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Navigating in the information center

The information center provides a graphical user interface for browsing product documentation.

The Navigation pane on the left side of the interface displays the titles of topics in the documentation. Select a topic title in the Navigation pane to display the topic content in the pane on the right side. Some or all of these navigation views are available:
  • The Contents view (Contents icon) shows the titles of all topics in a table of contents or navigation tree structure.
  • The Index view (Index icon) shows the index entries of all topics. Type in a word or click the Next >> and << Previous links to page through the index.
  • The Search Results view (Search results icon) shows the titles of all topics returned by an information search. When you search for information, the Navigation pane automatically updates to display the search results.
  • The Bookmarks view (Bookmarks icon) shows the titles of topics that you have bookmarked. It is available only when you are running the information center on your local computer.

To switch between views, click the tabs at the bottom of the Navigation pane.

Use the Back (Back arrow) and Forward (Forward arrow) buttons to navigate within the history of viewed topics.

Synchronizing the table of contents

When you follow a link within a topic on the right, the Contents view does not automatically change to display and highlight the new topic. To see where the new topic fits in the table of contents and synchronize the two views, click the Refresh button (Refresh icon) or the Show in Table of Contents button (Synchronize icon). The topic title for the currently displayed topic is highlighted in the Contents view on the left.

To keep the Navigation view and the Content view synchronized all of the time, click Link with Contents (Link with Contents icon) on the tool bar of the Content view. Click the button again to disable this function.

Navigating with the keyboard

For information about using the keyboard to navigate the information center, see the information about accessibility.



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Last updated: September 2012
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