HOW TO

Create links to Desktop Help System documents using the link element in the ArcToolbox Documentation Editor

Last Published: April 25, 2020

Summary

The ArcToolbox documentation Editor allows for the inclusion of links. The Add Link button adds a link to a desktop help system document, a Web page, or any file based document.

Procedure

When the ArcToolbox Documentation Editor is open and the Add Link button has been clicked enter a name and a path. The name is the text that appears in the documentation and becomes the link. The path is the full path to the Desktop Help System document that requires a connection.

Enter the link text, in the Name input box, as it appears in the documentation.

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Find the help document for the connection. Right-click on the page and select Properties.

Copy the Address (URL) value.

Paste it into the Path input box on the ArcToolbox Documentation Editor.

The following is an example: mk:@MSITStore:C:\ArcGIS\Help\AnalysisTools.chm::/clip_esri.htm