The GNOME Desktop provides help if you want to find out more about the following areas:
GNOME Desktop topics
Applets
Applications
You can find out more about particular GNOME Desktop topics in the integrated help system. To start the help system, choose Help from the Main Menu.
To find out more about a specific applet, right-click on the applet, then choose Help.
To find out more about a specific application, start the application, then choose Help -> Contents. Alternatively, start the application then press F1.