Changing from local help to remote help content

You can change from accessing help locally to accessing help on the web.

About this task

This change entails removing the local content, and then changing the access method.

Procedure

  1. Close the product help system window.
  2. Open the Local Help System Updater by clicking Help > Local Help Updater. The Updater site opens.
  3. Click the Installed Features tab.
  4. Select the features to remove; then click Remove. The help features that you selected are removed from your computer. A progress bar indicates the status of the request.
  5. When the removal is completed, open the help in the product by selecting Help > Help Contents to verify that the selected topics have been removed.
  6. Open the Preferences window.
  7. Click Help > Content.
  8. Ensure that Include help content from a remote infocenter is selected.
  9. Ensure that the web address for your product information center is in the list of available information centers. If your information center is not listed, complete these steps:
    1. Click Add.
    2. In Name, enter a name for the connection.
    3. In Host, enter the Host name.
    4. In Path, enter the path to the help.
    5. Select Use default port.
    6. Click OK.
  10. Select the entry for your product information center.
  11. Click Help > Help Contents. Help is configured to access content on the web.

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