Help file when you click on help menu

Question

Hello

When I click the Help menu, the help.pdf file must be displayed. How can I do that.
I did the following but don't know how to proceed.

Right click your project and select Add - Existing Item

Select your file (don't double click it)

Click the little arrow next to the Add button and select Add As Link

Double click on Properties - Resources.resx

Click the little arrow next to Add Resource and select Add Existing File

Select the same file again in the open dialog

Can you help me please to complete this procedure, or suggest another one.

Frogleg · Answer

Use keyDown, not keyPress Look under "control events" in the pdf I uploaded

Frogleg · Answer

This should work using System.Diagnostics; Process.Start(@"C:\your folder\your.pdf");

Frogleg · Answer

Have a look at this -events

Rano AH · Answer

Thanks, Done :-)

Rano AH · Answer

Thanks for the .pdf file. But I still get KeyChar, instead of keyCode, and I tried this, is this correct? because when I hit F it doesn't open the pdf file. if(e.KeyChar == (char)Keys.F1) { (@"C:\Myfolder\myPDF.pdf"); }

Rano AH · Answer

Hi It's giving me an error. Saying that System.EventArgs does not contain a definition for "KeyCode". Did I miss a directive or assembly reference. I used the following: using System.Windows.Forms.Keys; using System.Diagnostics; and I set the keypreview to true in form properties

Frogleg · Answer

Try this private void Form1_KeyDown(object sender, KeyEventArgs e) { if (e.KeyCode == Keys.F1) { Process.Start(@"C:\your folder\your.pdf"); } } Ensure keypreview is true in form properties

Rano AH · Answer

Thanks. It is working. But what about F1? if I hit F1 key, then the help file will be opened.

Help file when you click on help menu

Answers (8)