Setting Project Properties - demo help system

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Setting Project Properties

Follow the instructions below to view and edit properties for a help project.

1. Run HelpConsole 2010 to display the 'Manage Projects' form. Click here for more information about running the software

2. Select the help project in the list that you wish to set properties for and click 'open'. If the project doesn't have a password assigned to the 'admin' username, you can also click the 'edit' icon at the far right to open directly in edit mode.

3. The selected help project will be opened in live mode.

4. Click the 'login' link, and then enter a username and password that has 'edit contents' and 'edit pages' permissions. By default, the 'admin' username does not have a pasword and has full permissions.

5. Click the tools button to show the 'Tools' menu.

6. Click 'Properties' to display the 'Project Properties' form.

Properties Overview:

Property	Description
Start Page	This is the page that will be displayed when the help project is loaded. Click 'Select' to select a page from the table of contents. If set to [First Page], the first visible page will be displayed when the help project is loaded.
Default Skin	This is the skin that will be applied when the help project is loaded.
Activity Log	This determines what user actions are recorded and displayed in the 'Activity Log'. 1. Record All Actions: Both reader and admin actions are recorded. 2. Record Admin Actions: Only admin actions such as 'add page' are recorded 3. Record No Actions: No reader or admin actions are recorded.
Help Format	This is the format in which the help project will be displayed when loaded: - Frames: Pages are displayed within an iframe. - Flat: The entire help system window is reloaded when a page is selected.
Default Contents Mode	This determines if the contents will be in edit mode or live mode when the user logs in.
Default Comment Status	This is the status that will be applied when new reader comments are added. This determines if reader comments are immediately visible to the public or if an administrator must approve the comment first.
Users Dataset	If the help project contains at least one dataset, a dataset can be defined as a 'Users Dataset'. This connects the dataset with user accounts (Tools > Users), which allows administrators to store detailed information about each user account.
SMTP Server	This defines the SMTP server to use when sending emails. The format usually mail.domain.com (eg: mail.acmecorportation.com). If you're not sure what your SMTP server is, take a look at your outgoing mail server defined in your email software. This setting is only required if server does not have a default SMTP server defined, and if the help project contains at least one dataset and at least one email trigger.

4. Click 'Save' to apply changes and return to the 'Tools' menu.