Help System

There are several ways of accessing the help system. The documentation is available online and most of it can be downloaded in PDF format from steinberg.help.

  • To visit steinberg.help, enter steinberg.help in the address bar of your web browser or open WaveLab Elements and select Help > steinberg.help.

  • To show tooltips, move the mouse over an interface icon.

  • To open the help for an active dialog on steinberg.help, click the question mark icon on the title bar (Windows) or in the dialog (macOS) to show the Help button, and then click the Help button, or press F1 (Windows) or Cmd-? (macOS).

  • To use the menu help, move the mouse over a menu item.

  • To see information on what kind of editing can be performed when using the mouse and modifier keys in the Audio Montage window, move the mouse over the montage window. The help text is displayed on the info line at the bottom of the window.

To open the What’s This help, you have the following possibilities:

  • In any window, press Shift-F1 and move the mouse over an interface item, or select Help > What’s This?.

  • In a dialog, select the question mark icon on any title bar (Windows) or in the dialog (macOS), and move the mouse over an interface item or a menu option.

  • Some What’s this tooltips include a link to a dedicated help topic.