diff --git a/applications/lazstats/LazStats.chm b/applications/lazstats/LazStats.chm
index 01ebf8298..cbcd1a422 100644
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diff --git a/applications/lazstats/docs/HelpNDoc/LazStats.hnd b/applications/lazstats/docs/HelpNDoc/LazStats.hnd
index 9de042a44..1122013ff 100644
Binary files a/applications/lazstats/docs/HelpNDoc/LazStats.hnd and b/applications/lazstats/docs/HelpNDoc/LazStats.hnd differ
diff --git a/applications/lazstats/source/forms/mainunit.lfm b/applications/lazstats/source/forms/mainunit.lfm
index 288679aa0..c1db24e9f 100644
--- a/applications/lazstats/source/forms/mainunit.lfm
+++ b/applications/lazstats/source/forms/mainunit.lfm
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ object OS3MainFrm: TOS3MainFrm
     object MenuItem2: TMenuItem
       Caption = 'Variables'
       object DefineVar: TMenuItem
-        Caption = 'Define'
+        Caption = 'Define...'
         OnClick = DefineVarClick
       end
       object PrintDefs: TMenuItem
@@ -322,14 +322,17 @@ object OS3MainFrm: TOS3MainFrm
       Caption = 'Tools'
       object FormatGrid: TMenuItem
         Caption = 'Format Grid Cells'
+        HelpContext = 15
         OnClick = FormatGridClick
       end
       object SortCases: TMenuItem
         Caption = 'Sort Cases'
+        HelpContext = 16
         OnClick = SortCasesClick
       end
       object PrintGrid: TMenuItem
         Caption = 'Print Grid File'
+        HelpContext = 17
         OnClick = PrintGridClick
       end
       object MenuItem28: TMenuItem
@@ -338,6 +341,7 @@ object OS3MainFrm: TOS3MainFrm
       end
       object SelectCases: TMenuItem
         Caption = 'Select Cases'
+        HelpContext = 18
         OnClick = SelectCasesClick
       end
       object LoadSubFile: TMenuItem
@@ -375,10 +379,12 @@ object OS3MainFrm: TOS3MainFrm
       Caption = 'Edit'
       object blockcopy: TMenuItem
         Caption = 'Copy a Block of Cells'
+        HelpContext = 20
         OnClick = blockcopyClick
       end
       object BlockPaste: TMenuItem
         Caption = 'Paste a Block of Cells'
+        HelpContext = 21
         OnClick = BlockPasteClick
       end
       object BlockCut: TMenuItem
@@ -389,19 +395,23 @@ object OS3MainFrm: TOS3MainFrm
         Caption = '-'
       end
       object InsNewCol: TMenuItem
-        Caption = 'Insert New Column Before  Current One'
+        Caption = 'Insert New Column'
+        HelpContext = 22
         OnClick = InsNewColClick
       end
       object CopyCol: TMenuItem
         Caption = 'Copy Column'
+        HelpContext = 23
         OnClick = CopyColClick
       end
       object CutCol: TMenuItem
         Caption = 'Cut Column'
+        HelpContext = 24
         OnClick = CutColClick
       end
       object PasteCol: TMenuItem
         Caption = 'Paste Column'
+        HelpContext = 25
         OnClick = PasteColClick
       end
       object MenuItem48: TMenuItem
@@ -409,18 +419,22 @@ object OS3MainFrm: TOS3MainFrm
       end
       object NewRow: TMenuItem
         Caption = 'Insert New  Row'
+        HelpContext = 26
         OnClick = NewRowClick
       end
       object CopyRowMenu: TMenuItem
         Caption = 'Copy Row'
+        HelpContext = 27
         OnClick = CopyRowMenuClick
       end
       object CutRowMenu: TMenuItem
         Caption = 'Cut Row'
+        HelpContext = 28
         OnClick = CutRowMenuClick
       end
       object PasteRowMenu: TMenuItem
         Caption = 'Paste Row'
+        HelpContext = 29
         OnClick = PasteRowMenuClick
       end
     end
diff --git a/applications/lazstats/source/forms/mainunit.pas b/applications/lazstats/source/forms/mainunit.pas
index d85051b7c..0ed7724bc 100644
--- a/applications/lazstats/source/forms/mainunit.pas
+++ b/applications/lazstats/source/forms/mainunit.pas
@@ -1588,20 +1588,30 @@ end;
 {$IFDEF MSWINDOWS}
 // Call HTML help (.chm file)
 // Is is expected that help topics are specified as HelpKeyword (HelpType = htContext).
-// Using numeric HelpContext values will crash the application.
+// Since the menu items provide only a HelpContext number some ticks must be
+// applied to distinguish between number and string...
 function TOS3MainFrm.HelpHandler(Command: Word; Data: PtrInt;
   var CallHelp: Boolean): Boolean;
 var
   topic: UnicodeString;
+  res: Integer;
+  fn: UnicodeString;
 begin
-  topic := Application.HelpFile + '::/' + PChar(Data);
-  htmlhelp.HtmlHelpW(0, PWideChar(topic), HH_DISPLAY_TOPIC, 0);
+  if Data < 10000 then   // hopefully these are not pointers...
+  begin
+    // see: http://www.helpware.net/download/delphi/hh_doc.txt
+    fn := UnicodeString(Application.HelpFile);
+    res := htmlhelp.HtmlHelpW(0, PWideChar(fn), HH_HELP_CONTEXT, Data);
+  end else
+  begin
+    topic := Application.HelpFile + '::/' + PChar(Data);
+    res := htmlhelp.HtmlHelpW(0, PWideChar(topic), HH_DISPLAY_TOPIC, 0);
+  end;
 
   // Don't call regular help
   CallHelp := False;
 
-  // silence the compiler, function result not needed
-  Result := true;
+  Result := res <> 0;
 end;
 {$ENDIF}
 {$ENDIF}