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This may seem like a really stupid question... but how do I create a help file for my app?
I've looked through MSDN, and there are lots of docs offering useful tips on how to organize your help, etc... but no where does it actually say how you actually do it. I can't find any entrypoint in the IDE where I can do this.
Can anyone tell me how it works, or point me to some help topic?
Take a look at Creating Custom Help Topics. Also search for "create .chm file" at google and these boards :thumb:
Yea, I've got the same problem. Trying to create context-sensitive help for an app. Theres so many hits on google and elsewhere you'd think it would be easy, but I get burnt out digging through 1000 docs just to do some simple task. I've started it, then put it down at least 6 times already. Is there a no-nonsence tutorial that explains it well? Add a topic, make links to content, associate topics with F1 on individual controls, etc.. in get-to-the-point fashion is what I need. I don't want to have to spend 40 hours to become a help-authoring expert just for some should-be-simple tasks.