SAS provides help for the main SAS window using screen
tips and status bar messages.
For a description of a menu or a menu item:
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Select the menu or menu
item. A description of the item appears in the message area of the
status bar.
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For example, when you
select the File menu, the message Perform
file-related operations appears in the Status
Bar.
For toolbar help, place the mouse pointer over an icon. A pop-up ScreenTip appears
below the
mouse pointer and a longer description appears in the message area.
To access help on other
parts of the main SAS window:
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Place the mouse pointer
over the item.
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Hold the mouse pointer over the item for a few seconds. A pop-up ScreenTip appears
below the mouse pointer. When you place the mouse pointer over a window bar button,
the ScreenTip contains the window name.
To customize ScreenTip and status bar help text for commands available from the toolbar
see
Customizing the Toolbar .
To enable or disable command bar or toolbar ScreenTips, you can use the
Show
ScreenTips on toolbars option by selecting
ToolsCustomize
Toolbar Tab or enter the TOOLTIPS command in the command
bar.