Getting Started

Creating your first HTML Help file using Document! VB is a simple process.  Follow the steps below with some of your source code and you'll be suprised at how fast you will be producing automatic, high quality HTML Help based documentation.

• Load some of your existing source code, containing one or more modules, into Visual Basic 5 or 6;
• Select the Visual Basic Add-ins menu.  If 'Document! VB Wizard ...' does not appear as a menu item, follow the steps in Configuring Document! VB as an Add-in to correct;
• When the first screen appears, Select the first Option Button if your project consists of a structured object model, or the second (default) option button if it is not (if you are not sure, leave the default setting);
• Follow through the 6 stage wizard, initially leaving the settings at their defaults.  Refer to the stage by stage guide in this help file if you like;
• Type in your required output folder in the 'Destination' box at stage 6, and then click 'Finish'.

Every control on the Wizards form has a short 'What's this' description which can be displayed by clicking on the 'What's this' button illustrated to the left

After the Wizard has completed, the generated HTML Help File will be displayed.  Take a few seconds to examine the content and structure of the file.

You may now want to experiment with some of more advanced features :

• Tagging comments in your source code
• Creating custom templates for the HTML Project files
• Creating context sensitive help