The OS/2 operating system provides online help that can be accessed through both a Master Help Index and a Glossary. The Master Help Index and the Glossary are both collections of alphabetized pointers to information panels. Their primary purpose is to provide quick access to help topics. With them, you can provide such features as:

• Availability of the Master Help Index from anywhere in the WorkPlace Shell

• A side-by-side window design that lets the user scan index entries on one side, then display the help-text information on the other side

• A menu and buttons that let the user perform a search, print help-text windows, or request assistance.

The following figure shows an example of the Master Index window and the opened help-text window, "Changing, Adding, and Deleting Fonts."

For more information, see Customizing Master Help Index and Glossary Objects