Display the online documentation and other resources to assist you in your design.
To access Help
Do one of the following:
- In the title bar of the
Revit window, click
(Help).
- For context-sensitive Help:
- In a dialog, click
or the Help button or link, or press F1.
- Move the cursor over a tool on the ribbon. When its tooltip displays, press F1.
Note: If you turn off tooltips, context-sensitive Help (F1) for ribbon tools is also turned off. If you want context-sensitive Help to be available, use the Options dialog to set Tooltip assistance to Minimal.
- In a dialog, click
To access online Help and other resources, in the title bar of the
Revit window, click the arrow to the right of
(Help), and select an option.
You can change settings to view Help in your preferred language, and to specify your preferred web browser, as follows.
To change help settings
- Navigate to the following folder:
%APPDATA%\Autodesk\Revit\Autodesk Revit 2026 Release
- Open Revit.ini in a text editor.
- Locate the following lines in the file:
[Documentation] HelpBrowser=0
- Make desired changes to Documentation settings. (See instructions below.)
- Save changes to Revit.ini, and restart Revit.
To specify your preferred web browser for Help
In the Revit.ini file, change the value of the HelpBrowser setting.
| Value | Result |
|---|---|
| HelpBrowser=0 | Use your system default browser. |
| HelpBrowser=1 | Use Microsoft Internet Explorer. |
Note:
- Save changes to Revit.ini, and restart Revit.
- Change your system default browser by right-clicking Start screen
All appsControl PanelProgramsSet Default Programs. Select the desired browser and click
Set all defaults for this program.
- If you use Internet Explorer to display Help, the same tab remains open as you move through different Help pages. For other browsers, a new tab opens every time the window changes.
To change the language for online Help
For example, even though you installed the French version of the Revit software, you can specify that you want to access the English version of the online Help.
- Add the setting OnlineHelpLocale, and specify the 3-letter code for the desired language.
[Documentation] OnlineHelpLocale=enu