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The Lazarus '''main menu''' contains the following entries:<br />
The Lazarus '''main menu''' contains the following entries:<br />
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'''[[#File|<u>F</u>ile]] [[#Edit|<u>E</u>dit]] [[#Search|<u>S</u>earch]] [[#View|<u>V</u>iew]] [[#Source|S<u>o</u>urce]] [[#project|<u>P</u>roject]] [[#Run|<u>R</u>un]] [[#Package|Pa<u>c</u>kage]] [[#Tools|<u>T</u>ools]] [[#Window|<u>W</u>indow]] [[#Help|<u>H</u>elp]]'''
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'''[[#File|<u>F</u>ile]] [[#Edit|<u>E</u>dit]] [[#Search|<u>S</u>earch]] [[#View|<u>V</u>iew]] [[#Source|S<u>o</u>urce]] [[#project|<u>P</u>roject]] [[#Run|<u>R</u>un]] [[#Package|Pa<u>c</u>kage]] [[#Tools|<u>T</u>ools]] [[#Window|<u>W</u>indow]] [[#Help|<u>H</u>elp]]'''
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As usual, the options can be selected either by placing the mouse cursor over the menu option and clicking the left mouse button, or by typing {{keypress|Alt|F}} on the keyboard (provided the main menu window has focus: if it has not, hit {{keypress|Tab}} repeatedly to cycle focus through the various windows until the desired window has its title bar highlighted in colour).
As usual, the options can be selected either by placing the mouse cursor over the menu option and clicking the left mouse button, or by typing {{keypress|Alt|F}} on the keyboard (provided the main menu window has focus: if it has not, hit {{keypress|Tab}} repeatedly to cycle focus through the various windows until the desired window has its title bar highlighted in colour).
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==== File ====
==== File ====
<div class="floatright"> [[Image:FileMenu.jpg]] </div>
<div class="floatright"> [[Image:FileMenu.jpg]] </div>
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* '''Online Help''' which at present opens a browser window that contains a picture of the running cheetah and a few links to the Lazarus, Free Pascal and Wiki websites
* '''Online Help''' which at present opens a browser window that contains a picture of the running cheetah and a few links to the Lazarus, Free Pascal and Wiki websites
* '''Reporting a bug''' opens the [[How_do_I_create_a_bug_report|wiki page]], which describe the bug reporting procedure
* '''Reporting a bug''' opens the [[How_do_I_create_a_bug_report|wiki page]], which describe the bug reporting procedure
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* '''About Lazarus''' Displays a pop-up box with some information about Lazarus.
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Help can be configured with [Tools|Options|Help]
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* '''Configure Help''' which opens a pop-up menu with options to select viewers and databases from which to read Help information. This option allows the user to specify either the on-line documents section of the Lazarus-CCR website, some other website containing the documents, or a local store for the documentation (this would eventually become the default, when the Help system is fully developed).
* '''Configure Help''' which opens a pop-up menu with options to select viewers and databases from which to read Help information. This option allows the user to specify either the on-line documents section of the Lazarus-CCR website, some other website containing the documents, or a local store for the documentation (this would eventually become the default, when the Help system is fully developed).
At present by default, if you place your Editor cursor over any keyword from the Free Pascal Components Library FCL, the RunTime Library RTL or the Lazarus Components Library LCL, and then press {{keypress|F1}} you will be taken by your default browser to the appropriate definition on the website. Be aware that your browser may be located on another desktop on your machine (eg in Linux), and you may not see the information immediately; of course if you are not connected to the internet you cannot get this information.
At present by default, if you place your Editor cursor over any keyword from the Free Pascal Components Library FCL, the RunTime Library RTL or the Lazarus Components Library LCL, and then press {{keypress|F1}} you will be taken by your default browser to the appropriate definition on the website. Be aware that your browser may be located on another desktop on your machine (eg in Linux), and you may not see the information immediately; of course if you are not connected to the internet you cannot get this information.
There are alternative help options which gives the end-user off-line help. For example, if you have a copy of Kylix, you can reuse the help files supplied with it, inside Lazarus IDE. See the [[Adding Kylix Help]] page for details.
There are alternative help options which gives the end-user off-line help. For example, if you have a copy of Kylix, you can reuse the help files supplied with it, inside Lazarus IDE. See the [[Adding Kylix Help]] page for details.
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* '''About Lazarus''' Displays a pop-up box with some information about Lazarus.
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Eventually there will be a full on-line Help service, with information about Pascal syntax, the use of the IDE, how to use, modify or create Components, and hints on how to perform certain tasks. This part of the Documentation section (the thing you are currently reading) represents the beginning of the process. '''We need contributions from anyone who feels able to provide them: the WiKi is very easy to edit.'''
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