Downloading help content from the Help updater site

This topic explains how to download and update help content from the Help updater site. Most help content is not installed when you install your product. To access all help content locally, you need download it from the IBM® Local Help System Updater Web site. You use the Help updater site file if you do not have internet access or if your access is unreliable. Use the Local help updater to add the help content to the product help.

Before you begin

During installation, the help access option, Download help and access the content locally, was selected or you have changed to use local help.

About this task

Before you can use the help for the product, you need to download the help to your local computer.

Procedure

  1. With your product open, click Help > Local Help Updater. The Updater site opens.
  2. In the Public Sites pane, select the location of the Help updater site to download.
  3. Available Features provides a list of the help that is available for downloading. Depending on your network connection speed, generating the list might take a few minutes. Select the help content that you need.
  4. Click Install. The help content is downloaded and installed. A progress bar opens and tracks the status of the download.
  5. When the download is completed, open the help in the product by clicking Help > Help Contents.

Results

The help that you selected is installed on your computer. The help content is updated automatically when an Internet connection is available when the product is started.

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