---
alias: user-guide-contextual-help
description: "Contextual help provides relevant documentation access through a system configuration setting"
---

# Contextual Help

## Overview

**Contextual Help** provides information related to the area you are currently using. It provides quick access to relevant Critical Manufacturing MES information in the online [Critical Manufacturing Documentation Portal](https://help.criticalmanufacturing.com).

## Access

You can access the **Contextual Help** by selecting the **Help** icon available on the top right corner of every wizard.

![Screenshot showing contextual help information.](images/contextual_help_01.png)

When you select **Help**, the Documentation Portal opens the relevant **User Guide** page in a separate window. The page may also contain links to related information. The client device must have network access to the Documentation Portal.

![Screenshot showing contextual help information.](images/contextual_help_02.png)

## Configuration

The **Contextual Help** is available in the system by default, but you can choose to disable it by using the following configuration: `/Cmf/Guis/Configuration/Common/UseContextualHelp/`.

Configuration access is available via the **Administration** menu, **Configuration** entity.

![Screenshot showing a UI configuration option for disabling Contextual Help.](images/edit_help_configuration_01.png)

If you select **Edit** in the **Configuration** page, you will access the **Edit Configuration Entry** wizard where you can make the necessary changes to the **Value** (default set to `True`) and **Save** them at the end.

![Screenshot showing the Edit Configuration Entry wizard.](images/edit_help_configuration_02.png)