Microsoft® Visual Studio® 2010 Unleashed

Manage Your Help Settings

The Visual Studio help system has been re-vamped for 2010. The Microsoft Document Explorer application is no longer a part of the help system. Instead, Microsoft is moving to a system that creates a stronger link between the online help and your local help. You can choose to access all your help locally, online, or through a combination of the two. You can also get updates to your local help on a regular basis.

How you receive help is controlled through the Help menu link, Manage Help Settings. Clicking this link brings up the Help Library Manager as shown in Figure 7.14. From here, you can determine if you want to use online or local help (or a combination); you can also get updates to your help system, add and remove ...