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Help within TYPO3 CMS¶
There are several features built-in to the user interface of the backend to help guide you when using the TYPO3 CMS.
Tooltips¶
Hover your mouse pointer over buttons and icons to display a short description of the function.

See the Tooltip help for the Forms module¶
Context sensitive help¶
When you hover your mouse pointer over some field labels, your cursor changes into a question mark. This indicates that you can click on the label to display a help pop-up.
Context help pop-up for the Column label¶
Most content elements include a question mark icon. Click the icon to display a help window about the item or function it is next to.
Context help window for the editing interface¶