Integrated Help

The integrated help, including Books Online documentation, has changed significantly in SQL Server 2012. SQL Server provides a new Help Viewer that changes the way that you install and view the documentation. SQL Server 2012 Books Online now uses the Help Viewer released with Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Service Pack 1 (SP1). Figure 4.2 shows an example of the Help Viewer. Note the content displayed on the right side of Figure 4.2; it describes some of the basic changes to the help facility in SQL Server 2012.

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FIGURE 4.2 Microsoft Help Viewer.

You can choose to install the Help Viewer during the installation of SQL Server 2012, ...

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