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# setShowsHelp(_:)

Displays a Help button in the sheet or panel.

```
func setShowsHelp(_ showsHelp: Bool)
```

## Parameters

`showsHelp`

Set to <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/Swift/true> to display the help button. The help button is hidden by default.

## Discussion

When a user clicks the help button, the certificate panel first checks the delegate for a <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/ObjectiveC/NSObject-swift.class/certificatePanelShowHelp(_:)> method. If the delegate does not implement such a method, or the delegate method returns <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/Swift/false>, then the <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/AppKit/NSHelpManager> method <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/AppKit/NSHelpManager/openHelpAnchor(_:inBook:)> is called with a `nil` book and the anchor specified by the [`setHelpAnchor(_:)`](/documentation/SecurityInterface/SFCertificatePanel/setHelpAnchor(_:)) method. An exception is raised if the delegate returns <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/Swift/false> and there is no help anchor set.

## See Also

  <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/AppKit/NSHelpManager/openHelpAnchor(_:inBook:)>

[`func showsHelp() -> Bool`](/documentation/SecurityInterface/SFCertificatePanel/showsHelp())

Indicates whether the help button is currently set to be displayed.

  <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/ObjectiveC/NSObject-swift.class/certificatePanelShowHelp(_:)>


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