WHere can I download the help files?

no help files
really good codex

Don’t know of a zip but you could copy and paste this–it’s a bit old but useful:
https://www.ads-software.com/docs/en/handbook/2.7/

Thanks but are you guys seriously telling me wordpress doesn’t have any help files?

That can’t be right surely?

Azumi

Thanks but are you guys seriously telling me wordpress doesn’t have any help files?

yes – seriously

I look on the Codex as one massive online help encyclopedia – the files are just not on my PC – and more and more programs when you click on “help” send you to an online link – look on WordPress as just a bit ahead of it’s time. ??

Except the computers my system runs doesn’t connect to the internet.
Clearly wordpress is not fit for professional use.

Funnily enough, lots of professionals use it.