Integrated Help

SSMS offers an expanded set of help facilities as well as improved integration into the application environment. The Help sources have been expanded to include both local and online resources. Local help is similar to the Help resources available in past versions and references files installed on your machine during the installation process. Local help includes the local SQL Server Books Online resources. Local help files are static and are updated only if another documentation installation is run on the local machine.

Online help provides access to content that is not static and can be updated with the latest changes. Three default online resources are provided by default:

MSDN Online—MSDN Online contains the latest version ...

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