2.5. Using Help
Visual Studio provides extensive help features. The Help menu commands are summarized in Fig. 2.23.
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| How Do I? | Contains links to relevant topics, including how to upgrade programs and learn more about Web services, architecture and design, files and I/O, data, debugging and more. |
| Search | Finds help articles based on search keywords. |
| Index | Displays an alphabetized list of topics you can browse. |
| Contents | Displays a categorized table of contents in which help articles are organized by topic. |
Dynamic help (Fig. 2.24) is an excellent way to get information quickly about the IDE and its features. It provides a list of articles pertaining to the “current content” (i.e., the items around the location ...
Get Visual Basic 2005 for Programmers: Deitel Developer Series, Second Edition now with the O’Reilly learning platform.
O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.
