I am developing an Outlook add-in and I want to create a help file for it. Currently I am using CHM file.
Is there a tool to create help file like Microsoft office's? If not, how can I create a similar one?
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Try using HtmlHelp Workshop. Here is a page that describes it in a bit more detail: http://www.beansoftware.com/ASP.NET-Tutorials/HTML-Help-Workshop.aspx
If you want your help to be integrated within Outlook, I don't think you can do that.
You might want to take a look at this page too, which is closer to what you want: http://www.mshelpwiki.com/wiki/tiki-index.php?page=Help2.
(Currently outlook versions use HtmlHelp2.x)
Moron
2010-02-19 15:30:21
Thanks Morron it is a great tool, but i need to do a help file like the one in outlook (Open outlook -> Help -> Microsoft office outlook help).The help pages are in xml format and not in html.
Gaby
2010-02-19 16:23:15
You can use hxcomp.exe to decompile the hxs files that come with outlook. You might be able to figure out what they are doing. You might even be able to reuse some portions, like css perhaps. They are probably doing some transformations in the help viewer, and that is why you see xml.
Moron
2010-02-19 16:44:11
I edited my post to include the HtmlHelp2.x info link. Try that out.
Moron
2010-02-19 18:51:36