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Manual

Help function

The new help function is content-sensitive, contains all reference information pertaining to CINEMA 4D and replaces the previous printed or .pdf form of documentation.

The new help function offers easy navigation of content and a multi-layered search function. The fact that it is content-sensitive means that you will be brought directly to the page that corresponds to the menu item for which you need help.

Accessing Help Manually

Help can be accessed manually via the main menu: Help > Help....

As with any CINEMA 4D manager window, the Help window can be docked anywhere in your layout.

History

Use the History arrows to page back and forth between help pages. Clicking the Home icon will take you to the Help start page.

Content

Contains the entire CINEMA 4D reference help.

You can quickly navigate through the Contents menu using the cursor keys. The up and down arrow keys will navigate vertically through the menu; press the right arrow key to open a closed directory and press the left cursor key to close an open directory.

Search

Text entered here will be searched for throughout the entire help. All pages containing the search text will be listed.

If several search terms are entered only those pages containing all terms will be listed.

The Details slider lets you define the degree of detail with which the search should be conducted, i.e if only basic information should be included (e.g. “what is a material?” or if headlines, object names, menu names or even each setting in the Attributes Manager should also be included.

Use Detail to fine-tune your search.

Browser Pop-Ups

Right-clicking anywhere in the Help window will display a list of options (e.g. Print, Reload). These options may vary depending on the operating system being used.

Content-Based Access

The Help documentation can be opened from the GUI using a hotkey (default is set to Cmd+F1 (Mac) or CTRL+F1 (PC)).

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