Buttons across

the top of the Help and Support Center window help you get around within Help, as
follows:
Back: After you go to a new page, you can press the Back button to return you to the page
you just left.
Forward (right-pointing arrow): The forward-pointing arrow to the right of the Back button
enables you to return to the page that you just backed out of (if any.)
Home: Takes you back to the first page of Help and Support Center, shown in Figure 1-10.
Index: Takes you to the Help system index, which is the same as the index at the back of a
book. For more information, see the section “Using Help’s Search and Index features” later
in this chapter.
Favorites: Lists Help topics you have added to your list of favorites, as discussed in the
section “Using Help’s Search and Index features.”
History: Displays a list of Help pages you have already visited.
Support: Provides an overview of Support options available from Microsoft.
Those buttons alone will enable you to explore the Help system on your own. When looking for help with
specific questions, however, the Search and Index features will be your best bet.
Using Help’s search and index features
The Search box is always available in the Help and Support Center window. To use it, just click the text
box titled Search. If there’s already some text in that box that you want to get rid if, just drag the mouse
pointer through that text. Whatever you type replaces that selected text. Type in a word or phrase that
describes what you need help with, and then click the button just to the right of where you typed the
word or phrase. In Figure 1-11, for example, I typed Make a CD and then clicked the button. The Help
window splits into two panes. The left pane displays topics relevant to my search. To see the help for
any of those listed topics, just click the topic. The right pane will display the help.
Figure 1-11: Results of searching for “Make a CD” and clicking the Copy files and folders to a CD topic