# Getting Help

## User Manuals

Most applications come with a user manual
, which can be reached in various ways:

- By pressing F1 while inside the application.

- From the menu bar: Help `Application name` .

- By browsing in &khelpcenter;
  .

- By using the help KIOslave in &konqueror;. For example, in the Location bar, type `help:/`Application name``, where `Application name` is the name of the application.

## Context and What's This Help

Many applications also provide context help in two forms: Tooltips and What's This help.

### Tooltips

Tooltips are small informational windows or balloons that appear when hovering the mouse pointer over an item.

&tde; uses tooltips in many places to provide brief help or information on the screen about an item. For instance, most toolbar buttons inside applications will display their name in a tooltip when resting or hovering the mouse pointer over them.

Tooltips have another function, which is not specifically tied to help. In the &konqueror; file manager and on the Desktop, tooltips can provide information about files. This information is commonly referred to as meta information.

Learn more about meta-information tooltips in the section about the &konqueror; file manager.

### What's This?

What's This? help usually is more detailed than tooltips. Access What's This? help in two ways:

- By selecting the ? button in the titlebar of the window.

- By pressing the key combination &Shift;F1.

The mouse pointer will change to a pointer with a question mark. Select an item to learn more, and a small window will pop up displaying information.

## Mailing Lists, Newsgroups, and IRC

### Mailing Lists

&tde-team; provides some mailing lists to provide help and guidance with using and configuring &tde;:

The &tde; User List

- This mailing list focuses specifically on questions and discussions about using &tde;. For example, the question How do I change the margin size for KWord documents is appropriate for this list.

  Subscribe to this list at http://www.trinitydesktop.org/mailinglist.php.

  Find list archives at http://mail.trinitydesktop.org/mailman3/hyperkitty/list/users@trinitydesktop.org.

### IRC

There is a #trinity channel on Freenode (irc.freenode.net) for support and other general talk about &tde;. Access this channel by using any of &tde;'s popular IRC clients, which include Konversation, &ksirc; and &kopete;. For more information, check the irc section.

## More Resources

Other resources that might prove useful:

trinitydesktop.org/rss.php (RSS Feed)

- The RSS feed news resource to stay informed about &tde;.

http://www.trinitydesktop.org/wiki

- The &tde; Wiki. The wiki should not be used as a substitute for the respective application's handbook or official &tde; documentation.