{"id":7530,"date":"2011-11-07T21:01:08","date_gmt":"2011-11-07T21:01:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/help-system\/"},"modified":"2011-12-12T15:25:40","modified_gmt":"2011-12-12T15:25:40","slug":"help-system","status":"publish","type":"definition","link":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/14696\/help-system","title":{"rendered":"Help System"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span id=\"what_does_help_system_mean\">What Does Help System Mean?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>A help system is a software component acting as documentation for a software package. It primarily describes and explains each program function, button, toolbar option or other element within the user interface.<\/p>\n<p>A help system may also be known as a help file.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"techopedia_explains_help_system\">Techopedia Explains Help System<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Most Windows programs show their help system when a user presses the F1 key. The help system may be comprised of several tabs. 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