Help system for a portable industrial device

A system for providing help content to an industrial portable device, comprising:

• a computer network within a plant, the computer network including a fleet management station and a network access point operatively connected by a first communication link;
• an industrial portable device having a processor, at least one control application configured to control a functional interaction of the industrial portable device with a field device in the plant, an electronic display, a help application implemented by the processor to provide help information on the electronic display regarding the control application, and a second communication link configured to communicate with the network access point;
• and
• a help server connected to the computer network and accessible by the network access point,
• wherein the help server provides help content to the help application on the industrial portable device through the network access point.