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    == Purpose ==
    The ''help system'' should be used as a secondary mechanism to support users’ complete and better understanding of tasks — the primary mechanism should be the user interface itself. Users consult the help system only if they can't accomplish a task with the UI.
     
    == Examples ==
     
    == Guidelines ==
    Try to make Help unnecessary in the first place:
    * Make common tasks easy to discover and perform.
    * Provide clear main instructions as well as concise control labels that are goal- and task-oriented.
    * Provide supplemental instructions and explanations where needed.
    * Avoid problems by using controls constrained to valid choices, providing suitable default values, handling all input formats, and preventing errors.
    * Write error messages that provide a clear solution or action for the user to take.
    * Usually, the help system is activated by F1 respectively Ctrl+F1 for context sensitive information and via menu.
     
    == Implementation ==
    * http://www.kde.org/support/

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