Generating the help system is necessary to view the progress made in developing the help system, such as viewing images that have been added or changes in formatting.
The first step in generating the help system is to click on the Project tab, located at the bottom of the Robohelp box. Next, click on File and select Batch Generate. There are two types of layouts to generate: WinHelp 4 and HTML. The former is important, as it produces the layout that Robohelp reads when opening the IFs Help system. The second is important as it is the format of the help system that is used in the IFs program.
When the two layouts are selected, click Generate. Generating the system takes several minutes. When the generation is complete, the developer should review the .chm file to see if any changes made to the system were created correctly.