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OpenEdge Development: Basic Development Tools
Application Development Environment : Using the Help menu
 
Using the Help menu
All ADE tools except the Data Dictionary contain the Help menu. Help menu options provide access to online help information about the tool for which you are requesting help. Table 2 describes the menu that appears when you choose this option.
 
Table 2: Help menu 
Menu option
Description
Messages...
Displays OpenEdge messages
Recent Messages...
Displays the most recent OpenEdge message and a detailed description of the message
Keyboard...
Accesses information about your keyboard and keystrokes
About Tool...
Shows information about this installation of the Tool
Help>Messages
Choose this option to display a description of OpenEdge messages. Enter a message number to display the description.
Help>Recent Messages
Choose this option to display a description of the most recent message and all other messages generated by OpenEdge during the current session.
Help>Keyboard
Choose this option to show information about Editor and run‑time key bindings. These lists show the actions associated with various keystrokes you can perform with your keyboard.
In some cases, key combinations will not work if you use the ESCAPE key while the CAPS LOCK key is on.
Help>About Tool
Choose this option to display the OpenEdge version and copyright date.