You can change the way that you access help content.
Before you begin
During
the installation process, a help content access method was selected.
Close the help browser before you change the way you access help content.
About this task
To change the way that you access help content, complete
the following steps:
Click Windows > Preferences. The Preferences window opens.
Expand the Help entry, and then
click Content. A list of the information center
or centers opens. Depending on the access method that was chosen,
complete one of the following procedures.
To change from accessing help content from an information
center on an IBM Web site to
accessing help content on an intranet server, follow these steps:
Disable the link to the internet site by selecting the
internet URL in the Contents list, and then clicking Disable.
Click Add; then name the intranet
connection, specify the intranet URL for the server that contains
the help content, and then click OK.
Click OK to close Preferences.
Click Help > Help
Contents, to open your help.
To change from accessing help content from an information
center on an IBM Web site to
downloading and accessing help content locally, follow these steps:
Ensure that Include help content from a remote
infocenter is selected.
Disable the link to the product Information Center by
selecting that connection in the Contents list, and then clicking Disable.
Click Add; then enter a name
for the local help connection. Specify the localhost Host IP address 127.0.0.1 and
path /help. Select any unused port number,
and then click OK.
To change from accessing help content locally to accessing
help content from an IBM Web
site, follow these steps:
Ensure that Include help content from a remote
infocenter is selected.
Disable the link to localhost by selecting that connection
in the Contents list, and then clicking Disable.
Click Add; then name the connection,
specify the Internet URL for the IBM Web
site that contains the help content, and then click OK.
This URL might already be available in the list of connections. If
it is listed, select the connection and click Enable.
Click OK to close Preferences.
Click Help > Help
Contents, to open your help.
To change from accessing help content locally to accessing
help content from an intranet server, follow these steps:
Ensure that Include help content from a remote
infocenter is selected.
Disable the link to localhost by selecting that connection
in the Contents list, and then clicking Disable.
Click Add; then name the connection,
specify the intranet URL for the server that contains the help content,
and then click OK.
Click OK to close Preferences.
Click Help > Help
Contents, to open your help.
To change from accessing help content from an intranet server
to downloading and accessing help content locally, follow these steps:
Ensure that Include help content from a remote
infocenter is selected.
Disable the link to the intranet server by selecting
that connection in the Contents list, and then clicking Disable.
Click Add; then enter a name
for the local help connection. Specify the localhost Host address 127.0.0.1 and
path /help. Enter any unused port number, and
then click OK.