Documentation Settings in Revit.ini

In the Revit.ini file, settings in the [Documentation] section control where Revit accesses help files, and how it displays help.

HelpBrowser

Specifies the preferred web browser for viewing online help.

Type = integer

Valid values: 0 = Use your system default browser (default). 1 = Use Microsoft Internet Explorer.

HelpFileLocation

Specifies the location of offline help files.

Note: To use this setting, UseHelpServer must be set to 0.

Type = string

Default = C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Revit Content <release> <language>\Program\Help\<locale>\WBH\index.html

OnlineHelpLocale

Specifies the locale (language) to use for online help.

For example, even though you installed the French version of the Revit software, you can specify that you want to access the English version of the online help.

Note: This setting applies only to the Help that is available for online users. It does not affect the language for the locally stored help files accessed when you are working offline.

Type = string

Default = the language code for your installed software, such as enu or fra

UseHelpServer

Determines whether Revit accesses online help or offline help when you press F1 or click a Help button from the software.

Type = integer

Valid values: 0 = offline help. 1 = online help (default)

Examples

[Documentation]
UseHelpServer=1
OnlineHelpLocale=enu
HelpBrowser=0

[Documentation]
HelpBrowser=1
UseHelpServer=0
HelpFileLocation="M:\RevitResources\Help\en-US\WBH\index.html"