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Help

The Help menu allows you to start and control the $[officename] Help system.

$[officename] Help

Opens the main page of the $[officename] Help for the current application. You can scroll through the Help pages and you can search for index terms or any text.
Icon Help %PRODUCTNAME Help

User Guides

Opens the documentation page in the web browser, where users can download, read or purchase %PRODUCTNAME user guides, written by the community.

Get Help Online

Opens the community support page in the web browser. Use this page to ask questions on using %PRODUCTNAME. For professional support with service level agreement, refer to the page of professional %PRODUCTNAME support.

Send Feedback

Opens a feedback form in the web browser, where users can report software bugs.

Restart in Safe Mode

Safe mode is a mode where %PRODUCTNAME temporarily starts with a fresh user profile and disables hardware acceleration. It helps to restore a non-working %PRODUCTNAME instance.

Get Involved

Opens the community Get Involved page in the web browser. The page describe areas of interest where you can collaborate with the %PRODUCTNAME community.

Donate to %PRODUCTNAME

%PRODUCTNAME is Free Software and is made available free of charge. Your donation, which is purely optional, supports our worldwide community. If you like the software, please consider a donation.

License Information

Displays the Licensing and Legal information dialog.

%PRODUCTNAME Credits

Displays the CREDITS.odt document which lists the names of individuals who have contributed to OpenOffice.org source code (and whose contributions were imported into %PRODUCTNAME) or %PRODUCTNAME since 2010-09-28.

Check for Updates

Enable an Internet connection for %PRODUCTNAME. If you need a Proxy, check the %PRODUCTNAME Proxy settings in %PRODUCTNAME - PreferencesTools - Options - Internet. Then choose Check for Updates to check for the availability of a newer version of your office suite.

About $[officename]

Displays general program information such as version number and copyrights.