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Online Help

    Table of contents
    1. 1. To access Help

    To access Help

    Do one of the following:

    • In the title bar of the Vasari window, click (Help).
    • For context-sensitive Help:
      • In a dialog, click or Help, or press F1.
      • Move the cursor over a tool on the ribbon. When its tooltip displays, press F1.
        NoteIf you turn off tooltips, context-sensitive Help (F1) for ribbon tools is also turned off. If you want context-sensitive Help to be available, set Tooltip assistance to Minimal. See Tooltips.

    To access online Help and other resources, in the title bar of the Vasari window, click the arrow to the right of (Help), and select an option.

    To change help settings

    1. Navigate to the following folder:

      %APPDATA%\Autodesk\Vasari\Vasari 2013

    2. Open Revit.ini in a text editor.
    3. Locate the following lines in the file:
      [Documentation]
      HelpBrowser=0
      OnlineHelpServer=http://wikihelp.autodesk.com
    4. To specify your preferred web browser for Help, change the value of the HelpBrowser setting.
      Value Result
      HelpBrowser=0 Use your system default browser.
      HelpBrowser=1 Use Microsoft Internet Explorer.
      NoteIf you use Internet Explorer to display Help, the same tab remains open as you move through different Help pages. For other browsers, a new tab opens every time the window changes.
    5. To access Help using an Internet connection

      Do the following

      1. Make sure that UseHelpServer=1.
      2. If you want to use the default WikiHelp (located at wikihelp.autodesk.com), save changes to Revit.ini, and restart Vasari.
      3. If you want to use online help located at some other network location, change the value for OnlineHelpServer to specify the URL or web-based help server.
        [Documentation]
        UseHelpServer=1
        OnlineHelpServer="http://wikihelp.autodesk.com"
        HelpBrowser=0
    6. To change the language for online Help

      For example, even though you installed the French version of the Vasari software, you can specify that you want to access the English version of the online Help.

      Do the following

      NoteThis setting applies only to the WikiHelp that is available for online users. It does not affect the language for the locally stored help files accessed when you are working offline.
      1. Make sure that UseHelpServer=1.
      2. Add the setting OnlineHelpLocale, and specify the 3-letter code for the desired language.
        [Documentation]
        UseHelpServer=1
        OnlineHelpServer="http://wikihelp.autodesk.com"
        OnlineHelpLocale=enu
        
    7. To access Help offline or stored in another location

      Do the following

      1. Set UseHelpServer=0.
      2. If you want to use the local copy of Help, save changes to Revit.ini, and restart Vasari.
      3. If you want to use a copy of Help stored in another location, add the setting HelpFileLocation, and specify the path or URL to the help system.
        [Documentation]
        UseHelpServer=0
        HelpFileLocation="M:\RevitResources\Help\en-US\WBH"
        HelpBrowser=0
    8. Save changes to Revit.ini, and restart Vasari.