Help doesn't work. On select doesn't display anything

[newbietoo]

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Steps to reproduce

Click the help icon in LH toolbar and nothing happens

Expected result

I’m a new user so have not seen help work. I figured there should be pop-up or a new panel opened

Actual result

Nothing

Environment

• Operating system: Win 10 Pro

• Obsidian version:
  V0.8.12

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Additional information

I checked the ‘Obsidian Help’ folder and it contains a ‘How To’ folder that contains help-looking files

[ryanjamurphy]

Hm. Did you do anything to the Obsidian directory before trying this the first time?

I was using Help just yesterday with no issues, but I’m on macOS. So maybe it is OS-specific.

You may want to try reinstalling the app as a quick fix.

[newbietoo]

I have done a reinstall and now have it working. See here for the story:

How do I create a bulleted list

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