To allow Help authors to activate and deactivate C1DynamicHelp authoring mode so that they can map topics in your application, you have a wide variety of options. You can use anything from a special keystroke combination to a registry node that, if present, activates authoring mode.

This example shows how to specify a keystroke combination.

1. Specify a source Help file for C1DynamicHelp.
2. Select your Form and set the KeyPreview property to True in the Properties window.
3. Select View | Code so you can add code to override the OnKeyDown method and specify a keystroke combination to activate and deactivate authoring mode.
4. Add the following code:

   To write code in Visual Basic

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   ' toggle authoring mode when the user hits Ctrl+Shift+A Protected Overrides Sub OnKeyDown(ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.KeyEventArgs) If (e.KeyCode = Keys.A And e.Control And e.Shift) Then C1DynamicHelp1.AuthoringMode = Not C1DynamicHelp1.AuthoringMode End If MyBase.OnKeyDown(e) End Sub

   To write code in C#

   C#	Copy Code
   // toggle authoring mode when the user hits Ctrl+Shift+A override protected void OnKeyDown(KeyEventArgs e) { if (e.KeyCode == Keys.A && e.Control && e.Shift) { c1DynamicHelp1.AuthoringMode = !c1DynamicHelp1.AuthoringMode; } base.OnKeyDown(e); }

C1DynamicHelp authoring mode will be activated or deactivated when the user presses the Ctrl+Shift+A keys.