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# The help documentation for the selected command opens in a new window.
# The help documentation for the selected command opens in a new window.


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* Some commands are not documented, in that case the offline help will open on a blank page and report that the page could not be found.
* Some commands are not documented, in that case the offline help will open on a blank page and report that the page could not be found.
* The documentation is based on Qt compiled HTML pages. For it to launch Qt Assistant must be installed.
* The documentation is based on Qt compiled HTML pages. For it to launch Qt Assistant must be installed.
* On Debian/Ubuntu and possibly other Linux systems, the offline documentation may need to be installed separately. The package is named {{FileName|freecad-doc}}, or {{FileName|freecad-daily-doc}} (for the freecad-daily PPA). See [[Installing_Helpfile|Installing Helpfile]].
* On Debian/Ubuntu and possibly other Linux systems, the offline documentation may need to be installed separately. The package is named {{FileName|freecad-doc}}, or {{FileName|freecad-daily-doc}} (for the freecad-daily PPA). See [[Installing_Helpfile|Installing Helpfile]].


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Revision as of 20:41, 22 June 2020

Std WhatsThis

Menu location
Help → What's This?
Workbenches
All
Default shortcut
Shift+F1
Introduced in version
-
See also
Std OnlineHelp

Description

The Std WhatsThis command opens the help documentation for a specified command.

Usage

  1. There are several ways to invoke the command:
    • Press the Std WhatsThis button.
    • Select the Help → What's This? option from the menu.
    • Use the keyboard shortcut: Shift+F1.
  2. Click on a toolbar button or on a menu option.
  3. The help documentation for the selected command opens in a new window.

Notes

  • Some commands are not documented, in that case the offline help will open on a blank page and report that the page could not be found.
  • The documentation is based on Qt compiled HTML pages. For it to launch Qt Assistant must be installed.
  • On Debian/Ubuntu and possibly other Linux systems, the offline documentation may need to be installed separately. The package is named freecad-doc, or freecad-daily-doc (for the freecad-daily PPA). See Installing Helpfile.