diff --git a/client/src/components/Form/FormDisplay.vue b/client/src/components/Form/FormDisplay.vue
index 289972140231..306ab5a5d5a6 100644
--- a/client/src/components/Form/FormDisplay.vue
+++ b/client/src/components/Form/FormDisplay.vue
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ export default {
     methods: {
         ...mapActions(useHelpModeStore, ["storeHelpModeText", "clearHelpModeText"]),
         callHelpMode() {
-            this.storeHelpModeText("tool_form_base");
+            this.storeHelpModeText("tool_form_base", true);
         },
         buildFormData() {
             const params = {};
diff --git a/client/src/components/Help/HelpModeDraggable.vue b/client/src/components/Help/HelpModeDraggable.vue
index c0fd7ece3f37..3935cc751d24 100644
--- a/client/src/components/Help/HelpModeDraggable.vue
+++ b/client/src/components/Help/HelpModeDraggable.vue
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ function resetPosition() {
                 <FontAwesomeIcon :icon="faTimes" />
             </BButton>
         </div>
-        <HelpModeText />
+        <HelpModeText tabbed />
     </div>
 </template>
 
diff --git a/client/src/components/Help/HelpModeText.vue b/client/src/components/Help/HelpModeText.vue
index 2cdb8a85fc99..6ec40d10735c 100644
--- a/client/src/components/Help/HelpModeText.vue
+++ b/client/src/components/Help/HelpModeText.vue
@@ -1,49 +1,133 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
+import { library } from "@fortawesome/fontawesome-svg-core";
+import { faCaretDown, faCaretUp } from "@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons";
 import { FontAwesomeIcon } from "@fortawesome/vue-fontawesome";
-import { BAlert, BTab, BTabs } from "bootstrap-vue";
+import { BAlert, BCard, BCardBody, BCardHeader, BCollapse, BTab, BTabs } from "bootstrap-vue";
 import { storeToRefs } from "pinia";
+import { computed, watch } from "vue";
+import { useRoute } from "vue-router/composables";
 
 import { useMarkdown } from "@/composables/markdown";
 import { DEFAULT_HELP_TEXT, useHelpModeStore } from "@/stores/helpmode/helpModeStore";
 import localize from "@/utils/localization";
 
+import Heading from "../Common/Heading.vue";
 import LoadingSpan from "@/components/LoadingSpan.vue";
 
+library.add(faCaretDown, faCaretUp);
+
+const props = defineProps<{
+    tabbed?: boolean;
+}>();
+
+const route = useRoute();
+
+const tabNo = computed<number>({
+    get: () => {
+        if (activeTab.value) {
+            return currentTabs.value.indexOf(activeTab.value);
+        } else {
+            return currentTabs.value.length - 1;
+        }
+    },
+    set: (value: number) => {
+        if (value === null) {
+            activeTab.value = null;
+        } else {
+            activeTab.value = currentTabs.value[value] || null;
+        }
+    },
+});
+
 const { renderMarkdown } = useMarkdown({
     openLinksInNewPage: true,
     html: true,
     appendHrRuleToDetails: true,
     replaceCodeWithIcon: true,
+    removeContentBeforeFirstH1: true,
+    internalRoute: "https://galaxyproject.org",
 });
 
-// local refs
-const { activeTab, contents, loading, currentTabs } = storeToRefs(useHelpModeStore());
+const helpModeStore = useHelpModeStore();
+const { activeTab, contents, loading, currentTabs } = storeToRefs(helpModeStore);
+
+const currentRoute = computed(() => route.path);
+
+watch(
+    () => currentRoute.value,
+    async (newVal) => {
+        await helpModeStore.storeHelpModeTextForRoute(newVal);
+    },
+    { immediate: true }
+);
 
 const noHelpTextMsg = localize("No help text available for this component");
+
+function changeTab(helpId: string) {
+    if (activeTab.value === helpId && !props.tabbed) {
+        activeTab.value = null;
+    } else {
+        activeTab.value = helpId;
+    }
+}
 </script>
 
