Displaying Topics in Windows Help

If you want to check the progress of your work, you can use the Help Authoring Templates to create a Help file from the topics you are working on and display the built file in Windows Help. You can create a temporary Help file of the entire topic file, a portion of the topic file, a single topic, or a selection within a topic.

To build the file, the template creates the temporary files TEMP.RTF and TEMP.HPJ. After the file is built, the template starts Windows Help and opens TEMP.HLP, which contains the topic file, topic, or selection.

To view a compiled version of the current topic file

nFrom the View menu, choose File.

If the topic file includes graphics, you may be prompted to give the bitmap directory.

To view a compiled version of the current topic

1.1.Place the cursor within the topic you want to view.

2.2.From the View menu, choose Topic.

If the topic includes graphics, you may be prompted to give the bitmap directory.

To view a compiled version of a partial topic file

1.1.Select the portion of the topic file you want to view.

2.2.From the View menu, choose Selection.

If the selection includes graphics, you may be prompted to give the bitmap directory.