Adding Comments to the Help Project File

You can add your own comments at the beginning of the Help project file. These comments are for your use only; during the build, the Help compiler ignores any comments you enter.

Note The Comments dialog box has the same purpose as adding comments by hand to the Help project file using semicolons (;) or C-style comments (/* and */).

To add comments to the Help project file

1.1.From the Edit menu, choose Comments.

The Comments dialog box appears.

2.2.Type your comments.

If you want more space to view and enter your comments, you can change the size of the Comments dialog box by dragging its window borders. You can also maximize it. Any changes you make to the size or position of this dialog box are saved from session to session.

3.3.When you finish typing your comments, choose OK.

Cutting or Copying Comment Text

You can copy text from this dialog box and paste it into another document or application.

To cut or copy text in the Comments dialog box

1.1.Select the text in the Comments dialog box that you want to cut or copy.

2.2.Choose the Cut button to cut text.

Or choose the Copy button to copy the text to the Clipboard.

Pasting Text into the Comments Box

If you have a text file that has some text you want to include as comments in the Help project file, you can paste it into this dialog box using the Paste button.

To paste text from the Clipboard into the Comments edit box

1.1.Place in the Clipboard the text that you want to paste into the Comments dialog box.

2.2.Choose the Paste button.