 <template>
-    <span v-if="!activeTab" v-localize class="help-mode-container">{{ DEFAULT_HELP_TEXT }}</span>
-    <BTabs v-else class="help-mode-container">
-        <BTab v-for="helpId of currentTabs" :key="helpId" :active="activeTab === helpId">
+    <span v-if="currentTabs.length === 0" v-localize class="help-mode-container">{{ DEFAULT_HELP_TEXT }}</span>
+    <component
+        :is="props.tabbed ? BTabs : 'div'"
+        v-else
+        v-model="tabNo"
+        class="d-flex flex-column help-mode-container"
+        pills
+        fill
+        title-link-class="w-100 h-100 bg-danger"
+        content-class="overflow-auto"
+        nav-class="help-mode-tabs">
+        <component :is="props.tabbed ? BTab : BCard" v-for="helpId of currentTabs" :key="helpId" no-body>
+            <BCardHeader
+                v-if="!props.tabbed"
+                role="button"
+                class="unselectable d-flex justify-content-between"
+                @click="changeTab(helpId)">
+                <Heading h3 size="sm" inline :icon="contents[helpId]?.icon" class="truncate">{{ contents[helpId]?.title }}</Heading>
+                <FontAwesomeIcon :icon="activeTab === helpId ? faCaretUp : faCaretDown" />
+            </BCardHeader>
             <template v-slot:title>
                 <FontAwesomeIcon v-if="contents[helpId]?.icon" :icon="contents[helpId]?.icon" />
                 {{ contents[helpId]?.title }}
             </template>
-            <!-- eslint-disable-next-line vue/no-v-html -->
-            <div v-if="!loading" v-html="renderMarkdown(contents[helpId]?.content || noHelpTextMsg)" />
-            <BAlert v-else variant="info" show>
-                <LoadingSpan message="Loading help text" />
-            </BAlert>
-        </BTab>
-    </BTabs>
+
+            <BCollapse :visible="activeTab && activeTab === helpId">
+                <BCardBody class="pt-1">
+                    <!-- eslint-disable-next-line vue/no-v-html -->
+                    <div v-if="!loading" v-html="renderMarkdown(contents[helpId]?.content || noHelpTextMsg)" />
+                    <BAlert v-else variant="info" show>
+                        <LoadingSpan message="Loading help text" />
+                    </BAlert>
+                </BCardBody>
+            </BCollapse>
+        </component>
+    </component>
 </template>
 
+<style>
+.help-mode-tabs {
+    overflow-x: auto;
+    flex-wrap: unset;
+    text-wrap: nowrap;
+}
+</style>
+
 <style scoped lang="scss">
 .help-mode-container {
     margin-top: 0;
-    padding: 10px;
     overflow-y: auto;
     height: 100%;
 }
+.truncate {
+    white-space: nowrap;
+    overflow: hidden;
+    text-overflow: ellipsis;
+}
 </style>
diff --git a/client/src/components/History/Modals/SelectorModal.vue b/client/src/components/History/Modals/SelectorModal.vue
index a9472750a9f9..46a65243cf63 100644
--- a/client/src/components/History/Modals/SelectorModal.vue
+++ b/client/src/components/History/Modals/SelectorModal.vue
@@ -67,19 +67,16 @@ watch(
     () => propShowModal.value,
     (show: boolean) => {
         let helpModeId;
-        let helpModeIcon;
         if (props.multiple) {
             if (show) {
                 selectedHistories.value = [...pinnedHistories.value];
             }
             helpModeId = "selector_modal_multiview";
-            helpModeIcon = faCheckSquare;
         } else {
             helpModeId = "selector_modal_switch";
-            helpModeIcon = faExchangeAlt;
         }
         if (show) {
-            helpModeStore.storeHelpModeText(helpModeId, helpModeIcon);
+            helpModeStore.storeHelpModeText(helpModeId);
         } else {
             helpModeStore.clearHelpModeText(helpModeId);
         }
diff --git a/client/src/components/Panels/HelpModePanel.vue b/client/src/components/Panels/HelpModePanel.vue
index 5941e1471657..ddd989e1fa88 100644
--- a/client/src/components/Panels/HelpModePanel.vue
+++ b/client/src/components/Panels/HelpModePanel.vue
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 import { library } from "@fortawesome/fontawesome-svg-core";
 import { faExternalLinkAlt } from "@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons";
 import { FontAwesomeIcon } from "@fortawesome/vue-fontawesome";
-import { BButton, BButtonGroup, BCard } from "bootstrap-vue";
+import { BButton, BButtonGroup } from "bootstrap-vue";
 import { storeToRefs } from "pinia";
 
 import { useHelpModeStore } from "@/stores/helpmode/helpModeStore";
@@ -44,13 +44,11 @@ function toggleOut() {
 
         <template v-slot:header>
             <div v-localize class="ml-1">
-                This is Galaxy's help mode. It shows help text for the current component you are interacting with.
+                This is Galaxy's help mode. It shows help text for the current view you are interacting with.
             </div>
         </template>
 
-        <BCard class="help-text">
-            <HelpModeText />
-        </BCard>
+        <HelpModeText class="help-text" />
     </ActivityPanel>
 </template>
 
