Getting Help

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Getting Help in Writer

Writer provides several forms of help. You can choose from the full Help File, tool tips, and menu search.

Help Files

To access the Help files press  F1  or choose Help → OpenOffice Help or click the Help icon in the standard toolbar.

These actions will bring up the OpenOffice Help dialog box. You can search the help file pages and bookmark pages with the Add to Bookmarks icon .

Tool tips

To use tool tips, choose Help → What's This?. Hover the cursor over any of the icons in Writer, and a tool tip will appear, providing an explanation of the icon's function.

Menu Search

To search for a function or see a menu navigation, choose Help → Search and enter your search term. Writer will display menu directions to the tool, and a list of related help files.