Changing help access from an intranet-based to Web-based content

You can change the way that you access help content from a server on your intranet to an IBM Web site.

Before you begin

Close the help browser before you change the way that you access help content.

About this task

During the installation process, you chose Access help from a server on your intranet. To change to help that you access from an IBM Web site, complete the following steps:

Procedure

  1. Click Windows > Preferences. The Preferences window opens.
  2. Expand the Help entry, and then click Content. A list displaying the currently configured information center or centers opens.
  3. Disable the link to your intranet site by selecting the intranet Web address in the Contents list, and then clicking Disable.
  4. Click Add; then name the connection, specify the Web address for the IBM® Web site that contains the help content, and then click OK.
  5. Click OK to close Preferences.
  6. Click Help > Help Contents, to open your help.