Help System
Blender has a range of built-in and web-based help options.
Tooltips
Tooltip of the Renderer selector in the Info Editor.
When hovering the mouse cursor over a button or setting, after a few instants a tooltip appears.
Elements
The context-sensitive Tooltip might contain some of these elements:
- Short Description
Related details depending on the control.
- Shortcut
A keyboard or mouse shortcut associated to the tool.
- Value
The value of the property.
- Library
Source file of the active object. See also Linked Libraries.
- Disabled (red)
The reason why the value is not editable.
- Python
When Python Tooltips are enabled, a Python expression is displayed for scripting (usually an operator or property).
Context-Sensitive Manual Access
Reference
- Mode
All modes
- Menu
- Shortcut
F1
You may want to access help for a tool or area from within Blender.
Use the key-shortcut, or context menu to visit pages from this reference manual within Blender. This opens a web page relating to the button under the cursor, supporting both tool and value buttons.
Note
We do not currently have 100% coverage, you may see an alert in the info header if some tools do not have a link to the manual.
Other times buttons may link to more general sections of the documentation.