Using the Help Tutorials

Help tutorials in Micorosoft Works are great informational resources. There is a help tutorial in every program. By accessing the help tutorials, you will receive a step by step guide to helping you solve any of the questions that you may have about doing work in this program.

To Access the Help File in MS Works:

  1. Click on the Icon in the lower right hand side of the screen. It looks like this:

    Button to access Help File

  2. A pop up menu will appear containing two tabs: Index and Content.

    • Index will give you a list of specific how to's.
    • Content will allow you to find a specific word in a specific part of the Micosoft Works program i.e. databases or spreadsheets.

    Screen capture of Help pop-up box

  3. Type what you are looking for in the white box under the number 1. The list will come up in number 2, click once on the file or folder to see the answer displayed. The folders have another drop down menu for more specific results.

To Close out of the Help File; Click once on the Icon in the lower right hand side of the screen.

It looks like this:

Button to close the Help File



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