# Help...

### Basic Navigation

The Oracle Documentation Library provides three primary ways to navigate or find information.

1. Point and click navigation via information category buttons, the Documentation Library Toolbar and other text-based HTML links.
2. Explorer-based navigation using the Oracle Information Navigator.
3. Search-based navigation by "finding" words within the information collections of the library using the Oracle Information Navigator Search.

##### NOTE: The latter two of these require a Java and Frames-enabled browser.

Each of navigation methods is a powerful yet easy to understand way of navigating in and around the large quantity of technical information stored on the Oracle Documentation Library.

For more information on requirements for the Oracle Documentation Library please see Requirements.

### The Documentation Library Toolbar

The Oracle Documentation Library Toolbar is the region with icons at the top of the screen.

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Figure 1. Toolbar with Java-enabled browser

Each of the icons or visual elements of the toolbar activate specific pages or functions within the Developer Library.

Click here to... |  |
|  | navigate to the home page of the Oracle Documentation Library
|  | navigate to the Help section of the Oracle Documentation Library
|  | activate the Oracle Information Navigator, a Java-based visual explorer for the Oracle Documentation Library
|  | activate the Oracle Information Navigator Search , a Java-based utility for conducting full-text searches across the Oracle Documentation Library

### Visual Cues

In addition to the Oracle Information Navigator and the Oracle Information Navigator Search, navigation of the Oracle Documentation Library is through the use of hypertext links and buttons located across the top and bottom of the documentation pages.

Click here to... |  |
Library |  | navigate to the home page of the Oracle Documentation Library
Product |  | navigate back to manual listings by product category
Content |  | navigate back to the Table of Contents for the current manual
Index |  | navigate to the Index for the current manual
Previous |  | navigate to the previous chapter or section of the current manual
Next |  | navigate to the next chapter of section of the current manual

### Navigation Tools

The Oracle Documentation Library provides two other alternatives for navigating:

> - Oracle Information Navigator
> - Oracle Information Navigator Search

Access to these from within the Oracle Documentation Library requires a Java- and Frames-enabled browser. For a detailed list of requirements and trouble shooting tips see Requirements.

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