Online Help

To access Help

Do one of the following:

• In the title bar of the window, click (Help).
  
• For context-sensitive Help:
  • In a dialog, click or Help, or press F1.
  • Move the cursor over a tool on the ribbon. When its tooltip displays, press F1.
    Note: If you turn off tooltips, context-sensitive Help (F1) for ribbon tools is also turned off. If you want context-sensitive Help to be available, set Tooltip assistance to Minimal. See Tooltips.

To access online Help and other resources, in the title bar of the window, click the arrow to the right of (Help), and select an option.

To change Help settings

1. Navigate to the following folder:

   %APPDATA%\Autodesk\Vasari\Vasari 2014

2. Open Revit.ini in a text editor.
3. Locate the following lines in the file:

   [Documentation]
   HelpBrowser=0
   OnlineHelpServer=http://help.autodesk.com

4. To specify your preferred web browser for Help, change the value of the HelpBrowser setting.

   Value	Result
   HelpBrowser=0	Use your system default browser.
   HelpBrowser=1	Use Microsoft Internet Explorer.

   Note:

   • In Windows® 8, change your system default browser by right-clicking Start screenAll appsControl PanelProgramsSet Default Programs. Select the desired browser and click Set all defaults for this program.
   • If you use Internet Explorer to display Help, the same tab remains open as you move through different Help pages. For other browsers, a new tab opens every time the window changes.
5. To access Help using an Internet connection

   Do the following

   1. Make sure that UseHelpServer=1.
   2. If you want to use the default Autodesk (located at help.autodesk.com), save changes to Revit.ini, and restart Vasari.
   3. If you want to use online help located at some other network location, change the value for OnlineHelpServer to specify the URL or web-based help server.

      [Documentation]
      UseHelpServer=1
      OnlineHelpServer="http://help.autodesk.com"
      HelpBrowser=0

6. Save changes to Revit.ini, and restart Vasari.