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The Compiled HTML Help format is a help file format used by many Windows applications.

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CHM files not opening from an executable on a network share

I have an application that resides on a network share that all the users in my office use. They have shortcuts on their desktops pointing to this software and all is honky-dory. When you want to open ...
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.chm creator for Mac?

I'm trying to create a .chm file on a Mac, but can't seem to find an application to do it. Are there any .chm creators for OS X?
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Windows CHM file only displays images for Administrator

I installed some software on my Windows 2000 machine. The software has a user manual in .CHM format. When I view the manual while logged in as Administrator, everything looks fine. The manual has ...
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Page cannot be displayed CHM / Compiled HTML Help Files

I've started getting "Page Not Found" errors for no apparent reason when trying to view compiled html help files, for some reason (image below). I've seen this thread, of which none of the answers ...
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Windows 10 does not search for Help files (CHM)

There was a feature in Windows 8 I liked very much: possibility to find a help file using the system search. I mean the search that is invoked when you press the Win key and start typing the thing you ...
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.chm editor which can merge a lot of referenced files

Very rarely do I ever work on something like this, so maybe it will be better if I first explain what I have and what I want to accomplish, before asking for your help. I have a lot of .chm files (...
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How to convert an CHM file into a single HTML file?

I have tried many different CHM-to-HTML utilities, but I am having a difficult time finding one that is able to produce a single HTML file. I can decompile a CHM file using hh.exe, but I don't know ...
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Windows CMD - Is there any way of getting the plain text from a compiled CHM help file and/or a PDF?

I have a build chain based on Windows batch and Python files. As part of the build, there are variables that are determined and are then communicated to the application CHM help compiler and PDF ...
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Calibre's CHM conversion from PDF

I am trying to convert PDF to CHM. However, I see only these fileformats in the output dialog: Nothing of these is CHM. However, some may be similar. HTMLZ I did a conversion to HTMLZ which ...
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How to automatically reopen a CHM file at the last reading position?

There is a wealth of information packed inside .CHM files (HTML help), many books have been published as CHM files. However, it is difficult to read CHM files like a book, because when I reopen the ...
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Unblocked CHM file works on Windows but not on Linux

I downloaded a .chm file and found that all the content pages are displayed blank. In Windows, I selected privacy tab in Properties and clicked the unblock button. Now I can see the CHM file contents. ...
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How do I print ENTIRE chm document with Windows Help viewer?

How do I print whole chm document with Windows Help viewer at once? Unfortunately it only allows to print currently selected chapter. I have 38 of them :/
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