Any time you need help, press
F1 to produce a
context-sensitive help screen.
Context-sensitive help An automated system that looks at what you're currently doing and provides assistance for that particular menu, button, or command.hyperlinks that take you to other areas within the help system for more detailed assistance on topics related to the
Hyperlinks Text that's usually underlined in help screens (and web pages, too) that you can click to navigate to other areas, such as when you want to learn more about the topic mentioned in the help text.
OpenOffice.org's help screens provide context-sensitive help for whatever topic you request.
In addition to the traditional help screens, OpenOffice.org provides three more kinds of help tools, described next. You can display or hide any of these help elements from the
Help menu of any OpenOffice.org program:
Help Agent Displays a small window in the lower-right corner of your OpenOffice.org program when a task you're currently performing might be better done another way or when additional information about what you're doing may be of some assistance to you. If you click the Help Agent's window, the extra help appears in a window that you can read for more details.
The Help Agent works a lot like Microsoft Office's animated
Clippit assistant but is far less obtrusive and annoying!
Tips Also called
ToolTips in Windows terminology, these are names that pop up in hovering description boxes over toolbar buttons and other areas of your screen that tell you the name or purpose for a particular object.
Extended Tips Display a description of almost any item on the screen (except for menus) when you hover your mouse over these objects. To activate this feature, select
What's This from the
The Help Agent offers advice as you use OpenOffice.org programs.
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