HTMLHelp

The CHM (Compiled Help Modules) format is used in Microsoft HTML Help, the standard help system for the Windows platform. A CHM file is a collection of HTML documents and other data such as images and JavaScript compressed into a single file. CHM files contain a number of powerful features present in the specifications available here including: Table of Contents, Index of keywords and Full-text search functionality.

HTMLHelp - First Steps

• General Information
• Download and installation of Microsoft's HTMLHelp Workshop
• Uncompressed Help

Creating HTMLHelp

• Converting WinHelp (HLP) to HTMLHelp (CHM)
• Creating Context-Sensitive Help for Applications
• CHM-Viewer: Enlarging tool bar - Add Buttons
• Generating Table of Contents (TOC) with FAR or HTMLHelp Workshop
• Content Tips: PopUp's (sorry, only working with Microsoft IE)

• HTML Help Beginners Guide - written by Aussie, Simon Law
• HelpCentre: Char James-Tanny's HTML Help Workshop Tutorial
• Rick Stone's Tips and Tricks
• Simon Jones Tips
• The making of Help
• HTMLHelp erstellen
• Creating help files and linking them to a VB application
• Adding HTML Help to Your Applications (PDF)

Using HTMLHelp

• Using Full Text Search in the Help Viewer
• Using accessibility shortcut keys in the Help Viewer

HTMLHelp - Download

• Single CHM file
  (To open this file right-click the saved file, click Properties, and then click Unblock.)
• HTMLHelp Workshop: HTML sample files (for first steps with HH Workshop or FAR)
• HTMLHelp Workshop:Project with all files and tricky examples
• Java Script: PopUp's with Javascript
• Visual Basic 6: Extended Project how to connect HTMLHelp (VB6_CHM.zip)
• Visual Basic 6: Simple Project how to connect HTMLHelp (VB6_CHM_simple.zip)

• HHReg - HTML Help Registration Utility

HTMLHelp - FAQ

• FAQ
• Troubleshooting

• Helpware: HTMLHelp FAQ
• Microsoft MSDN: HTMLHelp FAQ

HTMLHelp - Translation Topics

• HTML File Translator 1.0 - a tool for easy and efficient translation of HTML files
• Adobe: How do I translate the TOC and Index information for the topics?
• Translator: Working with CHM, HHP, HHK and HHC files

HTMLHelp - Programming

• Working with HTMLHelp API in VBA, VB and VB.net

• Code Project (see:CItsFile class) Ralph Walden's CHHCtrl
• Delphi and HTMLHelp
• Help Integration with the Visual Component Framework (VCF)

HTMLHelp - Technical Information

• HTMLHelp - Reading version information
• HTMLHelp - Command-Line Parameter
• HTMLHelp - Compiler Command
• HTMLHelp - mailto Links in CHM
• HTMLHelp - Linking to CHM
• HTMLHelp - Giving CHM's a XP styled theme
• HTMLHelp - Technical

• West Wind: Custom icons in a compiled HTMLHelp 1.0 (CHM) file

HTMLHelp - Java Applet

• Java Applet

HTMLHelp - Tools

• HTMLHelp Tools
• Heyer's Hilfe-Werkstatt

• Writers UA: Review of Screen Capture Tools

HTMLHelp - Links

• CodeProject.com: A guide to MSDN Collection Integration
• CodeProject.com: CHM Reader for Pocket PC 2003
• CodeProject.com: New '.NET' version of CHMReader for Pocket PC 2003 with more features
• WorkWrite.com: Reference HTMLHelp 1.x Compiler Error Messages

Other Links

• Codepages and Unicode
• Keyboard and languages