Help->Start provides the basic information to get started.
Help->Start may well be the first place where newbies look for help.
For this reason, 
Help->Start is hard coded directly in GAMGI, 
so even if GAMGI cannot find the help files (because the 
GAMGI_HELP 
environment variable was not set or the Help files were not installed), 
at least this bit of information is guaranteed to be available.
First, it explains how to use the various 
Help tools available,          
Help->Current, 
Help->Topic, 
Help->Search 
and 
Help->Tutorial.
Then it explains how to set: 1) the 
GAMGI_HELP environment
variable (pointing to the help documentation files); 2) the
GAMGI_TEXT environment variable (pointing to the freetype
Vera fonts); 3) the 
BROWSER environment variable (pointing
to the prefered browser).
General assistance on how and where to get further information 
about GAMGI is then provided. Links to local resources, usually 
installed together with the GAMGI code, and global resources, 
usually at 
http://www.gamgi.org/, 
are listed.