Help Menu

We recommend that Help authors adopt a simple and consistent model for Help menus and include the following standard items on all Help menus:

nContents (called “Index” in Help 3.0)

nSearch for Help on ...

nAbout <product> ...

The following items are optional and can appear on the Help menu between Search For Help On and About:

nIndex (full alphabetic index)

nKeyboard Guide

nHow to Use Help

nTutorial (or other CBT components; for example, “Cue Cards”)

n<current context>

n<product-specific items> (for example, “Lotus 1-2-3,” “Tools”)

Do not use line separators between the initial navigation entries (“Contents”, “Search for Help on...”, and “Index”). Order optional items and insert line separators in whatever way works best for your product.