Compiling a Help Project

HelpSmith allows you to compile your help project and generate documentation in different formats, such as HTML Help (CHM), Web Help, Printed Manual, Adobe PDF, Microsoft Word, ePub eBook, and Markdown.

Compile a Help Project

1.On the Project tab, in the Project group, click Compile.

2.In the Compile Project dialog, specify the parameters, such as the documentation format that you want to create, output filename, and build tags.

3.Click Compile.

	Output Format
	Specifies the documentation format that you want to create.

	Output Filename
	Specifies the destination filename or folder for the generated help file or document.

	Determine the path automatically
	If selected, the output filename will be automatically determined depending on the selected output format and the help project location.

	Project Options
	Allows you to edit settings of the help project before the compilation.

	Compile topics with status "Complete" only
	If selected, the topics with the status different from "Complete" will be excluded from the compiled documentation.

	Open compiled documentation upon successful compilation
	If selected, the generated help system or document will be opened in the associated application.

	Build Tags
	Specifies the build tags that will be applied to the current compilation.

	Task Manager
	Switches to the batch compilation mode that allows you to compile your help project into multiple output formats with a single click.

	Compile
	Starts the process of help project compilation into the selected output format.