Help on help - HTML Help Workshop for Access?

What's the best way to create a help system for Access 2003? Is MS HTML
Help Workshop the way to go? I want to put a clickable control on different
forms, that, when clicked, will bring up the help topic specific to that
form. Can this be done?

re: Help on help - HTML Help Workshop for Access?

"deko" <www.clearpointsystems.com@use_contact_form.com> wrote in message
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> What's the best way to create a help system for Access 2003? Is MS HTML
> Help Workshop the way to go? I want to put a clickable control on[/color]
different[color=blue]
> forms, that, when clicked, will bring up the help topic specific to that
> form. Can this be done?
>
>[/color]

The best way, I reckon, is not to create a help function at all, but
integrate extra message and information in your system - as we all know that
few people like to read the help files.

re: Help on help - HTML Help Workshop for Access?

> The best way, I reckon, is not to create a help function at all, but[color=blue]
> integrate extra message and information in your system - as we all know[/color]
that[color=blue]
> few people like to read the help files.[/color]

yeah, but there's way too much to explain. I could record a how-to video...

re: Help on help - HTML Help Workshop for Access?

"deko" <www.clearpointsystems.com@use_contact_form.com> wrote in message
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> > The best way, I reckon, is not to create a help function at all, but
> > integrate extra message and information in your system - as we all know[/color]
> that[color=green]
> > few people like to read the help files.[/color]
>
> yeah, but there's way too much to explain. I could record a how-to[/color]
video...[color=blue]
>
>[/color]

Before you start on the daunting task of making a large help file - see if
you can reduce the amount there is to explain.... why is there so much to
explain? is it not self-explanatory?

re: Help on help - HTML Help Workshop for Access?

> Before you start on the daunting task of making a large help file - see if[color=blue]
> you can reduce the amount there is to explain.... why is there so much to
> explain? is it not self-explanatory?[/color]

You'd have to see the app. It's got a lot of functionality. I think MS
HTML Help Workshop is the ticket, but it's another thing to come up to speed
on - as if there's not enough already...

re: Help on help - HTML Help Workshop for Access?

"deko" <www.clearpointsystems.com@use_contact_form.com> wrote in message
news:0xHDd.9128$5R.503@newssvr21.news.prodigy.com. ..[color=blue][color=green]
> > Before you start on the daunting task of making a large help file - see[/color][/color]
if[color=blue][color=green]
> > you can reduce the amount there is to explain.... why is there so much[/color][/color]
to[color=blue][color=green]
> > explain? is it not self-explanatory?[/color]
>
> You'd have to see the app. It's got a lot of functionality. I think MS
> HTML Help Workshop is the ticket, but it's another thing to come up to[/color]
speed[color=blue]
> on - as if there's not enough already...
>
>[/color]

If you see it as a hard task to learn it all, why not use MS Word with some
PowerPoint slides? That is so much easier ... and everyone is familiar with
it. Then, if you want it to appear a bit more prof. just make a PDF of
it...

re: Help on help - HTML Help Workshop for Access?

In news:SwFDd.7434$wZ2.7266@newssvr13.news.prodigy.co m,
deko typed:[color=blue]
> What's the best way to create a help system for Access
> 2003? Is MS
> HTML Help Workshop the way to go? I want to put a
> clickable control
> on different forms, that, when clicked, will bring up the
> help topic
> specific to that form. Can this be done?[/color]

First off I'd best declare my interest in selling you a copy
of AccHelp... :-)

Having said that the following web sites may help:

Tony Toews;
http://www.granite.ab.ca/access/accshelp.htm

Help Wiki;
http://www.mshelpwiki.com/index.php?page=MSHelpWiki

Helpmaster;
http://www.helpmaster.com/

And there's a couple of 'round tuit' pages on my site that
need tidying up but might help nonetheless;
http://www.alphacos.co.uk/idx.htm

--
Nick Coe (UK)
AccHelp v1.01 Access Application Help File Builder
http://www.alphacos.co.uk/
Download Free Copy
----

re: Help on help - HTML Help Workshop for Access?

> First off I'd best declare my interest in selling you a copy[color=blue]
> of AccHelp... :-)
>
> Having said that the following web sites may help:
>
> Tony Toews;
> http://www.granite.ab.ca/access/accshelp.htm
>
> Help Wiki;
> http://www.mshelpwiki.com/index.php?page=MSHelpWiki
>
> Helpmaster;
> http://www.helpmaster.com/
>
> And there's a couple of 'round tuit' pages on my site that
> need tidying up but might help nonetheless;
> http://www.alphacos.co.uk/idx.htm[/color]

I'll take a look.

re: Help on help - HTML Help Workshop for Access?

Nick: You're missing David Liske's HTML Help Center
http://www.mvps.org/htmlhelpcenter/

(the fact that he's misspelled centre shouldn't be held against him... <g>)

--
Doug Steele, Microsoft Access MVP
http://I.Am/DougSteele
(no e-mails, please!)



"Nick Coe (UK)" <classicnickNOSPAMAT@MASPON.yahooDOTcom> wrote in message
news:41df883f$0$65589$ed2619ec@ptn-nntp-reader03.plus.net...[color=blue]
>
> First off I'd best declare my interest in selling you a copy of AccHelp...
> :-)
>
> Having said that the following web sites may help:
>
> Tony Toews;
> http://www.granite.ab.ca/access/accshelp.htm
>
> Help Wiki;
> http://www.mshelpwiki.com/index.php?page=MSHelpWiki
>
> Helpmaster;
> http://www.helpmaster.com/
>
> And there's a couple of 'round tuit' pages on my site that need tidying up
> but might help nonetheless;
> http://www.alphacos.co.uk/idx.htm[/color]

re: Help on help - HTML Help Workshop for Access?

In news:0MadnduVYNQNfULcRVn-2Q@rogers.com,
Douglas J. Steele typed:[color=blue]
> Nick: You're missing David Liske's HTML Help Center
> http://www.mvps.org/htmlhelpcenter/
>
> (the fact that he's misspelled centre shouldn't be held
> against
> him... <g>)
>[/color]

Thanks Doug.. :-) Got it on my web pages, my fingers forget
it though :-)) ...


--
Nick Coe (UK)
AccHelp v1.01 Access Application Help File Builder
http://www.alphacos.co.uk/
Download Free Copy
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re: Help on help - HTML Help Workshop for Access?

Not convinced if it the best, but it is free (non HTML) and easy to use.

http://www.danish-shareware.dk/soft/shelpm/



"deko" <www.clearpointsystems.com@use_contact_form.com> wrote in message
news:SwFDd.7434$wZ2.7266@newssvr13.news.prodigy.co m...[color=blue]
> What's the best way to create a help system for Access 2003? Is MS HTML
> Help Workshop the way to go? I want to put a clickable control on[/color]
different[color=blue]
> forms, that, when clicked, will bring up the help topic specific to that
> form. Can this be done?
>
>[/color]

re: Help on help - HTML Help Workshop for Access?

I've given up. This will have to do...

Public Sub Help(context As String)
Select Case context
Case "Main"
DoCmd.OpenForm "frmHelp" & context
Case "Tools"
DoCmd.OpenForm "frmHelp" & context
End Select
End Sub