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archers1976
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March 11, 2017
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Change in after effects "help" menu bar from OSX to Windows 10. Help?

  • March 11, 2017
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Hello,

Have what might be a super easy question but can't seem to find the answer.

I have recently moved from Mac OS to Windows 10.  I have become accustomed to using the "Help" bar when looking for features I don't use very often and I've forgotten their location, like time remapping.  In mac it would map out the location of the feature I was looking for. 

I have found the equivalent in Photoshop but cannot find it in After Effects.  I just get links to adobe website help forums. 

So is this not available with windows 10?  I love my help assisted shortcuts in after effects!

Thanks in Advance,

Adam

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Correct answer Mylenium

Windows does not have Spotlight-based interactive highlighting of UI strings and that is that. It's a Mac exclusive thing.

Mylenium

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Mylenium
MyleniumCorrect answer
Legend
March 11, 2017

Windows does not have Spotlight-based interactive highlighting of UI strings and that is that. It's a Mac exclusive thing.

Mylenium

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archers1976Author
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March 11, 2017

What a bummer.  I was glad to see a spotlight type of interface in the PC version of Photoshop (see image in previous post), but none in After Effects.  So it is in photoshop, I am assuming, but not in after effects?

Thanks!

Szalam
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SzalamCommunity Expert
Community Expert
March 13, 2017

If you would like to see it added to After Effects, please file a feature request. (It would be really handy.)

FFA.pro
FFA.pro
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March 11, 2017

If you you mean Help then the shortcut is F1  and it's documents online this is the direct link for those documents.

Hope will help you.

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archers1976Author
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March 11, 2017

Thanks for the tip but this is not exactly what I am looking for.

I am looking for the search that provides an internal path to access various features, not a link to the internet for help.  In mac if I went to the help option and typed in hue/saturation it would show me the path (Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Hue Saturation)  I wanted and highlight its location.  I have found the equivalent for PC (below) in photoshop, but not for after effects.  

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