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Re: Where IS the help key?

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From: Nik Gervae
Date: Mon, 05 Oct 1992 18:57
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In article <1992Oct2.172149.11946@tamsun.tamu.edu> andrewd@tamsun.tamu.edu  
(Andrew T Duchowski) writes:
> Just wondering - some applications claim: "just press the help key
> on the keyboard".  I can't find it on my old keyboard (the one with 
> the L shaped Return key).

If your keyboard doesn't have a key labelled "Help", you should be able
to simulate one by holding down the Control and Alternate keys at the
same time. I guess it was considered too confusing to repeat "just
press the help key or the Control and Alternate keys on the keyboard"
every single time. But now you know.

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