is there a file '0.INTRO.txt' in your doc/5.refernce-folder. right-clicking on an empty space in a window and choosing 'help' shows this file. but even if you lack this file, there should pop up an empty window (at least in windows). i attached the file in case you don't have it.
roman
thank you, roman! actually, the file is there - though, strangely, nothing happens when I select "help" from that right-click context menu - interesting...
though, if I select "help" from the Windows toolbar, it opens up a browser window and takes me to the pd documentation folder - so this is where I find out all about the built-in objects, eh? :)
thanks again, everybody!!