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Rob Griffiths<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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We developed this new system to solve some aggravations we were having with Apple’s built-in help system, and to provide our users with a better help experience.<\/p>\n

[…]<\/p>\n

First off, there’s a new navigation system, as seen in the image at right. Click the “hamburger” menu on any page, and this handy drop-down makes it simple to get wherever you need to go.<\/p>\n

The current section is always marked with a checkmark, so you’ll know exactly which page you’re on when you activate the menu.<\/p>\n

The help window is also now a normal OS X window, not the “I will block everything!” floating window of Apple’s help system.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

It’s just very clean and easy to use. Apple Help is an area of the OS that, while not broken, has been neglected for far too long.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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