Downloading help from the help updater site

You can download and update help content from the help updater site. Most help content is not installed when you install the product. To access all help content on your local computer, you must download it from the IBM® Local Help System Updater website. You use the help updater site if you do not have Internet access or if your access is unreliable. Use the local help updater to add content to the help that comes with the product.

Before you begin

Ensure that you configured the preferences to use local help.

About this task

Before you can use the help for the product, you must download the help to your local computer.

Procedure

  1. With the help open, click File > Local Help Updater. The updater site opens.
  2. In the Public Sites pane, select the location of the help to download.
  3. From the Available Content list, select the help content to download. Depending on the speed of your network connection, the list might take a few minutes to generate.
  4. Click Install. The help content is downloaded and installed.
  5. When the download is complete, open the help in the product by clicking Help > Help Contents. The help that you selected is installed on your computer. When you start the product, the help content is updated automatically if the computer is connected to the Internet.

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