

To obtain help on these items, launch the help and locate the help topic by conducting a search. Vectorworks cannot directly access context-sensitive help for some context menu commands or the Worksheet menu commands. The “What’s This?” question mark cursor can be deactivated by selecting Help > What’s This? once again.
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On a Mac (aluminum keyboard), press Fn+F1.

Select a function to open its flyout pane. Click the Menu button to access these functions. On a smaller screen, or on a tablet, the table of contents, commands and tools list, glossary, and favorites are hidden to maximize the topic viewing area. The search, commands and tools list, glossary, and favorite topics display in flyout panes that can stay open while viewing the documentation. The Tool bar contains buttons for navigation and other functions. At any time, you can click the Vectorworks logo to open the Vectorworks website. On a large screen, typically a desktop, the help topics display on the left, with an area for the table of contents and flyout panes on the right. To display the help system on your mobile device, access the help from the Vectorworks | Support area of the website. The help system adjusts itself automatically to the size of your screen.
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Upgrade to a more recent version of the browser if possible, or switch to a different browser. The Internet Explorer browser, prior to version 9, does not support the HTML5 features of this help system. Search the help for the item of interest at that time, switch to a different default browser, or use the online version of the help system to avoid this issue. Enabling the blocked content is perfectly safe however, the help opens to the first page in this situation. Using the local version of the help with the Internet Explorer browser may cause a blocked content warning. If bandwidth or connection issues cause display or searching to become unacceptably slow, select the Vectorworks Session preference, Use local help even when an Internet connection is available, to always use the local version of the help system. The local version may not contain the latest information, but in general, the online and local versions are very similar.


If an internet connection is not available, the locally-installed version of the help opens. If you are connected to the internet, the online version of the help displays. The help window opens in your default browser. To open the help system, select Help > Vectorworks Help. The Vectorworks program links to the appropriate help topic, providing instant information.
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This help system serves as a comprehensive reference for the tools, commands, and dialog boxes contained in the Vectorworks Fundamentals and Design Series workspaces. Help and Additional Resources Using the Help System
