# Help in the app

> How to open Slicer help right in the web app and the app: “?” in the header, “How does this work?” in sheets, search across all the docs.

Source: https://docs.slicer.media/en/guide/help/in-app/

All of this documentation is available right inside Slicer — no need to leave for the site. Help opens where you're working and goes straight to the right article: from the editor's “+” sheet — about tracks and inserts, from the **Speed** panel — about clip speed. It's free and works on the web and in the app for iPhone, iPad and Mac.

**Demo (iPhone):**

1. On the Balance tab tap “?” in the header — the “Balance and packs” article opens
2. Tap “‹” — the Help home: “Start here” and “Frequently asked questions”
3. Type “speed” in “Search help” — sections of every article with the word
4. Tap the first result — the article opens right at that section
5. In the editor tap “+” — “How does this work?” at the bottom of the sheet
6. Tap it — help about tracks opens over the sheet

## Where to open it

| Where | What to tap | What opens |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Screen header | “?” at the top right | The article about this screen, and in the editor — about the open mode or panel |
| A sheet | **How does this work?** at the very bottom | The article about what the sheet does, right at the right section |
| An editor tool panel | “?” next to ✓ Done | The section of the article about this tool |
| A setting's “?” hint | **Learn more in Help** | The article about the screen with the setting |
| Wide-screen sidebar | **Help** at the bottom | Help about the open screen |

## What's inside

-   **Help home** — **Start here**, **Frequently asked questions**, guide **Topics** and **For developers** (API, MCP, security). The “‹” in the Help header takes you home.
-   **Search** — the **Search help** field at the top searches all the documentation at once as you type: article titles, sections and text. Tap a result and the article opens at that section.
-   **Articles** — the same as on the site: steps, “Web” and “iPhone and iPad” tabs (yours is open first), step-by-step demos, tables, code samples. Links to other articles open right there, “‹” goes back.
-   **The site** — the globe icon in the Help header or **Open on the site** under an article opens it on docs.slicer.media.

## On a phone and on a wide screen

On a phone, help opens full screen; × closes it. On a computer, iPad and Mac it opens as a panel on the right taking almost half of the window, with no dimming: you can read an article and do what it says at the same time. On the web Esc closes it too.

Help opens over sheets: the sheet you opened it from stays in place.

## Good to know

-   Help is always up to date: it loads from the documentation when you open it. Offline it won't load — tap **Retry** when you're back online.
-   Help is in the language of the Slicer interface.

## What's next

-   [Frequently asked questions](https://docs.slicer.media/en/guide/help/faq/)
-   [Troubleshooting](https://docs.slicer.media/en/guide/help/troubleshooting/)
-   [Editor overview](https://docs.slicer.media/en/guide/editor/)