Providing User Access to the Help File
Your application can use several methods to present your help file to the user. At a minimum, your application should provide a Help menu item as the rightmost item on the menu bar. This pop-up menu should have at a minimum the submenu items listed in Table 28.1. Figure 28.1 shows an example of a common help menu.
Figure 28.1. Common Help menu.
| Menu Item | Description |
|---|---|
| Help Topics | Brings up the Windows help index (the Help Finder). |
| About <application> | Displays a dialog box identifying the application, version, and so on. This menu item ... |
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