Using the Help Index In Windows XP


If you’re not sure of the exact term you’re looking for, Search can be frustrating. In such a case, you might have better results scrolling through the Help Index, which lists the keyword entries for each topic. To switch to this view, click the Index button. Figure shows what you’ll see next.


Figure - Use the Index to scroll through a lengthy list of topics, organized alphabetically by keyword.

The text box in the Index list resembles the Search box, but it behaves quite differently. As you enter text in this box, the Index selection jumps to the first topic that matches the characters you entered. The comparison is based on the beginning of the entry; if you type networking, for instance, the Index selection will jump to the group of topics that begin with that keyword, skipping over the Home Networking entry.