Changing from intranet help to local help

You can change the method that you use to access help. If you need to access help when you are disconnected from the intranet, you can download and use local help.

Procedure

  1. With the help open, click File > Preferences.
  2. In the Preferences window, from the Content list, select the address for the intranet server and click Disable.
  3. Click OK. The help is no longer configured to access help content from an intranet server.
  4. With the help open, click File > Preferences.
  5. In the Preferences window, from the Content list, select the address 127.0.0.1 and click Enable.
  6. Click OK.
  7. To open the help, click Help > Help Contents. The help is configured to access content locally. You must install the help content on your computer.
  8. With the help open, click File > Local Help Updater. The updater site opens.
  9. In the Public Sites pane, select the location of the help to download.
  10. From the Available Content list, select the help content to download. Depending on the speed of your network connection, the list might take a few minutes to generate.
  11. Click Install. The help content is downloaded and installed.
  12. When the download is complete, open the help in the product by clicking Help > Help Contents. The help that you selected is installed on your computer. When you start the product, the help content is updated automatically if the computer is connected to the Internet.

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