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In Microsoft HTML Help the appearance and functions of the help viewer are controlled by the help window definitions in Configuration > Common Properties > Help Windows in the Project Explorer.

For details on the individual settings see Help Windows in the Project Configuration chapter. For more information on help windows and what they are for see Help Windows in the Reference section.

Click to expand/collapseHelp windows do not include background color settings or HTML templates

If you are upgrading from an earlier version of Help & Manual you may be looking for your background colors and HTML page template settings here. These are now stored separately and the background colors for the topic page and topic header are defined in the HTML page templates, for all HTML-based output formats.

HTML page templates are now created and edited separately in Configuration > HTML Page Templates the Project Explorer.

Click to expand/collapseWhat the help window definitions define

In HTML Help the help window settings define the appearance and functions of the help viewer, including the controls displayed in the viewer, the text displayed in the viewer title bar and how secondary and external windows are handled.

The help window settings also define the initial size and position of the HTML Help viewer and secondary windows displayed as external windows (if you are using them).

Click to expand/collapseDefault and user-defined help windows

By default only one default help window type called Main is defined. This is the standard window type used for all topics. The settings for Main control the appearance and behavior of the main help viewer in HTML Help.

Windows other than Main are only used to open topics in external windows when you link to them. This is done by specifying the secondary window type in the Window: field in the Insert Hyperlink dialog.

See also:

Using help windows

Templates and Secondary Windows

Help Windows (Project Configuration)

Help Windows (Reference)