Changing help access from intranet-based to locally installed content

You can change the way that you access help content from a server on your intranet to content installed on your computer.

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 is downloaded and installed on your computer, 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. Ensure that Include help content from a remote information center is selected.
  4. Disable the link to the intranet server by selecting that connection in the Contents list, and then clicking Disable.
  5. 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.
  6. Save any work and close and restart the product.
  7. Follow the instructions in Downloading help content with the Local Help System Updater site to download help content.