How to: Search for Information by Keyword
The index contains an alphabetical list of keywords associated with topics in the Help collections. Topics might have more than one keyword entry. Use this index in the same way that you would use an index in a book.
Some keywords are associated with multiple topics. When you select a keyword which has multiple topics associated with it, the Index Results window appears, listing all associated topics. You can sort the columns in the Index Results windows alphabetically.
Search for information by keyword
To locate a topic using the index
On the Help menu, choose Index.
In the Look for box, type the keyword to search for and press ENTER to display the topic that corresponds to the keyword or to display the Index Results list if multiple topics use the same keyword.
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Select a word from the list of available terms and then either press ENTER or double-click the term to view the document contents.
Filter the keywords available in the Index
You can customize the list of keywords shown in the index by using a filter, which reduces the documentation set based on the categories and values that are specified for the filter. For more information, see Help Filters for Visual Studio.
Use the following procedure to apply an existing filter to the index.
To filter the list of keywords shown in the index
On the Help menu, choose Index.
In the Index window, choose a filter from Filtered by.
Note
If filters are not available, that means the current Help collection does not offer filtering.
See Also
Concepts
Index and Index Results Window Shortcut Keys