Quick Start Guide
2 To combine your search strings with operands, click Method and select the
operand to use.
3 Choose an option from Max. Results to limit the number of hits to display.
4 To restrict your search to certain types of documentation, choose an option
from Scope selection. With Default, a predened selection of documents is
searched. All includes all types of documents in the search. Custom lets you
dene which documents to include in your search. Just activate the documents
you want in the list.
5 When you have set the options according to your wishes, click Search. The
search results are then displayed as a list of links in the display eld and can
be navigated with mouse clicks.
Procedure 8.2 Generating a New Search Index
1 To create a new search index, select Settings > Build Search Index from the
menu. A window opens, showing a list of the documentation currently available
in the help center. In case no search index exists, you are automatically asked
to build one, once you enter a search term into the search eld.
2 Select the documents to integrate in the search index and click Build Index.
After the index has been generated, you can use the full text search.
8.2 Using GNOME Help
On the GNOME desktop, to start Help directly from an application, either click the
Help button or press [F1]. Both options take you directly to the application's docu-
mentation in the help center. However, you can also start Help from the main menu,
or from the command line with yelp and then browse through the main window of
the help center.
Figure 8.2 Main Window of Help
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