Counters in outline type

I apologize if this has been covered but I can't find any discussion of this question. I am using Illustrator CS2; I have a page of outline shapes of a type font. I don't know, or can't remember if the outline letters were converted using the Outline Type option or Streamline or what. In older versions of Illustration, I recall that to make a counter transparent, there was a simple menu command that reversed the direction of the path and that knocked out the counter from the shape of, for example a cap R (see attachment). I am completely buffaloed in trying to achieve this effect in CS2. I must be missing something.
Thanks for any help.

To Jesseham
Thanks, that worked. I remain "buffaloed" about how that information is to be found in the Adobe Help documentation. The older versions were a lot simpler. It probably means that I am getting too old to keep up with all the bloated features; not important as we are now retired graphic designers and only occasionally use Illustrator for fun or volunteer work. It still bugs me when I can't figure out how to do something that I used to do all the time in the previous (before the CSx versions) Illustrator apps.

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