Creating and Testing Compiled Help

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Microsoft Corporation

Updated June 10, 1999

The HTML Help compiler automatically compiles your help project according to your specifications. You can test all elements of a help project, to ensure that you are shipping an error free help system.

Compile and test help

• Compile a help project
• Compiler messages
• File compression
• Authoring assistance
• HTML markup
• Viewing compiled help file information
• Decompiling a help file
• Test a help system
• Creating a process for testing
• Testing help files
• Monitoring help messages
• Using command line switches