Viewer Help
Topics covered:
Managing Your Learning Environment
Searching and Locating Content
Accessibility Features
Managing Your Learning Environment

Using the Table of Contents

The Table of Contents is located on the left side of the Viewer and gives you the ability to display the contents of a title as well as select and start a particular item.

To

Click

Expand and collapse any given part of a title

The plus (+) and minus (-) buttons to show and hide different sections or parts

Scroll through the Table of Contents

Below or above the scroll box on the vertical scroll bar

Display an item

The corresponding link in the Table of Contents


Using the Navigation Pane

To navigate through the topics in a lesson, you can use either the Icon View or the Text View. Use the toggle buttons to move between the two views.

This icon

Indicates that you

Are using the icon view

Are using the text view

In the Icon View, the content wheel displays the individual topics by content type.

Icon

Content Type

Text, tables, and graphics

Animations, demonstrations, and videos

Interactive content such as multimedia interactivities and small simulations

Games

User-interface simulations or practices that enable you to try what you have learned

You can view the topics in whatever order you choose in either the Icon View or the Text View. Notice that the outline remains highlighted for each topic you have visited.


Tracking Your Progress

The Table of Contents enables you to keep track of your progress through a title by displaying icons next to the pages of content you have already visited. The following table indicates the icons associated with the state of your progress through a title.

Note: The check mark icons are only available when running the Viewer from a Web server that has a SQL Server database.

This icon

Indicates that you

Are currently viewing this page

Have visited some but not all of the pages in this section or title

Have visited this page or all of the pages in this section or title


Using Bookmarks

You can create bookmarks for topics or lessons. To create a bookmark for a topic or lesson:

  1. Click the Bookmarks link and select Add Bookmark.

    The default name of the bookmark appears in the dialog box. If you want to change the default name, type the new name for the bookmark in the text box.

  2. Click OK to create the bookmark.

To access bookmarks that you created:

  1. Click the Bookmark link and select View/Manage Bookmarks.

  2. Select the bookmark that you want and click OK.

To delete a bookmark that you created:

  1. Click the Bookmark link and select View/Manage Bookmarks.

  2. Select the bookmark that you want and click Delete.


Resizing Panes

To change the size of either part of the window, drag the bar that separates the two panes.

Searching and Locating Content

Performing a Basic Search

To search for a particular word or phrase:

  1. Type the word or phrase you want to search for in the Search for box.

  2. Click Go or press ENTER.


Performing an Advanced Search

To customize a basic search, you can click the Advanced Search link and then set the options that you want.

Available Option

Description

Example

All words

Searches for all of the words you entered in the Search for box.

When you type "application development Web" in the Search for box, pages that contain instances of each of the three words will be presented in the search results.

Any words

Searches for any of the words you entered in the Search for box.

When you type "application development Web" in the Search for box, pages that contain instances of any of the three words will be presented in the search results.

Exact phrase

Searches for the words you entered in the Search for box in the order and sequence in which they were entered.

When you type "Visual Studio .NET" in the Search for box, only pages that contain instances of that exact phrase will be presented in the search results.

Boolean

Searches allowing the inclusion or exclusion of certain words through the use of operators such as AND, NOT, and OR.

Note: The operators must be in all uppercase letters for the search to be performed correctly.

When you type "Visual AND Basic OR Studio" in the Search for box, pages that contain instances of Visual Basic or Visual Studio or both will be presented in the search results.


Navigating Through Search Results

When a list of search results are available, you can move through them by clicking any link presented under the Search results header. If more results are available than can be displayed on one page, click the Next link to see more results. To go back to the previous page of results, click the Previous link. You can also click the appropriate page button at the bottom of the page to move between search result pages.

Accessibility Features

Using the Keyboard

Many features and commands are available directly from the keyboard. For example, you can press the TAB, CTRL+TAB, and SHIFT+TAB keys as well as arrow keys to move back and forth between elements on any page.

To

Press

Display Internet Explorer Help, or when in a dialog box, display context Help on an item.

F1

Move forward through the items on a Web page.

TAB

Move back through the items on a Web page.

SHIFT+TAB

Move forward between frames.

CTRL+TAB or F6

Move back between frames.

SHIFT+CTRL+TAB

Scroll toward the beginning of a document.

UP ARROW

Scroll toward the end of a document.

DOWN ARROW

Open or collapse the Table of Contents.

ALT+C

Expand a node in the Table of Contents.

RIGHT ARROW

Collapse a node in the Table of Contents.

LEFT ARROW

Scroll toward the beginning of a document in larger increments.

PAGE UP

Scroll toward the end of a document in larger increments.

PAGE DOWN

Move to the beginning of a document.

HOME

Move to the end of a document.

END

Refresh the current Web page.

F5 or CTRL+R

Refresh the current Web page, even if the time stamp for the Web version and your locally stored version are the same.

CTRL+F5

Stop downloading a page.

ESC

Close the current window.

CTRL+W

Print the current page or active frame.

CTRL+P

Activate the selected link.

ENTER

Open the Organize Favorites dialog box.

CTRL+B

Move selected item up in the Favorites list in the Organize Favorites dialog box.

ALT+UP ARROW

Move selected item down in the Favorites list in the Organize Favorites dialog box.

ALT+DOWN ARROW

Copy the selected items to the Clipboard.

CTRL+C

Insert the contents of the Clipboard at the selected location.

CTRL+V

Select all items on the current Web page.

CTRL+A

Copy selected item.

CTRL while dragging an item

Highlight a block of text.

CTRL+SHIFT with any of the arrow keys

Activate the menu bar in the active program.

F10

Open the next menu to the right or open a submenu.

F10 then RIGHT ARROW

Open the next menu to the left or close a submenu.

F10 then LEFT ARROW

Refresh the active window.

F5

Prevent the CD from automatically playing.

SHIFT when you insert a CD into the CD-ROM drive

Jump to Search.

ALT+S

Jump to Advanced Search.

ALT+R

Jump to the Content pane.

CTRL+J

Jump to the previous page or topic.

ALT+P

Jump to the next page or topic.

ALT+N

Open the Help menu.

ALT+L

Jump to Help.

CTRL+Q

Open a bookmark.

ALT+B

Go back to a previous page.

ALT+LEFT ARROW

Delete a bookmark.

ALT+D

Launch a bookmark.

ALT+L

Hide or show the Table of Contents.

CTRL+1

Focus on the Table of Contents.

CTRL+2

Focus on the content wheel.

CTRL+3

Focus on the content navigation area.

CTRL+4


Using Features Provided by Your Web Browser

Your Web browser has features that improve the readability of pages. For information about the accessibility features provided by your Web browser, look for information in the browser's Help about how to customize your browser to display the fonts and colors that you prefer. If your browser is Microsoft Internet Explorer, look for "Accessibility" in the Help table of contents.

Note: This Viewer and the content it displays support the use of the JAWS® for Windows® screen reader.


Using System Accessibility Options

If you own a Microsoft Windows–based computer, you can set or change system accessibility options. Many of these options affect the way you work in Microsoft programs. For example, the Windows StickyKeys feature is designed for people who have difficulty holding down two or more keys at a time. When a shortcut in a Microsoft program requires a key combination, such as CTRL+P, StickyKeys will enable you to press one key at a time instead of pressing them simultaneously.

Note: At this time, the blink rate of the flashing images cannot be altered by the user.