Publishing CHM file

CHM file is one of the most convenient ways to deliver your software help in a single indexed file along with your program. The HTMLhelp API allows for opening a specific topic within the CHM file (e.g. by file name). Thus, with CHM you can easily implement context sensitive help functionality in your software application.

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There are several ways to publish your help project to CHM:

click on the application toolbar;
go to the Options menu and click the Export to CHM menu option;
use the Alt+Shift+M keyboard shortcut.

Once you select this option, the following dialog appears:

Validation tool option

Select this check box if you want to validate your project files before publishing the CHM file.

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Open CHM file

Clear this check box (it's selected by default) if you don't want to automatically open the generated CHM file.

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Silently overwrite option

This check box does not appear until you publish your first CHM file. If you select it, you will skip the Save As dialog next time you generate your CHM file.

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Progress bar

This bar shows the progress of the publishing process.

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Process log

This section shows the log messages of the publishing processes.

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More options

Click this button to display the CHM export settings dialog where you can configure the options for the output files.

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Start/Stop export button

Click this button to start the publishing process. During the publishing process, this button turns into the Stop export button. Use it when you need to stop the publishing process and add any changes to your project.

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