If you have an existing Word document that you want to use to create a help file, you have the choice of attaching a Help Producer template to your document, or you can manage the styles yourself. Help Producer ships with the document template MSDN 2.0, which contains predefined styles that match the style mappings of the Help Producer themes. If you use a Help Producer template, you will need to reformat your document so that it makes use of the styles defined in the template. During that process, you may lose some existing formatting of your document.

Convert an existing document

1. Open the document you want to convert in Microsoft Word.
2. On the Help Producer toolbar, click Configure Help Project .
3. Select the Help system and the Theme you want to use.
4. Click OK to save the project configuration to the Word document.

Convert an existing document and attach a document template

1. Open the document you want to convert in Microsoft Word.
2. On the Tools menu, select Templates and Add-Ins.
3. Enter the path of the document template, or click Attach to browse to the document template. The templates installed with Help Producer are located in C:\Program Files\MGTEK\Help Producer\Templates.
4. Click OK to apply the template.
5. On the Help Producer toolbar, click Configure Help Project .
6. Select the Help system and the Theme you want to use.
7. Click OK to save the project configuration to the Word document.
8. Reformat the document to use the styles defined in the template.

See Also

Working with Help Documents | Creating a Help Document