1.9 The Help System
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1.9 The Help System

The GIMP has an online help browser. The browser can be displayed with `Toolbox:Help` or by pressing the `F1` function key while the mouse cursor is in any GIMP window.

Figure 1.19

Figure 1.19: The Help System Browser

illustrates the help browser window. Pressing the `F1` key when the mouse cursor is over a specific GIMP tool brings up the help page relevant to that tool. The Contents and Index tabs provide access to the general contents of the help database.

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