To turn on the Popup Help if it does not appear

To use Popup Help

· Move your mouse cursor over an icon or button.

The name or description of it appears in a popup window directly over it.

To turn on the Popup Help if it does not appear

1. If you're operating Maya on a Windows or Linux operating system:

o Select Window > Settings/Preferences > Preferences.

o In the Preferences window, click the Help category and click the Tooltips Enable box in the

Popup Help section so a check mark appears.

o Click the Save button to close the Preferences window.

2. If you're operating Maya on a Mac OS X operating system:

o Select Maya > Preferences.

o In the Preferences window, click the Help category and click the Tooltips Enable box in the

Popup Help section so a check mark appears.

o Click the Save button to close the Preferences window.

Help Line

The Help Line at the bottom of Maya's window shows information about tools, menus, and objects. Like

the Popup help, it displays descriptions when you move the mouse over icons and menu items. It also

displays instructions when you select a tool. This is useful if you don't know or forget how to use a

particular tool.

To use the Help Line

· Move your mouse cursor over an icon or button.

The icon or button name and instructions about how to use that tool appear in the Help Line.

Find Menu

The Find Menu lets you find the location of a particular menu item. Find Menu works only on the main

menu items.

To find the location of a main menu item

1. Select Help > Find Menu.

The Find Menu window appears.

2. Type the menu item you want to locate in the text field, and press Enter (Windows and Linux) or

Return (Mac OS X).

The possible locations for the main menu item display in the results field of the Find Menu window.

Maya Quick Reference

Maya Quick Reference is a printed reference that came with your Maya software package. It contains

keyboard shortcut information that you will want to keep handy for quick reference.