User Guide

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Viewing online documentation
You can view Help for a specific tag, Help topics in HTML format, or online
documentation in Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format.
To view Help for a tag:
• Position the cursor in a tag and press F1. Help for the selected tag appears,
including syntax and usage information.
F1 Help is available for all supported languages. To view a list of the supported
languages, open the Tag Chooser (Ctrl+E).
To view the online HTML help:
1Select Help > Open Help References Window.
The Help tab of the Resources window appears, displaying a tree of online books
that include several language references as well as the documentation.
2 Find the Help topic you need, using the tree, search engine, index, or bookmarks.
For details, see “Getting the Most from the Help System” on page 35.
3 Double-click the topic you need to display it in the Document window.
To view the PDF documentation:
• Open the PDF documentation from the product CD-ROM or download it from
the Macromedia Web site, from www.allaire.com/developer/documentation/
coldfusion.cfm.
CFML Reference Provides descriptions, syntax, usage, and code examples for all
ColdFusion tags, functions, and variables
CFML Quick
Reference
A brief guide that shows the syntax of ColdFusion tags,
functions, and variables
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