@@ -58,7 +56,6 @@ function toggleOut() {
 .help-text {
     display: flex;
     flex-direction: column;
-    background-color: aliceblue;
     overflow: auto;
 }
 </style>
diff --git a/client/src/composables/markdown.ts b/client/src/composables/markdown.ts
index 244f3b4eede8..c9a6ae83a43d 100644
--- a/client/src/composables/markdown.ts
+++ b/client/src/composables/markdown.ts
@@ -30,6 +30,49 @@ function addRuleOpenLinksInNewPage(engine: MarkdownIt) {
     };
 }
 
+function addRulePrependInternalRouteToInternalLinks(engine: MarkdownIt, internalRoute: string) {
+    const defaultRender =
+        engine.renderer.rules.link_open ||
+        function (tokens, idx, options, _env, self) {
+            return self.renderToken(tokens, idx, options);
+        };
+
+    engine.renderer.rules.link_open = function (tokens, idx, options, env, self) {
+        const token = tokens[idx];
+
+        if (token) {
+            const hrefIndex = token.attrIndex("href");
+
+            if (hrefIndex >= 0) {
+                const href = token.attrs![hrefIndex]![1];
+                if (href.startsWith("/")) {
+                    token.attrs![hrefIndex]![1] = `${internalRoute}${href}`;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        return defaultRender(tokens, idx, options, env, self);
+    };
+}
+
+function addRuleRemoveBeforeFirstH1(engine: MarkdownIt) {
+    const defaultRender = engine.renderer.render;
+
+    engine.renderer.render = function (tokens, options, env) {
+        let firstH1Index = tokens.findIndex((token) => token.type === "heading_open" && token.tag === "h1");
+
+        if (firstH1Index !== -1) {
+            // If there's a closing tag for the h1, we need to keep it
+            if (tokens[firstH1Index + 1]?.type === "heading_close") {
+                firstH1Index++;
+            }
+            tokens = tokens.slice(firstH1Index);
+        }
+
+        return defaultRender.call(this, tokens, options, env);
+    };
+}
+
 function addRuleHeadingIncreaseLevel(engine: MarkdownIt, increaseBy: number) {
     const defaultOpen =
         engine.renderer.rules.heading_open ||
@@ -119,9 +162,11 @@ function adjustMdForOptions(markdown: string, options: UseMarkdownOptions) {
 interface UseMarkdownOptions {
     openLinksInNewPage?: boolean;
     increaseHeadingLevelBy?: number;
+    removeContentBeforeFirstH1?: boolean;
     html?: boolean;
     appendHrRuleToDetails?: boolean;
     replaceCodeWithIcon?: boolean;
+    internalRoute?: string;
 }
 
 type RawMarkdown = string;
@@ -135,6 +180,14 @@ export function useMarkdown(options: UseMarkdownOptions = {}) {
         addRuleOpenLinksInNewPage(mdEngine);
     }
 
+    if (options.removeContentBeforeFirstH1) {
+        addRuleRemoveBeforeFirstH1(mdEngine);
+    }
+
+    if (options.internalRoute) {
+        addRulePrependInternalRouteToInternalLinks(mdEngine, options.internalRoute);
+    }
+
     if (options.increaseHeadingLevelBy) {
         addRuleHeadingIncreaseLevel(mdEngine, options.increaseHeadingLevelBy);
     }
diff --git a/client/src/stores/helpmode/helpModeStore.ts b/client/src/stores/helpmode/helpModeStore.ts
index fab82558299f..7e1bf2fbe9a2 100644
--- a/client/src/stores/helpmode/helpModeStore.ts
+++ b/client/src/stores/helpmode/helpModeStore.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
  * A pinia store for the Galaxy Help Mode.
  */
 
-import type { IconDefinition } from "@fortawesome/fontawesome-svg-core";
 import { defineStore, storeToRefs } from "pinia";
 import { computed, ref, watch } from "vue";
 
@@ -14,7 +13,7 @@ import config from "./helpTextConfig.yml";
 interface HelpContent {
     title: string;
     content: string;
-    icon?: IconDefinition;
+    icon?: string;
 }
 interface HelpModeStyle {
     width: string;
@@ -23,6 +22,10 @@ interface HelpModeStyle {
     left?: string;
 }
 
+export const routeTextIds: Record<string, string[]> = {
+    "/": ["galaxy_intro", "history_system"],
+};
+
 export const DEFAULT_HELP_TEXT = "Welcome to Galaxy Help Mode!";
 
 export const useHelpModeStore = defineStore("helpModeStore", () => {
@@ -45,6 +48,8 @@ export const useHelpModeStore = defineStore("helpModeStore", () => {
     const invalidIds = ref<string[]>([]);
     /** The ids of the components for which help text was requested while help mode was disabled */
     const idsToStore = ref<string[]>([]);
+    /** The route for which help text is loaded */
+    const currentHelpRoute = ref<string | null>(null);
 
     const status = computed(() => toggledSideBar.value === "help" || draggableActive.value);
 
