This help system consists of compiled HTML pages. It is best viewed using a recent version of a popular browser such as Firefox or Internet Explorer.
- The Navigation pane on the left side of the browser window contains a Contents tab and a Search tab.
- The Topic pane on the right side of the window displays the selected help topic, or the default help topic. It's the window you're reading from right now.
Here are some tips on how to find more information when using the HTML Help Viewer:
- To jump to another topic, click the colored, underlined words in the Topic pane.
- Right-click the Navigation pane or the Topic pane for shortcut menu commands.
The following browser features can be useful in navigating the 3ds Max help:
- In most browsers, you can use
+F to search for text within a page. - Use the Back and Forward buttons to navigate from or to pages you’ve visited recently.
- Use +T (New Tab) or +N (New Window) to open new tabs or windows so you can view multiple places in the Help at once.
- Use the browser controls to change font size if the default size is too large or small.
Note: Much of the information about using HTML Help has been supplied directly by Microsoft. It has been made freely available for inclusion in HTML help projects such as this one. This information has been edited and reformatted to match that of the other online information systems shipping with 3ds Max.
Procedures
To copy a help topic:
- In the Topic pane, right-click the topic you want to copy, and then click Select All.
- Right-click again, and then click Copy. This copies the topic to the Windows Clipboard.
- Open the document you want to copy the topic to.
- Position your cursor where you want the information to appear.
- On the Edit menu, click Paste.
To copy only part of a topic:
- Select the text you want to copy, right-click, and then click Copy.
To print the current help topic:
- Right-click a topic, and then click Print.
Print controls vary depending on the browser. In some browsers, you can also print from the Contents tab by right-clicking an entry and then clicking Print Target.