Help Is Close By

Visual Basic contains an extensive help system. When you want help with a control, window, tool, or command, press F1. Most versions of Visual Basic support a tremendous help resource called Books Online. When you select Books Online from the Help menu, Visual Basic displays a tree-structure view of books about Visual Basic that you can search and read. The online help extends to the Internet as well. If you have an Internet connection, you can browse the latest help topics by selecting Help, Microsoft on the Web.

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