Adding Help File

A

Andy

I have written a small Access application and a Help file in MS Word to
accomany it.
I would like to include the Help file within the application - any bright
ideas?

I don't want link to the Word document but if I try and copy the text into,
say, a Form label or Text box then I am limited by characters. If I copy the
text into a table in ,say, a memo field to display on a form, then I lose all
the pretty formatting.
 
O

Ofer

Create a macro called Autokeys, In it write
In the Macro name {F1}
In the action select "Runcode"
In the function Name write a new function you will create like OpenWord()

in a module create the function
Function OpenWord()
Dim objWord As Word.Application
Dim objDoc As Word.Document
Dim DocPath As String

DocPath = "c:\DocName.doc"

Set objWord = New Word.Application
Set objDoc = objWord.Documents.Open(DocPath)

objDoc.Activate
objWord.Visible = True
End function

So when the user will press the F1 key, the application will activate the
word help file
 
K

Klatuu

In addition to what Ofer had to offer, you could get even fancier by using
the HelpcontextID of your controls to go to specifc places in your Word
document:

= forms!ztester!combo23.helpcontextid
Will return a value you have entered, then you could put some VBA code in
your Word Doc that would go to the correct page.
 
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