## Searching the Help by Browsing Contents and Topics

The help file lets you browse through the help by links in the topics or by the clicking on expanding entries within the Contents tab.

To use the Contents tab:

1. Select Help | Index to access the PC-DMIS Help File.

2. If the Index tab isn't already displayed, click the Show button to display the Search Pane.

3. Click on the Contents tab on the Search Pane. The Help file displays a list of sections.

4. Find the main topic you want to view and click the Plus Sign (+) next to the topic you want to view. The list expands showing subtopics.

5. Select a topic to view and its contents will appear. You can also cycle through the topics by using Browse Sequences within the topics themselves.

Using the Locate Button

When you click on a link within a topic, the Contents tab usually synchronizes with the topic. Sometimes, however, when you use F1 on a specific item, or when you call a stored topic from the Favorites tab, the topic doesn’t automatically get synchronized with the item in the Contents tab. Use the Locate button on the toolbar in those cases.

Hint - Use the Locate Button to View a Topic in Context: Often when pulling up a topic using the Index tab or the Search tab, you may want to find out the current topic's context or maybe find its parent topic. You can view other topics around the current topic by clicking the Locate button on your toolbar. PC-DMIS will automatically display the Contents tab and will locate the topic within the tree view. This helps you know where your current topic is within the overall documentation structure and can also provide you with needed contextual information.