Create a user help file

[Guest]

Hi guys,

I'm designing a simple database that uses lots of importing/exporting with
Excel. I would like to create a help file or something that would for
example, list the steps necessary to import an excel file into access when a
command button is clicked on the switchboard menu. I thought I could just use
a message box macro, but it seems my text was too long. Any ideas?

Thanks.

 

[Guest]

Here are some KB articles that you might find helpful:

How to create an HTML Help system by using either the HTMLHelp API or the
HTML Help in Access http://support.microsoft.com/?id=828419

How to create pop-up context-sensitive Help by using Windows API WinHelp()
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=210166

OFFXPDEV: How to Display Context-Sensitive Help for the What'sThis Button
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=306370

There are also commercial packages that you might want to check out. Here
are some of them, which I found with a quick Google search. I am not
necessarily endorsing any of these:

http://www.ec-software.com/hmpage.htm
http://www.helpdevelopmentstudio.com/
http://www.macromedia.com/software/robohelp/


Tom


http://www.access.qbuilt.com/html/expert_contributors.html
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Hi guys,

I'm designing a simple database that uses lots of importing/exporting with
Excel. I would like to create a help file or something that would for
example, list the steps necessary to import an excel file into access when a
command button is clicked on the switchboard menu. I thought I could just use
a message box macro, but it seems my text was too long. Any ideas?

Thanks.