Help Project

A HelpSmith project file (.HSM) contains help topics, table of contents, help index and other data needed to create the final (compiled) version of the documentation.

Starting a New Help Project

To start a new help project, choose File|New from the menu.

Saving a Help Project

To save a newly created or modified help project, choose File|Save from the menu.

Opening a Help Project

To open a previously saved help project, choose File|Open from the menu.

In the dialog box, find and select the needed .HSM file and then click the Open button.

Note that you can also find your help project in the list of recently opened files on the File menu.

About Graphical Images and Video Files

Note that graphical images and video files are not stored in the project file (.HSM) directly. HelpSmith automatically saves all external files to a subfolder located in the same directory as the help project (.HSM) file. You can visit this topic for more details on using pictures and video files in your help project.