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How can i use syntax help for the cobol language within the cobol editor?

This does not work out of the box, instead the Microsoft Online Help shows up in a Browser.

Micro Focus Documentation says this feature is available:
"In the editor, point to a COBOL reserved word and press F1 to display the syntax Help for that word."

We're working with Enterprise Developer 2.3 for Visual Studio 2015.

How can i use syntax help for the cobol language within the cobol editor?

This does not work out of the box, instead the Microsoft Online Help shows up in a Browser.

Micro Focus Documentation says this feature is available:
"In the editor, point to a COBOL reserved word and press F1 to display the syntax Help for that word."

We're working with Enterprise Developer 2.3 for Visual Studio 2015.

From the Visual Studio IDE menu select Help-->Set Help Preference and the select Launch in Help Viewer.
The help will then be displayed in the internal Help Viewer instead of in a browser and the context sensitive help should be available when pressing F1.
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