Online information that is relevant to what the user is doing within an application. Sometimes, pressing the F1 key is referred to as "context-sensitive help" because the choice of help topic is based on the user's context.
the ability to obtain help from within an application, where one is taken directly to the appropriate topic related to the current context. In Montage this is supported through the F1 key, the menus, and the "What's this?" help facility (e.g. in the Shortcut Properties dialog). Note that the functioning of Montage's context-sensitive help features depend upon proper installation of VFP's runtime support of HTML Help.
a computer help system which provides information related to the function currently being performed on the computer without requiring the user to use a table of contents, index, or keyword search.
detailed information linked to the cursor's current location in an error field, provided upon request from the user (Mayhew, 1992).
Topic you open using F1 or a Help button in a dialog to describe the features of that specific dialog.
Help text that appears when you request help on a particular window, menu, or command.
Information about a specific concept or object within in an application that users can easily find. To access context-sensitive help, press Shift+F1 or click the What's This? help (question mark) button; then select the confusing item.
The help screen brought up by altH is determined by the current active routine or highlighted function key if the routine is selected but not active. This ensures that HELP is tailored to the routine in use.
Help information about the specific choice or object that the cursor or pointer is on.
Function of the router's command-line interface (CLI) that allows a user to request information on the JUNOS software hierarchy. You can access context-sensitive help in both operational and configuration mode.
Context-sensitive help is a kind of online help that is obtained from a specific point in the state of the software, providing help for the situation that is associated with that state.