@@ -65,7 +70,7 @@ export const useHelpModeStore = defineStore("helpModeStore", () => {
         }
     });
 
-    async function storeHelpModeText(id: string, icon?: IconDefinition) {
+    async function storeHelpModeText(id: string, top = false) {
         // if help mode is disabled, store the id in the temp array and return
         if (!status.value) {
             idsToStore.value.push(id);
@@ -83,21 +88,25 @@ export const useHelpModeStore = defineStore("helpModeStore", () => {
                 throw new Error(`No help mode config found for ${id}`);
             }
 
-            const { title, file_path } = config[id];
+            const { title, file_path, icon } = config[id];
 
             // if the text is already stored, don't fetch it again
             if (!contents.value[id]) {
-                const response = await fetch(
-                    "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/assuntad23/galaxy-help-markdown/main/" + file_path
-                );
+                const response = await fetch(file_path);
                 const text = await response.text();
                 contents.value[id] = { title, content: text, icon };
             }
 
             // set the active tab to the id
             activeTab.value = id;
-            // move this id to the top of the stack
-            currentTabs.value.push(id);
+
+            if (top) {
+                // move this id to the top of the stack
+                currentTabs.value = [id, ...currentTabs.value];
+            } else {
+                // move this id to the end of the stack
+                currentTabs.value.push(id);
+            }
         } catch (error) {
             console.error(`Failed to fetch help mode text for ${id}`, error);
             invalidIds.value.push(id);
@@ -107,6 +116,29 @@ export const useHelpModeStore = defineStore("helpModeStore", () => {
         }
     }
 
+    async function storeHelpModeTextForRoute(route: string) {
+        if (currentHelpRoute.value === route) {
+            return;
+        } else if (currentHelpRoute.value) {
+            // clear the previous route's help text(s)
+            const lastIds = routeTextIds[currentHelpRoute.value];
+            if (lastIds) {
+                for (const id of lastIds) {
+                    clearHelpModeText(id);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        // now, set the current route
+        currentHelpRoute.value = route;
+        // load the help text(s) for the new route
+        const ids = routeTextIds[route];
+        if (ids) {
+            for (const id of ids) {
+                await storeHelpModeText(id);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     function clearHelpModeText(id: string) {
         // if help mode is disabled, remove the id from the temp array
         if (!status.value) {
@@ -147,5 +179,8 @@ export const useHelpModeStore = defineStore("helpModeStore", () => {
         clearHelpModeText,
         /** Adds help mode text for the given Galaxy component `id` if help mode is enabled */
         storeHelpModeText,
+        /** Adds help mode text(s) for the given Galaxy route if help mode is enabled */
+        storeHelpModeTextForRoute,
+        currentHelpRoute,
     };
 });
diff --git a/client/src/stores/helpmode/helpTextConfig.yml b/client/src/stores/helpmode/helpTextConfig.yml
index 8b44bb141b4b..841cc94d5132 100644
--- a/client/src/stores/helpmode/helpTextConfig.yml
+++ b/client/src/stores/helpmode/helpTextConfig.yml
@@ -1,12 +1,24 @@
 tool_form_base:
   title: Tool Form
-  file_path: tools/tool_form_base.md
+  file_path: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/assuntad23/galaxy-help-markdown/main/tools/tool_form_base.md
+  icon: fa-wrench
 collection_builder:
   title: Collection Builder
-  file_path: collections/collection_builder.md
+  file_path: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/assuntad23/galaxy-help-markdown/main/collections/collection_builder.md
 selector_modal_switch:
   title: History Selector
-  file_path: histories/selector_modal_switch.md
+  file_path: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/assuntad23/galaxy-help-markdown/main/histories/selector_modal_switch.md
+  icon: fa-exchange-alt
 selector_modal_multiview:
   title: History Selector
-  file_path: histories/selector_modal_multiview.md
+  file_path: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/assuntad23/galaxy-help-markdown/main/histories/selector_modal_multiview.md
+  icon: fa-columns
+galaxy_intro:
+  title: A short introduction to Galaxy
+  file_path: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/galaxyproject/training-material/main/topics/introduction/tutorials/galaxy-intro-short/tutorial.md
+  origin: training-material
+history_system:
+  title: Understanding Histories
+  file_path: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/galaxyproject/training-material/main/topics/galaxy-interface/tutorials/history/tutorial.md
+  origin: training-material
+  icon: fa-hdd