Changing from remote help to intranet help

You can change the method that you use to access help. If your organization makes the help content available on an intranet server, you can access help from that server.

Procedure

  1. With the help open, click File > Preferences.
  2. In the Preferences window, from the Content list, select the web address for the Internet site and click Disable.
  3. Click OK.
  4. With the help open, click File > Preferences.
  5. In the Preferences window, select New, type a name for the intranet connection, and specify the address for the intranet server. Your system administrator can provide the address for the intranet server that hosts the help content.
  6. Click OK.
  7. To open the help, click Help > Help Contents. The help is configured to access content from an intranet server.
  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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