25. Getting Help

Getting Help

Mac OS offers two basic ways to get additional information and answers to questions as you work with your computer:

Help Tags identify screen items as you point to them. This help feature is supported by many (but not all) applications.

Mac Help uses Mac OS X’s Help Viewer to provide information about using Mac OS and its applications. This Help feature, which is accessible through commands on the Help menu, is searchable and includes clickable links to information.

This chapter explains how to get help when you need it.

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