Browse sequences and Help formats

Browse sequences are supported in several major Help formats, including Microsoft HTML Help, WebHelp, JavaHelp, and Oracle Help. The functionality and user interface is slightly different with each format.

In Microsoft HTML Help, browse sequences are an extension of HTML. The HTML Help viewer includes browse sequence navigation buttons (Previous) and (Next), a drop-down list of color-coded browse sequences, and a browse sequence bar that displays small icons representing the topics contained in a selected browse sequence. These browse sequence features are displayed above the content pane on the right side of the viewer.

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When browse sequence functionality is enabled with WebHelp, JavaHelp, or Oracle Help, the browser or viewer includes navigation buttons for previous ( << ) and next ( >> ) in the upper-right corner of the content viewing pane.

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