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.
Changed in version 12.0: The context sensitive help, also called "CSH" has been removed as it was outdated and not maintained. Refer to the TYPO3 online documentation instead.
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¶
TYPO3 online documentation¶
You can find the startpage of the official TYPO3 documentation at https://docs.typo3.org/ .
You can conveniently open this documentation from your TYPO3 backend:
In the top bar, click the question mark icon to access the Help section, then select the TYPO3 Online Documentation module.

The TYPO3 Online Documentation in the Help menu¶
Keyboard commands¶
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¶
Backend search¶
The backend search tool accepts text and searches against various types of records in the backend.
The search can be opened by selecting the magnifying glass in the top right corner of the toolbar or - starting with TYPO3 v12 - by hitting Shift twice in a row.

The backend search modal with some search results.¶