F1 key

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F1 key

Function key number one. There are 12 function keys on most computer keyboards. In Windows, F1 is used for retrieving help. See function key.

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I once grew so crazed during a botched round of Tetris--that serene game wherein geometric blocks drift from the sky--that I actually tore the F1 key off my keyboard.

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If you're not, click on Help in the tool bar or press the F1 key to call up the help screen and type in "cell references." Proper use of cell references is critical to the success of the input, calculation and results areas you established in the model section.

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Press the F1 key when stuck for a list of choices of what to do next.

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The Help information accessed on pressing the F1 key is very full, over 50 pages, but not always intelligible to the beginner who needs help the most.

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The F1 key is used either to access the HELP Index/Menu or to access context sensitive HELP.

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For more details on how to use them, click on Help in the standard toolbar on the very top of your screen or hit the F1 key on the keyboard.

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The product comes with an extensive online manual that's accessible by pressing the F1 key. The interface is well laid out and the fields in each screen automatically flow in a logical sequence.