# How to display cell groups in documentation pages

I recently introduced my WildCats package in the Meta Thread What third-party packages do you use? and @Szabolcs promptly observed that:
"I noticed that there are many cell groups in the documentation that are collapsed. The documentation browser doesn't display cell brackets so it's a little difficult to expand them (I used the Ctrl-' shortcut)."

Indeed I like to close all section groups in the tutorial pages so - upon opening the doc window - the user can immediately see the summarized full contents of the (often long) tutorial. This is much better than having to scroll through a long doc page in search of the relevant piece of information.

But then the question is: how do we open these closed section groups, given that documentation pages do not display (section) cell brackets?

One solution, although not very user-friendly, was already suggested by Szabolcs: use the Ctrl-' shortcut.

But there are better ones! and since they do not seem to be very well-known, I thought of posting this question and my suggested solution

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I start by putting the cursor anywhere in the documentation, then use Ctrl+. to extend the scope of the selection until it includes all of the cell groups that I want to open/close, then use Ctrl+{ or Ctrl+} to open/close them all. I find that using Ctrl+. is quicker than trying to select the outmost cell bracket, especially on pages that do not automatically display the cell brackets when you hover over where they should be.

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I do much the same, but with Ctrl-a instead of Ctrl-. –  Brett Champion Jun 15 '12 at 14:01
@BrettChampion Ctrl-A selects everything in a notebook. Isn't this a bit extreme in some cases? You end up opening/closing all cells in a notebook. –  magma Jun 16 '12 at 8:25
@magma Opening/closing all the cell groups usually works for me, especially since I'm tend to hit Ctrl-. too many times and select more than needed anyway. –  Brett Champion Jun 16 '12 at 14:51
I wasn't thinking of WholeCellGroupOpener ...for me that is something to be used with caution. –  Mike Honeychurch Jun 15 '12 at 22:46