Setting Help Display Preferences

You can define how you want to display help topics.

  1. Select Window > Preferences from the main menu bar.

    The Preferences dialog box opens.

  2. Select Help in the left pane.

    The Help options appear in the right pane.

  3. Specify how help topics are displayed. Choose from the following selections and click OK.
    Table 1. Help display options
    Property Description
    Use an external browser Check the Use external browser box if you want to display the help topics using another browser. The WorkSpace default is an embedded browser.
    Note: If the selected browser is not fully compatible with Internet Explorer or Mozilla, or if JavaScript is disabled, the help shown in the browser may not appear as intended
    Open window context help Choose from the following:
    • Open the topics in the dynamic Help view.
    • Open the topics in a pop-up window.
    Open dialog context help Choose from the following:
    • Open the topics in the dynamic Help view.
    • Open the topics in a pop-up window.
    Help view document open mode Open selected topics in place (Help view) or in the editor.
Related concepts
Sybase WorkSpace Collection
Related tasks
Setting Capabilities Preferences
Setting Install - Update Preferences
Setting EAServer Log Viewer Preferences
Setting Graphic Editor Preferences
Setting Project Templates Preferences
Setting UDDI Preferences
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Using WorkSpace License Manager
Opening the Sybase WorkSpace Bookshelf
Searching for Help Topics From the Bookshelf
Searching for Help Topics From the Help View
Searching the Help
Related reference
Help Features
Context Sensitive Help

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