I have created a .hlp file and linked it to my project. I now have two ways of viewing the help file.

1. Once a form is opened, I can set the focus onto a control and press F1.

2. I have a Help menu, from which I just use SendKeys F1, to invoke the help.

In the first approach I am taken directly to the topic. In the second approach I go to the contents first, and from there I can open any specific topic.

When I open a topic from the Contents list, the pre-defined colour scheme works, with the heading in a different colour and the text in a different colour. But when I directly open a topic by pressing F1 on a control, the window is plain white. How can I enforce a colour scheme while displaying topics?

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