button displays the topic designated by the Help author as the Help Contents (usually the top-level topic in a Help file). If the author does not specify a contents topic by using the Contents= entry in the [OPTIONS] section of the Help project file, Windows Help displays the first physical topic in the Help file (the first topic in the first .RTF file listed in the [FILES] section of the Help project file).
The purpose of the Contents button in Windows Help version 3.1 is to create a consistent navigation point within a single Help file and across all Windows-based applications that use Help. When using hypertext systems, users often feel lost and need a way to reorient themselves in this abstract “hyperspace.” The Contents button gives users an easy way to return to a familiar starting place.
Note:
When displaying a version 3.0 Help file, Help uses the Index= entry as the Contents topic.
All applications included with Windows version 3.1, such as Program Manager, File Manager, Write, and so on, have a Contents command on the Help menu. Choosing the Contents command from an application’s Help menu is the same as choosing the Contents button in the Help button bar.
To see the Contents topic of the current Help file
1.nChoose the Contents button.