Windows Help Authoring Tool (WHAT6) for Use with WinWord 6.0

ID: Q121047

The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c

SUMMARY

Microsoft has developed an internal tool called the Windows Help Authoring Toolkit for Microsoft Word version 6.0 for Windows (WHAT6). This tool is used within Microsoft to help create Help files. Microsoft is now providing this internal tool to our customers.

NOTE: To create Help files with versions of Word later than Word 6.0, use the Microsoft Windows 95 Help Authoring Kit. For information about how to obtain a version of this kit that will work with Word 97, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q170689 Help Author Kit Incompatible with Microsoft Word 97

HOW TO OBTAIN WHAT6 AND RELATED FILES

WHAT6.EXE contains WHAT6.DOT and related files. The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Software Library. Click the file name below to download the file:
What6.exe
For more information about downloading files from the Microsoft Software Library, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Q119591 How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services
After downloading it, run WHAT6.EXE in an empty directory to obtain the files it contains.


MORE INFORMATION

The Windows Help Authoring Toolkit for Microsoft Word version 6.0 for Windows (WHAT6) consists of a Microsoft Word version 6.0 template file (WHAT6.DOT), Help files to assist you in using WHAT6.DOT, and Windows programs for creating bitmap hotspots and managing your Help project.

WHAT6 helps you create and edit Help topics. WHAT6 makes creating Help files easier by providing dialog boxes to add Help features that would otherwise need to be created using specialized Help coding and word- processing functions. For example, instead of entering footnotes for a topic's context string and title, you can type the information into a dialog box.

The Help Authoring Template (WHAT6.DOT) makes it easier for you to:

  • Create and edit topic files.


  • Insert and edit topics, graphics, and hot spots.


  • Format topic text and graphics.


  • Save topic files in RTF format.


  • View partial or complete builds of the topic file in Windows Help.


  • Insert bitmaps into your help file.


  • Apply help styles.


  • Format Lists.


How the WHAT6.DOT Template Works

The Help Authoring Template is similar to other Word for Windows templates. It contains a set of specialized macros and styles that become available when you open a document based on the template. The template modifies existing commands and adds new commands to the Word for Windows menus. The result is a version of Word for Windows that has all the word-processing functionality and yet is optimized for creating Help files.

Requirements

The WHAT6.DOT template requires Microsoft Word version 6.0 for Windows and Windows Help version 3.10.505, which is fully compatible with Word for Windows 6.0 Rich Text Format (RTF). 

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Additional query words: winword word6

Keywords : kbtemplate
Version : WINDOWS:6.0,6.0a,6.0c
Platform : WINDOWS
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Last Reviewed: September 20, 1999
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