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title: "Help document type"
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description: "The help document type is a built-in PageSeeder feature for creating searchable help articles that appear in the help panel. Articles can be associated to pages or document types and exist at three levels: PageSeeder default, custom global, or project-specific."
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# Help document type

The help [document type](document_type.md) is a built-in document type to create help articles.

Help articles appear in the **help panel**. They can be associated to one or more pages or document types.

PageSeeder automatically indexes the help articles so that they can be searched from the header bar or the search option of the help panel.

There are three levels of help documentation:

- **PageSeeder** – default available anywhere.
- **Custom global help** – available anywhere when created in the [global template](global_template.md) project.
- **Custom project-specific help** – when created in a project.