How to quickly access documentation in Xcode 4.5.1?

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How can I quickly access the documentation for a symbol, method, enum, etc. in Xcode 4.5?

alt + click on symbol shows a quick-info. Apple removed the dictionary icon which opened the documentation. I tried all other possible shortcuts of the cmd / alt / shift / click mumbo jumbo dance and none of them open the documentation browser.

I suppose there is a hidden trick to quickly open it anyways?

Edit: Figured out this new quick-info box has a link to the documentation.

score 4 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 10:24

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⌘ Command + Double-Click on a symbol: Jump to Definition of a symbol.

⌥ Option + Double-Click on a symbol: Find Text in Documentation of a symbol. (Only works if you have they symbol's Doc Set installed.)

You should check This URL to know more about short cuts

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answered Oct 05 '12 at 21:09

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Command + double click opens the definition in a new window. Command + single click jumps to definition. – DrummerB Oct 05 '12 at 21:23

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 05 '12 at 20:48

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Alt + double click any symbol to open the documentation.

answered Oct 05 '12 at 20:48

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Paul.s · Answer 3 · 2012-10-05T22:25:06.320

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You said in your question "quickly", quite frankly xcode sucks when it comes to reading docs quickly

I suggest you install the free Dash from the app store - which is a documentation viewer that is considerably quicker than xcode

Then install this plugin for Xcode

https://github.com/omz/Dash-Plugin-for-Xcode

Now doing "alt + click" on a symbol opens up Dash to the correct docs in a flash

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answered Oct 05 '12 at 21:52

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How to quickly access documentation in Xcode 4.5.1?

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