# 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:

- Contents shows the list of main topics.

  Click a topic to read about it. Double-click to see its subtopics.

  If you can't find the topic you want, click the Search or Index tab.

- Search lets you search the built-in Mozilla Help.

  Type a word or phrase and press Enter to see related topics. Then click the topic you want to read about.

  If your Search doesn't return any topics, try typing fewer words or a different combination of words.

- Index lists topics alphabetically.

  Click an index entry to view information on that topic.

- Glossary lists definitions alphabetically.

  Click a glossary term to see its definition.

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 and Support Center
Back Forward

- Click the Back button to move back through pages you have previously visited. It works just like the Back button in the browser.
- Click the Forward button to move forward through pages you have previously visited. It works just like the Forward button in the browser.
- Click the Home button to see the Help and Support Center, including links to support options and web-based resources.

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:

- To print the whole page that's currently displayed in the Help window, click the Print button near the top-right corner of the Help window:

  Print

- To print just a portion of the page, first click and drag to select the area you want to print, then click the Print button.

## Using Help Shortcuts

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

- Be sure that you are searching for something that relates to Mozilla; This is not a web search.
- Try to broaden your search - don't be too specific; The terms could be worded differently than what you search for.
- Avoid being too broad with your search: words like "Mail" and "mozilla" could possibly return all of the pages in the help file.

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