You have two options to create topic files for Windows Help: you can use Word for Windows and enter all the Help-specific coding and information manually, or you can use Microsoft Help Author and enter the information in dialog boxes. Help Author clearly makes creating Help files simpler and easier.
This chapter explains how to use the Help Project Editor to create Help project files and to build Help files. It also describes the Windows Help Authoring Templates and explains how to use them to create topic files.
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The Help Author tools do not replace an understanding of the authoring process; they simply make it easier for you to perform many routine tasks used in creating Help files. To learn how to create a Help file using Help Author, see Chapter 2, “Getting Started with Help Authoring.” To learn how to use all the features in Help Author, keep reading this chapter, and refer to the other chapters in this authoring guide when you need to understand a particular Help feature.