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- HELPER.EXE - a Self-extracting archive containing files to ease the creation of
- Windows help files.
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- File List:
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- HELP.HLP The help file that describes how to make help files.
- HELP.RTF The source code file for HELP.HLP
- HELP.DOT The WinWord document template that creates help files.
- *.BMP Bitmap files that modify the appearance of the WinWord Toolbar.
- 8514.tb8 Custom toolbar for 8514 mode
- VGA.tbv Custom toolbar for VGA mode
- HCP.PIF The .PIF file that runs HCP in an iconized Window.
- IMPPICT.EXE A Visual Basic application that browse your hard disk for
- bitmaps to be included in your help files.
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- YOU WILL ALSO NEED
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- VBRUN200.DLL
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- If you don't have a copy you can get it in the MSBASIC forum, LIB 5. The
- file name is VBRUN2.ZIP
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- HCP.EXE
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- This is the Windows help compiler. If you don't have a copy, you can get it
- in Lib 16 of the WINSDK forum.
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- SHED.EXE
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- This is the Hotspot Editor for Windows help files. If you don't have a copy,
- you can get it in Lib 16 of the WINSDK forum.
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- Getting Started:
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- 1. Create a directory in which you will make help files
- 2. Copy HELP.HLP and HCP.PIF to same
- 3. Copy HELP.DOT into the directory where WinWord looks for templates.
- 4. Copy the .BMP and .TB? files into the directory where WinWord resides.
- 5. Start the FileManager and double-click on HELP.HLP. Browse the help section
- on "Getting started..."
- 6. Once you have made the necessary modification to WIN.INI (so that the toolbar
- bitmaps will be loaded), you can start WinWord and start a template based on
- HELP.DOT
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- Bud Brown
- CIS 73277,3615
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