1.Save your project, then click on the File menu and select Publish. This displays the Publish interface:

2.Select the format you want to publish to from the Publish Format drop-down list.

3.Check the output file name and location in the Output File: field and change them if you want.

4.Make sure that the Display file when publishing is complete checkbox is selected, leave all other settings as they are.

5.Click on the Publish Now button. In a few moments you will be able to admire your finished product.

Notes on individual output formats:

WebHelp
When you publish WebHelp always use an empty folder because this format generates a large number of output files. The program will suggest creating a folder called \HTML inside your project directory, which is a good choice for quick testing.

Apple iBooks® / ePub
Before publishing Apple iBooks® / ePub please check the eBook sections in Configuring Your Output and Publishing Formats. You will also need to install the free Adobe Digital Editions reader software so that you can preview your ePub eBooks locally on your Windows computer.

Adobe PDF
The layout of your PDF output is controlled by separate template files. See Adobe PDF for details.

HTML Help compiler:

Unless you have already done so you need to download and install the free Microsoft compiler for HTML Help CHM files if you are planning on using this format. You can find the correct version of this compiler on the EC Software website, here:

http://www.ec-software.com/downloads_mscomp.html

Visual Studio Help compiler for .NET programmers (MS Help 2 & MS Help 3):

You only need to publish to the Visual Studio Help formats if you are a Visual Studio .NET programmer. These help formats are only used for documenting programming components added to Visual Studio .NET. The compiler for VS MS Help 2 (HXS) is also only available to programmers working with Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2008. VS MS Help 3 (MSHC) does not require a compiler.

For details on using this format see the chapter on Visual Studio Help in the More Advanced Procedures section.

Setting the compiler paths:

After installing the compilers go to View > Program Options > Compilers and make sure that Help & Manual knows where to find them. The HTML Help compiler executable is called hhc.exe.