Testing the Built Help File

After you’ve successfully built the Help file, you’ll want to look at the finished product to see if there are problems in displaying the topics.

To test a built Help file

1.1.From within Windows, start Windows Help by clicking the Windows Help icon or using the Run command from the Program Manager.

2.2.From the File menu, choose Open and open the .HLP file you’ve built.

3.3.Test all components to ensure that text and graphics have been formatted correctly, no typographical errors appear, and that elements such as jumps, keywords, browse sequences, pop-up windows, and macros work correctly.