Changing from local help to remote help

You can change the method that you use to access help. To get the latest available information from the web, you can use remote help.

About this task

In this procedure, you remove the local help and then change the access method.

Procedure

  1. With the help open, click File > Local Help Updater. The updater site opens.
  2. Click the Installed Content tab.
  3. Select the features to remove and click Remove.
  4. When the removal is complete, open the help in the product by selecting Help > Help Contents and verify that the selected topics are removed.
  5. Open the Preferences window.
  6. Click Help > Help Contents.
  7. Ensure that the Include help content and give it priority check box is selected.
  8. Verify that the web address for your product information center is in the list of available information centers. If your information center is not listed, complete these steps:
    1. Click Add.
    2. In the Name field, type a name for the connection.
    3. In the Host field, specify the host name.
    4. In the Path field, specify the path to the help.
    5. Select the Use default port check box.
    6. Click OK.
  9. From the list, select the entry for your product information center.
  10. Click Help > Help Contents. The help is now configured to access content from the web.

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