replacing the help

[irishjoe]

Hi,

I don't know if this is possible or not...
I have developed an application for a client and I was wanting to replace the built in help pages with my own application specific help. Is this possible?
If so, have you any tips for searching for help on the matter because I am not having much luck.

Thanks for your help,
Joe.

 

[rdkirb49]

Try setting up your own button called help. Have the button linked to your help table and do a query on that information.

Reg

 

[irishjoe]

How would I get round the user pressing "F1" to get help?
Is there a way to block it from loading the built in help?

 

[rdkirb49]

Try tools > startup > uncheck the shortcut keys.

Reg

 

[irishjoe]

Genius! Thanks a lot...

 

[AccessGuruCarl]

Irishjoe,

You could also create a macro called Autokeys
and set F1 to run your 'help' instead of Access.

Another option, is create your own toolbar.

I'm sure the forum as examples of both...

Hope this helps...

AccessGuruCarl
Programmers helping programmers
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[irishjoe]

I have already created my own menu bar.
It was just when the user pressed F1, I wanted to capture it and open my own forms and have a button that opens the built-in help. Is there a way to open help from VBA?
I would like to avoid using macros as much as humanly possible.
(Ive been taught that using them is like using GOTO in BASIC.)

Thanks for your help.

 

[RoyVidar]

Set the forms Key Preview property to yes, and try the forms KeyDown event

[tt]if keycode=vbkeyf1 then
' open your help form
end if[/tt]

- BUT - this would have to be done on each form (and I'm not entirely sure what happens if you press F1 when for instance a message box is open - i e the focus isn't on the form) AND there's no Key trapping events on reports - so perhaps the AutoKeys macro would be better (and try to find the active object)? I must confess I haven't bothered much with such, and use a button on forms having the caption &Help, so it can be invoked both by clicking the button and using ALT+H.

Roy-Vidar

 

[irishjoe]

I think it might be simpliest to leave F1 as normal help and then put a help option in my menu bar for my help forms.

Thanks for your help guys.