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* Open the '''Help → Help''' menu or press {{KEY|F1}}.
* Open the menu {{MenuCommand|Help → [[File:Std_OnlineHelp.svg|16px]] [[Std_OnlineHelp|Help]]}}, or press {{KEY|F1}}.
* Topics can be selected from the Contents tab or searched from the Index tab.
* Topics can be selected from the {{MenuCommand|Contents}} tab or searched from the {{MenuCommand|Index}} tab.

==Documentation files==


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'''Note:''' on Debian/Ubuntu and possibly other Linux systems, the FreeCAD documentation is not included in the FreeCAD package and needs to be installed separately. The package may be named freecad-doc or freecad-daily-doc (for the freecad-daily PPA).
On Debian/Ubuntu and possibly other Linux systems, the offline documentation may not be included with the main FreeCAD package, and may need to be installed separately.

The package may be named {{incode|freecad-doc}} or {{incode|freecad-daily-doc}} for the {{incode|freecad-daily}} PPA.


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Revision as of 03:29, 18 December 2019

Std OnlineHelp

Menu location
Help → Help
Workbenches
All
Default shortcut
F1
Introduced in version
-
See also
Help menu, What's This?, Users documentation

Description

Opens the online help documentation in a new window.

How to use

  • Open the menu Help → Help, or press F1.
  • Topics can be selected from the Contents tab or searched from the Index tab.

Documentation files

On Debian/Ubuntu and possibly other Linux systems, the offline documentation may not be included with the main FreeCAD package, and may need to be installed separately.

The package may be named freecad-doc or freecad-daily-doc for the freecad-daily PPA.