In addition to the settings in the Winhelp section the configuration and appearance of your Winhelp output is also controlled by the settings in the Configuration > Common Properties > Help Windows section.

See Configuring Your Output - Help Windows for more information.

The settings in Configuration > Publishing Options > Winhelp directly control the appearance and functionality of your Winhelp output. The notes below explain what the sections are for, which settings you need to check and where you can find more information.

Miscellaneous settings:

These options include settings for configuring Winhelp's full-text search function and some other functions of the Winhelp format. The full-text search index is no longer necessary on modern computers. It is generated automatically almost instantly on the user's computer and it can be left out if you want to make your help more compact.

The only setting that is really important here is Limit images to 256 colors,which will prevent the Winhelp viewer from crashing on computers with screen resolutions of less than 256 colors.

Modular Help Options:

These options control how modular help projects are handled in Winhelp. See Working with Modular Help Systems for information on working with modular projects and modular help systems .

Extended .HPJ Settings:

This section is for advanced users who have experience with the manual configuration of Winhelp projects. It enables you to add and modify settings in the .HHP project configuration file that is fed to the Microsoft Winhelp compiler together with all the other project files.