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In HTML Help, Winhelp Note that Windows Vista does not support Winhelp. If you want to be compatible with Vista you must transition to a different help format., Browser-based Help and eBooks the appearance and functions of the help viewer are controlled by the help window definitions in Project > Project Properties > Help Windows.
 | Every topic is associated with a help window type, which can be selected in the Help Window: field in each topic's Topic Options tab. |
Where to find more information:
The information in this topic is just a general introduction.
| • | For details on the individual settings see Help Windows in the Project Properties chapter. |
| • | For more information on help windows and what they are for see Help Windows in the Reference section. |
What the help window definitions control:
| • | In all output formats except PDF and Word RTF the help window settings control the background colors of topics and topic headers, whether or not the topics have headers and the initial size and position of the help viewer and external windows (if you are using them). |
| • | In Winhelp and HTML Help the help window settings also control the appearance and functions of the help viewer, including the controls displayed in the viewer and how secondary windows and external windows are handled (in HTML Help). |
By default two help window types are defined:
| Main: | This is the standard window type that is assigned to all topics created in the Table of Contents (TOC). The settings for Main control the appearance and behavior of the main help viewer and the background colors of all standard topics displayed in the main help viewer. |
| Popup: | This is the standard window type assigned to all topics created in the Invisible Topics section. This window type is not configurable because the appearance of popups is controlled by the help viewer. |
In addition to this you can also define your own help window types:
| User-defined: | If you are not using external windows user-defined window types only define the background colors of the topics to which they are assigned and allow you to use different HTML templates for individual topics. |
If you use external windows user-defined window types also define the appearance and behavior of the external windows.
See also:
Templates and Secondary Windows
Help Windows (Project Properties)
Help Windows (Reference)
Page url: http://www.helpandmanual.com/help/index.html?hm_working_configoutput_helpwindows.htm