<h3 class="help-header">Welcome to <span ng-include="'app/core/html/branding.html'"></span> Help</h3>

##### Plugin Help #####
Click the Help icon (<i class='icon-question-sign'></i>) in the main navigation bar to access [{{branding.appName}}](http://hawtio.github.io/hawtio "{{branding.appName}}")'s help system. Browse the available help topics for plugin-specific documentation using the help navigation bar on the left.

![Help Topic Navigation Bar](app/core/doc/img/help-topic-nav.png "Help Topic Navigation Bar")

Available sub-topics for each plugin can be selected via the secondary navigation bar above the help display area.

![Help Sub-Topic Navigation Bar](app/core/doc/img/help-subtopic-nav.png "Help Sub-Topic Navigation Bar")

##### Preferences #####
The Preferences is accessible by clicking the user icon (<i class='icon-user'></i>) in the main navigation bar,
and then clicking the Preferences icon (<i class='icon-cogs'></i>), as shown below:

![Preferences](app/core/doc/img/help-preferences.png "Preferences")

##### Logging Console #####
The logging console is accessible by clicking the icon (<i class='icon-desktop'></i>) in the main navigation bar.
Information from the console can be useful when reporting issues to the <a href="http://hawtio.github.io/hawtio/community/index.html">hawtio community</a>.
And from the Preferences you can configure the logging level use by the console logger.

##### Further Reading #####
- [hawtio](http://hawtio.github.io/hawtio "hawtio") website
- Chat with the hawtio team on IRC by joining **#hawtio** on **irc.freenode.net**
- Help improve [hawtio](http://hawtio.github.io/hawtio "hawtio") by [contributing](http://hawtio.github.io/hawtio/contributing/index.html)
- [hawtio on github](https://github.com/hawtio/hawtio)

