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| The Macintosh file system, in List
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The Help system was modeled on the Macintosh's Finder interface,
for two reasons:
- To teach users how to use the Help system.
- To familiarize users with the Macintosh user
interface.
The Help window layout mimics the List view of
the Macintosh file system. In this view, shown
at right, every folder has a 
icon. Clicking the
displays the contents of that folder.
The Help system, shown below, copies and extends
this interface. Clicking a
expands the specified item, as in the Finder.
Additionally, in the Help system, clicking the
name of an item displays descriptive text on the
right-hand side. When the Help system first appears,
the descriptive text invites the user to click
a topic, simultaneously introducing the user to
the Help system and familiarizing the user with
standard Macintosh behavior.
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