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title: "The Help Menu"
canonical: "https://help.innovyze.com/space/xps/19663104/The%20Help%20Menu"
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**The Help Menu **offers users commands to access the help documentation and get information about their XPSWMM/XPStorm<span style="color: #333333"> </span>installation. 

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The following describes the available commands under this menu: 

**XPSWMM/XPStorm Resource Center**

Launches the XPSWMM/XPStorm<span style="color: #333333"> </span>Resource Center page.

**Online Help**

Launches the online help documentation at the Table of Contents level.

**Online Support**

Loads the Autodesk Water online support portal using your default web browser. 

**Check for Updates**

Checks the web for available updates. Click **View Changes** to see a list of changes in the latest version. Click **Go to downloads** to download the latest version from the web.

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**Autodesk Water Home Page**

Opens the Autodesk Water website using the default web browser.

> Macro (anchor)

**License**

Displays the product license details and provides an interface to turn on the [Projects ](https://help-innovyze.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/xps/pages/19663504)menu and **System Color** settings, which can also be controlled in the the [SWMXP.INI](https://help-innovyze.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/xps/pages/19663113).

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The Application Details include:

**Ver. (****ENG Ver.) - **Displays the full application version of the software. The version inside the brackets is the engine version number.

**Directory - **Displays the installation directory of the software.

**Work Directory -** Displays the working directory of the current project.

**Configuration file -** Displays the location of the configuration file (xpswmm.xcf).

**Initialization file -** Displays the location of the initialization file (SWMXP.ini).

This dialog details the software license limits such as node and 2D cells. The license nodes, links, texts, pictures, cards (fields), 2D Cell limits, and GPUs are presented in boxes in the **Limits** section. The available add-on modules are displayed in the **License Options** portion. Available add-on modules show a check mark before each option. 

Please contact Autodesk Water or an authorized distributor to inquire about upgrading to larger limits or adding license options such as 2D Multiple Domains.

**About**

Displays the **About **dialog showing the product build date, user, and serial number.

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