Using the SHIFT+F1 Pointer for Topic-Specific Help in Windows

Last reviewed: November 23, 1994
Article ID: Q68463

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows operating system versions 3.0, 3.0a

SUMMARY

The "Windows 3 Companion" Quick Reference sheet states that SHIFT+F1 changes the pointer to a question mark when you access Help on a specific command, screen element, or key. This function is not implemented in Windows, PowerPoint, Project for Windows, PageMaker, CORELDRAW, and DayBook. This topic-specific help function is implemented in Word for Windows and Excel.

REFERENCES

"Windows 3 Companion,"Lori L. Lorenz and R. Michael O'Mara, The Cobb Group, Microsoft Press, 1990.

KBCategory: kbother
KBSubcategory: win30
Additional reference words: 3.0 3.00 3.0a 3.00a win30 docerr

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Last reviewed: November 23, 1994
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