Making help files to support my VB program?

Question

I am making a program in VB and would like to make help (.hlp) files for context help for the user.

However, I don't know how to make Help files.

How can I make my own help files for my application, please?

Nick
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Answer 1

Hi

There is a tutorial on:

http://david90.freeservers.com/tutorial/vb5Book/hci/VB50/HTML/tutorial_16.html

that will show how to produce .hlp files.

Regards

Answer 2

Well the best way to add help support files to your application in a .NET programming language is to use the HelpProvider control. Drag and drop it into the application and you can specify the source to be a CHM file.



To create a chm file, which is the official help system provided my microsoft you can use the HTML Help Workshop.



More detail at. -> http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms669985.aspx



Download HTML Help Workshop -> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=E82EA71D-DA89-42EE-A715-696E3A4873B2&displaylang=en



This link will also help you -> http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/orkXP/HA011362801033.aspx

Answer 3

Well when you save the programme in save as you can alter the file type you want to save it as.

Answer 4

i am using "HTML help"

i think you can download from microsoft