The first time you log in to AIX Common Desktop Environment, a help window introducing the desktop is displayed (see illustration). This introduction is a good starting place for new AIX Common Desktop Environment users, and it provides quick access to helpful topics including The Desktop at a Glance, Basic Desktop Skills, and Getting Help.
Place your cursor over the topic Basic Desktop Skills, and press your left mouse button. This gives you easy access to information about using desktop menus and controls and other introductory topics to help you get started using AIX Common Desktop Environment.
Click on the topic The Desktop at a Glance for an introductory review of the types of applications available in the AIX Common Desktop Environment.
Click on the topic Getting Help for details about accessing and using the AIX Common Desktop Environment help system.
There are a number of ways to access the AIX Common Desktop Environment online help topics:
The quickest and easiest way to get help is to press F1, usually known as the help key. When you press F1, the application you are using responds by displaying the help topic most closely related to your current activity. Some computers have a dedicated Help button on the keyboard which may take the place of the F1 key.
Most applications have a Help menu that contains additional commands for requesting specific kinds of help, such as Introduction, Tasks, and Reference. To learn more about using help windows, click on Using Help from the Help menu in any application. Or, you can press F1 while you are in a help window.
To access the extensive AIX Common Desktop Environment volumes of help, click on the Help Manager icon located on the Front Panel.
Clicking on the Help Manager icon opens the AIX Common Desktop Environment help manager (see illustration).
Click on Common Desktop Environment to display the list of help volumes that have been installed on your desktop. Browse the list of titles. To open a volume, choose its title.
To view the Help Subpanel options available, click on the arrow pointer above the Help Manager icon.
The Help Subpanel provides the following:
