Displaying help topics in SharePoint 2013

Hi, can anyone recommend a web part, app (or anything else) that would let me display help topics in SharePoint 2013 as shown in
this mockup (http://sharepointhelp.weebly.com/)? I've been trying to find an app or web part but haven't had any luck so far.
Thanks.

There are also a couple third party tools that could be used to help with this need. Two of my favorite are:
Content Panda: http://www.contentpanda.com/#in-context-help
and SharePoint Shepherd's Guide :
http://www.sharepointshepherd.com/sharepointtutor2013.aspx
Both of these are excellent tools.
Cathy Dew SharePoint MVP Blog: www.sharepointcat.com Twitter: @catpaint1

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