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There are several ways to view the help content provided with the product. Each of these forms contains the same content.
The product documentation is available in an HxS file. To view the files in stand-alone mode, from the Start menu in Windows, select
Start -> Programs -> ComponentOne -> Spread.NET 7 -> Product,
and then select Spread for WinForms Help (for the entire product documentation) or Formula Reference (for just the Formula Reference which is common to all Spread .NET products).
If you have one of the Microsoft development products installed on your machine, and you would like to view the help content outside the Visual Studio .NET development environment, then you may open Microsoft Help 2.0 (.HxS) files using the supplied Microsoft Document Explorer (DExplore.exe) viewer. GrapeCity provides the Spread product documentation in one HxS file and the Formula Reference in another HxS file.
The product documentation is also available in PDF files for easy viewing and printing. From the Start menu in Windows, select
Start -> Programs -> ComponentOne -> Spread.NET 7 -> Product -> Printable Documentation.
An HTML page is displayed in your browser with a selection of links to PDF files and a link to download the latest Acrobat Reader.
The product documentation is also available in a compiled help file (CHM file) under the <Install Directory>\Docs\Product folder. This is the older form of compiled help, but many developers are familiar with using this form.
The help is also integrated with Visual Studio .NET and appears when you press F1 or otherwise summon the help from within the development environment.
The documentation is available online in HTML at http://our.componentone.com/wiki/index.php?title=Spread.NET.
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