How to find out what a button does

Hold Alt and point at any button. A card says what it does, its shortcut and where to find it in the menus. Help › What is this button? does the same without holding a key.

Steps

  1. Hold Alt.

  2. Point at a button, for example Erase in the toolbar. A card opens beside it with the button's name, its shortcut and its menu path (Insert › Tools › Erase).

    An explanation card for the Erase tool, with its E shortcut and its menu path, while Alt is held.An explanation card for the Erase tool, with its E shortcut and its menu path, while Alt is held.

  3. Let go of Alt and the card closes.

If a command cannot run right now, the card says what it needs, in the same words Search everything uses.

Without the keyboard

Choose Help › What is this button? in the Main menu, then point at the control you want explained.

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Last updated Nov 12, 2026