Accessing the Help System

You can access the help system in two ways:

Accessing Help for a Screen

To get instructions for using a specific Eclipse screen, press F11 with that screen displayed. The help system opens with the instructions for that screen displayed. If you need more information, use the Table of Contents, Index, or Search functions to search the rest of the help system. The full help system is available once you have displayed it from within a screen.

Note: You must be in a screen to access help using F11.

Accessing Help for a Field

To get information about what to enter in a specific Eclipse field, move your cursor into the field and then press F9.

Accessing Help Stand-Alone

Once you display the help system from within an Eclipse screen, you can look for other topics using the Table of Contents, Index, or Search functions. Depending on how your company uses help, you might also access the help system in some of the following ways: