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The upper right of the following page has a block labelled "How to Format". What's the formal name for this element in GUI design?

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Are you referring to the heading itself (circled) or the entire section including the heading and the block below it? – Virtuosi Media Aug 30 '12 at 15:10

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I would call it an Inline Help Box which can take many forms and shapes. Take a look at UI Patterns: Inline Help Box, where they explain the following:

Use to gently introduce functionality to the new and untrained user.

...which is exactly what "How to format" in your screenshot is meant to do.

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