diff -r d57df3f72715 Lib/idlelib/configDialog.py
--- a/Lib/idlelib/configDialog.py	Thu Feb 20 20:53:27 2014 -0500
+++ b/Lib/idlelib/configDialog.py	Sun Feb 23 01:18:59 2014 +0530
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
 import tkinter.colorchooser as tkColorChooser
 import tkinter.font as tkFont
 import copy
+import os
+import re
 
 from idlelib.configHandler import idleConf
 from idlelib.dynOptionMenuWidget import DynOptionMenu
@@ -21,6 +23,7 @@
 from idlelib.keybindingDialog import GetKeysDialog
 from idlelib.configSectionNameDialog import GetCfgSectionNameDialog
 from idlelib.configHelpSourceEdit import GetHelpSourceDialog
+from idlelib import textView
 from idlelib import macosxSupport
 
 class ConfigDialog(Toplevel):
@@ -61,7 +64,7 @@
         #key bindings for this dialog
         #self.bind('<Escape>',self.Cancel) #dismiss dialog, no save
         #self.bind('<Alt-a>',self.Apply) #apply changes, save
-        #self.bind('<F1>',self.Help) #context help
+        self.bind('<F1>',self.Help) #context help
         self.LoadConfigs()
         self.AttachVarCallbacks() #avoid callbacks during LoadConfigs
 
@@ -82,10 +85,9 @@
         else:
             extraKwds=dict(padx=6, pady=3)
 
-# Comment out button creation and packing until implement self.Help
-##        self.buttonHelp = Button(frameActionButtons,text='Help',
-##                command=self.Help,takefocus=FALSE,
-##                **extraKwds)
+        self.buttonHelp = Button(frameActionButtons,text='Help',
+                command=self.Help,takefocus=FALSE,
+                **extraKwds)
         self.buttonOk = Button(frameActionButtons,text='Ok',
                 command=self.Ok,takefocus=FALSE,
                 **extraKwds)
@@ -99,7 +101,7 @@
         self.CreatePageHighlight()
         self.CreatePageKeys()
         self.CreatePageGeneral()
-##        self.buttonHelp.pack(side=RIGHT,padx=5)
+        self.buttonHelp.pack(side=RIGHT,padx=5)
         self.buttonOk.pack(side=LEFT,padx=5)
         self.buttonApply.pack(side=LEFT,padx=5)
         self.buttonCancel.pack(side=LEFT,padx=5)
@@ -1137,7 +1139,18 @@
         self.ActivateConfigChanges()
 
     def Help(self):
-        pass
+        fn = os.path.join(os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__)),'help.txt')
+        try:
+            with open(fn, 'r', encoding=None) as file:
+                contents = file.read()
+        except OSError:
+            import tkinter.messagebox as tkMessageBox
+            tkMessageBox.showerror(title='File Load Error',
+                                   message='Unable to load file %r .' % fn,
+                                   parent=parent)
+        config_helptext = re.search(r'(Options Menu)(.*?)(?=Code Context)',contents, re.DOTALL|re.MULTILINE).group(0)
+        help_dialog = textView.TextViewer(self,"IDLE Config Help Dialog" , config_helptext )
+        
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     #test the dialog
diff -r d57df3f72715 Lib/idlelib/help.txt
--- a/Lib/idlelib/help.txt	Thu Feb 20 20:53:27 2014 -0500
+++ b/Lib/idlelib/help.txt	Sun Feb 23 01:18:59 2014 +0530
@@ -126,10 +126,47 @@
 
 Options Menu (Shell and Editor):
 
-        Configure IDLE -- Open a configuration dialog.  Fonts, indentation,
-                          keybindings, and color themes may be altered.
-                          Startup Preferences may be set, and additional Help
-                          sources can be specified.
+        Configure IDLE -- Open a configuration dialog for IDLE.It has tabs
+                          to adjust fonts , highlighting , keyset and general
+                          preferences.
+
+                            Fonts/Tabs   -- The Fonts/Tabs tabbed window lets you
+                                            select your font face,font size, and 
+                                            the default indentation width.The
+                                            default indentation width in Python 
+                                            is 4 spaces . More information is 
+                                            available about Python's tab 
+                                            indentation
+                                            standard's at http://legacy.python.org/
+                                            dev/peps/pep-0008/                    
+
+                            Highlighting -- This tab is used to configure the
+                                            visual aspects of your IDLE 
+                                            experience.You can choose colors for
+                                            different symbols in Python like 
+                                            keywords,definitions , comments etc.
+                                            You may choose to use the default 
+                                            IDLE theme,
+                                            or save and use your own custom 
+                                            theme.
+
+                            Keys         -- The Keys tab lets you define key
+                                            bindings and shortcuts for
+                                            the common actions.You may choose 
+                                            the built-in keyset's from OSX, 
+                                            Unix, Windows and Mac, or choose to 
+                                            your own customised keyset.
+
+                            General      -- The general tab contains options to 
+                                            modify startup preferences, autosave
+                                            preferences,initial window size , 
+                                            paragraph reformat width. You can 
+                                            also add additional help sources to
+                                            IDLE or reconfigure existing ones.
+
+
+
+
 
         ---
         Code Context (toggle) -- Open a pane at the top of the edit window