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Browser-based reference guides
The New Features Guide, User Reference, MAXScript Reference, and Tutorials are Web browser-based help
interfaces. An organized list of topics is available in the left navigation pane, as shown in Figure 1.12, and
the right includes a pane where the details on the selected topic are displayed. Across the top are five tool-
bar buttons used to control the interface. The Hide button hides the left navigation pane, the Back and
Forward buttons move between visited pages, the Print button prints the information in the right pane,
and the Options button displays a pop-up menu of options.
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The User Reference includes panels for viewing the index of commands and searching the reference.
Above the left navigation pane are five tabs that open separate panels when selected. The Contents panel
displays a list of topics; the Index panel lists all topics alphabetically; the Search panel includes a text field
where you can search for specific keywords; the Favorites panel keeps a list of bookmarks to topics you
add to the list; and the Query panel lets you type a question and query for answers.
Throughout the textual descriptions, keywords linked to other related topics are highlighted in blue and
underlined.
Online help
The Web offers many sites that can also help, and Max links to the Online Support, Updates, Resources,
Partners, and Training pages on the Autodesk site from the Help ➪ 3ds max on the Web menu. Selecting
either of these menu commands automatically opens a Web browser and loads the Autodesk Web pages.
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