Help Content preferences

Help topics from remote servers can be included seamlessly into the local help system. Use the Help > Content preference page to configure a remote server to include content from.

Option

Description

Default

Include help content from a remote infocenter If checked, this option enables the use of remote help content. The rest of the fields on the page are only enabled if this option is checked. unchecked
Host Specifies the host name of the system that is running the infocenter to server remote help content. This must be a host name and cannot be a URL (i.e. it cannot start with "http://")
Path Specifies the context root of the Infocenter application running on the host. /help
Port If "Use default port" is selected, port 80 will be used to access remote content on the host. To use any other port the "Use port" option must be selected and the correct port must be specified in the text field. 80

Here is what the Help Content preferences page looks like:  

Help Content Preference Page

Related concepts
Help

Related tasks
Accessing help

Related reference
Help preferences
Web Browser preferences