Help and Support Title Bar

Tells you the name of the active window you have open and can be right-clicked for additional options. At the right side of the title bar are the buttons for Minimize, Maximize, and Close.

Help and Support Button Bar

Displays the most commonly used functions for a window. In this example we see the buttons Back, Forward, Home, Index, Favourites, History, Support, and Options.

Search

Allows you to type in a phrase, question, or word to search for relative material.

Pick a Help topic

Allows you to browse help topics organized by subject. Simply pick from a list of helpful topics which may re-direct you to other, more focused, sub-topics.

Ask for assistance

Allows you to ask a friend to connect to your computer through the Internet or get information from the Windows XP Newsgroup.

Pick a task

Displays tools to keep your computer up-to-date, check the compatibility of hardware or software, restore your computer in the event of a problem, and run diagnostic tools to view information and test your computer.

Did you know?

When you are connected to the Internet, this area will display links to timely help and support information.