Abstract: Special bit-mapped images, or buttons, are programmed to display in a primary topic window of an on-line help system when a result or warning may be helpful to the user. The user can choose whether or not to click a pointing device, such as a mouse on the bit-mapped image. Clicking the pointing device on the bit-mapped image will pull up the expected result or warning in either a secondary topic window or pop-up, either of-which can be closed when the information has been reviewed. Such an organization of help information in multiple windows provides users with access to information that may be useful and even essential, without cluttering the primary topic window and decreasing user productivity.