Navigating Through Help Panels

Although there are different types of ISMF help panels, they all use the same basic navigation commands.

The following keys and commands control the flow of the help panels. They are the same as the keys and commands ISPF uses for HELP. You can abbreviate these commands by using enough letters to distinguish the command from others. The minimal abbreviations you may use are printed in bold characters in Table 1.

Table 1. Navigation Commands for Help Panels
Command or Key	Description
ENTER	This key takes you to the next sequential help panel associated with a particular panel.
END PF3	This command takes you to the functional panel from which you originally asked for help.
UP PF7	This command takes you to the previous help selection list. From the selection list you can choose another related topic.
BACK	This command takesyou to the help panel you looked at last.
SKIP	This command takesyou to the help panel for the next related topic. In some cases, using the SKIP command is the same as pressing ENTER.
INDEX	This command takes you to the index for the ISMF help panels. Within the ISMF help index, use the ENTER key to continue with the index or the END command to return to the data entry panel. For more information, see Using the Help Panel Index.
HELP PF1	This command in HELP takes you to an ISPF tutorial panel about these HELP commands.