{"id":7183,"date":"2005-04-28T00:49:00","date_gmt":"2005-04-28T00:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.msdn.microsoft.com\/vbteam\/2005\/04\/28\/whats-wrong-with-online-help-by-adam-braden\/"},"modified":"2024-07-05T14:57:34","modified_gmt":"2024-07-05T21:57:34","slug":"whats-wrong-with-online-help-by-adam-braden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/vbteam\/whats-wrong-with-online-help-by-adam-braden\/","title":{"rendered":"What's Wrong with Online Help? (by Adam Braden)"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you’ve downloaded VB Express Beta2<\/a> and tried using online help, you’ll notice that your F1 help doesn’t quite seem right.  It turns out there is a problem with help sending its request in the wrong order so the least<\/span><\/i><\/b> relevant topic shows up in your help window.  Folks on our team are aware of the issue and they are working on a potential fix.  In the mean time I found out about a new feature that provides a workaround – when the wrong help topic comes up, there’s an “F1 Options: (choose)” combo box (see the picture below) – drop it down and you’ll notice the most<\/span><\/i><\/b> relevant topic is at the bottom of the list.  Just select it and viola!<\/span><\/i> you are in business.  Now it is much easier to dig into all those new VB2005 features.<\/font><\/span><\/p>\n

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UPDATE 5\/18\/2005 – this issue has now been resolved on MSDN.<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

Adam Braden
Visual Basic Test Manager
<\/span><\/font>Got skills and passion for VB?  Take a look at our openings<\/a>!<\/span><\/font><\/i><\/p>\n

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