Adding Help files to project [Resolved]

Hi all,

I want to add Help, FAQ, About us & contact us for my project. For this what can i do? I've word document of FAQ's. Is this enough for me to have FAQ in my project, by adding up any link to this word file????? Frankly dont know how to add the help files?? :D Please help me!!! appreciate any codes or helpful links...

Regards,
hems.

Hi,

hope you all have understand what i'm asking.
Actually I've a menu called Help in my project, in that i'm having Product Help & FAQ. For FAQ and Help on my product, i'm having the stuff as a Word document..I dont know how to include these in to my project.

Is there any way to directly include the word document as a Help file or else i've to do something to get it as Standard Help files available in all Microsoft products...Worrying about this...Needed help as soon as possible... :rolleyes:

Regards,
Hems

I would convert the FAQ to an html file and then in the menu event handler use:

VB Code:

System.Diagnostics.Process.Start("C:\MyApp\FAQ.htm")

to run the file. This means your don't have to consider whether or not your end users have word installed.

Does this help? :wave:

For a more professional way, you can use CHMs or create MS Help 2.0 files. CHMs are better. Download the Help authoring workshop from MS for CHMs. Or use some tool like RoboHelp or DocToHelp.

Hi Mendhak

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Originally Posted by mendhak

For a more professional way, you can use CHMs or create MS Help 2.0 files. CHMs are better. Download the Help authoring workshop from MS for CHMs. Or use some tool like RoboHelp or DocToHelp.

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I'm going to use the CHM files as ur advice..Hope i can download the workshop for Help from MS..but what about the other 2 tools, RoboHelp and DocToHelp..

Regards,
Hems.

I have RoboHelp 2000 at work and the new version costs $999.00.
Too much for home users.

Download MS HTML Help Workshop - Free.

HTH

How do you set the default CHM # to use for all your forms so that when users hit F1 it goes to the right page?

I am used to VB6.

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Originally Posted by RobDog888

I have RoboHelp 2000 at work and the new version costs $999.00.
Too much for home users.

Download MS HTML Help Workshop - Free.

HTH

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Thanks RobDog888...I'll download MS HTML HelpDownloads first..come again if there is any doubts.. :)

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Originally Posted by VBNetCoder

How do you set the default CHM # to use for all your forms so that when users hit F1 it goes to the right page?

I am used to VB6.

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Hi,
To get the Help page by hitting F1, use the F1help provider component...
Set its HelpnameSapce property to the specified .chm file location. Paste ant control and change its Help navigator property to Index or Topic or what ever you want...now run the program, by hitting F1 ,the help file will show to you
Regards,
hems.

hi,
Anybody know how to get the .chm file to be shown when clicking any button or menu item?
Thanks
Hems.

Use System.Diagnostics.ProcessStart.

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Originally Posted by mendhak

Use System.Diagnostics.ProcessStart.

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Hi,
I couldn't find the processStart under Diagnostics...its only ProcessStartInfo. WHen i tried to use it, it gave me an error message as "ProcessStartInfo cannot be used as an expression"...Any help on this issue greately appreciated. Thanks.
Regards,
Hems.

Show the code you used.

hi,
this is the code i used...

VB Code:

Private Sub Button2_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button2.Click
        System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo("C:\helpfile1.chm")
    End Sub

VB Code:

Dim dp As New System.Diagnostics.Process
        dp.Start("C:\test.txt")

Hi,
Cool!! Its working now...thanks...
Regards,
Hems. :wave: