Browsing and searching the HTML guides

You can browse and search the entire HTML collection by selecting HelpSearch & Browse Guides. The collection window that appears contains a list of all the book titles in the documentation collection. To view a particular guide, click the title of interest; the guide will appear in a new browser window. (For detailed information, see Abaqus Help Guide.)

  1. From the main menu bar, select HelpSearch & Browse Guides.

    The collection window appears in your web browser with a list of all the book titles in the documentation collection, grouped by category.

  2. Click the book title of interest.

    A book window containing the guide that you selected opens in a new browser window. The book window contains four frames: the navigation frame, the table of contents control frame, the table of contents frame, and the text frame, as shown in Figure 1.

    Figure 1. The book window.

  3. Navigate through the guide's contents using any of the following techniques:

    Table of contents controls

    Use the buttons in the table of contents control frame to vary the level of detail displayed in the table of contents frame or change the size of the frame. Click to expand several levels in the table of contents of an online book. Click to collapse all expanded sections in the table of contents. Click and , respectively, to narrow or widen the table of contents frame.

    Browsing

    Use the and arrows in the text frame to navigate sequentially through the text. You can also use the web browser functions to return to recently viewed pages.

    Searching

    Use the search panel located in the navigation frame to search for specific words or phrases. For more information, see Will link to hhp-chp-html-search.

    Using hyperlinks

    Use hyperlinks to move from one part of a book to another or from one book to another book.