We confirm the dialog and then the new CHM file is stored in the project directory: To do this we click on the compile button in the menu bar: Let’s first do a test run to see if we can build a CHM file from the project again. Here we specify the storage path to the files.

We can do without adding the HTML files here, they are integrated via the table of contents and the internal links. In the next step we can add existing index and table of contents files: The export directory can be used as a storage location: Import project into Html Workshopįirst create a new project in the software: Depending on the structure of the CHM file, no easy task. You can also use this file to find out which HTML file belongs to which entry. This contains the structure of the tree structure in the CHM file and the references to the individual HTML files: There should also be a table of contents file. In the directory you will now find the HTML files, images and other files that belong to the CHM file. This is described in our blog article “ Unpacking a CHM file“.Īfter unpacking, the project should be on your hard disk, here is an example: We will later use a simple text editor to edit the HTML files. Then install the software with the default values. What do we need? First we have to download the Microsoft HTML Help Workshop. In this article we look at how we can make minor changes. If you want to work on the project for a longer period of time, we recommend importing it into the DA-HelpCreator with the free import tool.

Often there is only the CHM file left from old help projects.

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