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Identifying Objects on the Screen
You can use a Mac OS feature known as Balloon Help to identify
unfamiliar items on your screen. Balloon Help explains the function of
icons, menus, commands, and other items on the Macintosh screen in
balloons — like those you see in comic strips.
Follow these steps to use Balloon Help:
1.
Pull down the Guide menu (marked with the ? icon) and
choose Show Balloons.
2.
Point to any object on the screen that you want to iden-
tify. A balloon appears next to the object. Point to the
Trash, for example, to display a balloon that explains
how to throw items away.
Although balloons appear next to items when you point to them,
the way you work does not change; you can still select icons,
choose commands, and so on.
3.
When you’re finished using Balloon Help, choose Hide
Balloons from the Guide menu.
Not all applications support balloon help. If a balloon does not
appear next to the object to which you are pointing, either that
object does not have a help balloon or the application does not
support balloon help.
