Getting Help in Dialog Boxes
Windows' designers describe the function of check boxes, options buttons, lists, and other dialog-box controls in a few words. This concision yields some obscurely worded labels in crowded dialog boxes. Fortunately, there's "What's This?" help for pop-up tips on individual controls.
To get pop-up help for a dialog-box element:
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Right-click an element; then click "What's This?" ( Figure 3.9 ).
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Click the question mark in the top-right corner of the dialog box; then click an element.
Figure 3.9 Here, I right-clicked the Screen Resolution slider for "What's This?" help. To dismiss the pop-up box, click it.