Getting help while editing source files

The editors that are included in the product provide several types of user assistance: context-sensitive help, language-sensitive help, and content assist.

The following table summarizes the types of help available for each editor and how to access each on supported client platforms.

Table 1. Summary of editor helps
	Context-Sensitive Help		Language-Sensitive Help		Content Assist
	Eclipse-Based	z Systems LPEX	Eclipse-Based (see Note)	z Systems LPEX	Eclipse-Based	z Systems LPEX
Windows	F1, Ctrl+F1, or Shift+F1	F1, Ctrl+F1, or Shift+F1	Ctrl+Shift+H	F1	Ctrl+Spacebar	Ctrl+Spacebar
macOS	N/A	FN+F1	Ctrl+Shift+H	FN+F1	Ctrl+Spacebar	Ctrl+Spacebar

Types of help available

Context-sensitive help: Opens a dynamic help view in the product user interface for the user interface element that has focus. The context-sensitive help view provides links to the product documentation for more information. The following example shows the context-sensitive help for the Create Copybook window.
Language-sensitive help: Opens the programming language reference for the selected language element in the product documentation. The following example shows the language-sensitive help that is opened for the COBOL MOVE statement.
Tip: If you have trouble opening language-sensitive help, see Troubleshooting language-sensitive help.
Content assist: Opens a list of statement completion proposals for the current cursor location. The list can be toggled between statement completions and code templates. The following example shows a list of statement completion proposals for the PERFORM statement.
The following example shows a list of code template proposals.