Name

Application.Help([HelpFile], [HelpContextID])

Synopsis

Displays a help topic in Excel’s Help window.

Argument

Setting

HelpFile

The file to display. Can be compiled Help (.chm or .hlp) or a web page (.htm). Defaults to the Excel help file.

HelpContextID

For compiled help files, the numeric ID of the topic to display. Ignored for web pages.

See Chapter 6 for details on creating and displaying Help. The following code displays an error message help page in the Help window:

Sub TestApplicationHelp(  )
    ' Display Help in Help window.
    Application.Help ("http://excelworkshop.com/Help/error51.htm")
End Sub

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