Using the Help Window

This section describes how to use the Help window—that is, the entire window in which this text and the tabs to the left are displayed.

For additional sources of support and information, click the links displayed in the bottom portion of the Help and Support Center.

In this section:

Finding the Topic You Want

Retracing Your Steps

Using Help Shortcuts

Using Help Buttons

 

Finding the Topic You Want

When you're viewing the Help window, click the tabs in the left frame to view the Help contents in different ways:

To see information related to the Help topic you're reading about, click links in the Help window just as you would in a regular web page.

For example, this link brings you to a glossary definition: cookie. (Click the Back button to return to this page.)

 

Retracing Your Steps

To retrace your steps in Help, click the buttons near the top-left corner of the Help window:

        Help navigation icons Help and Support Center
         Back       Forward

If you're having trouble keeping the Help window visible while you're following instructions, click Mozilla Help in the Windows toolbar to bring it to the front again.

Alternatively, print the instructions you want to follow:

 

Using Help Shortcuts

You can use keyboard shortcuts to navigate within the Help window. For details, see Help Window Shortcuts.

 

Using Help Buttons

Many specialized Mozilla windows and dialog boxes include a button labeled "Help".

Click any Help button to see detailed information about the window in which it appears.

 

Search Tips

Not finding what you want in the Search? Here are a few tips that could help:

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