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Below only applies to the old version 3 of EasyHelp/Web.

It is essential to understand topics and links when creating hypertext documents. Do not confuse Topic with Links! Try this approach...

Step One

1. Create new document using EASYHELP.DOT as a document template (File | New)
2. Write some text in your document
3. Process (Do not create any Topics or Links at this point)
4. Build

You should now have a single page Help file. Do this before progressing. If you do not get a Help file EasyHelp/Web is not installed properly.

Second Step (only after doing the above)

1. Structure your document into chunks. It is best to use the Heading 1 style (but not necessary ) for major headings in you document
2. Position on each heading in turn and make a topic with each one, use short names such as One Two Three
   (A topic begins with a Topic heading and end when it reaches the next Topic heading or end of document.)
3. Process
4. Build

You should now have a help file that contains Topics that can be accessed with the browse buttons (<< and >>)

DO THE ABOVE and get back to us with anything you are stuck on.

Third Step