On-Screen Help

On-Screen Help

1. Many interfaces provide assistance in the form of on-screen help

2. Most software has some way in which help can be obtained.

   • Sometimes this can be generalised help
   • Sometimes it is known as context-related help as it gives you help about the part of the software you are using at the moment

3. In older versions of Microsoft office, there was an office assistant that popped up to give some help

   • After a while, this became annoying and was usually turned off

4. Types of office assistants

   • Merlin
   • Paperclip
   • Red Dot
   • Office Cat