Help file when you click on help menu

Rano AH

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)

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.

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Frogleg13y ago
Accepted answer
Use keyDown, not keyPress

Look under "control events" in the pdf I uploaded
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Rano AH13y ago
Thanks, Done :-)
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Rano AH13y ago
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");
}

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Frogleg13y ago
Have a look at this -events
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Rano AH13y ago
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
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Frogleg13y ago
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
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Rano AH13y ago
Thanks. It is working.

But what about F1? if I hit F1 key, then the help file will be opened.
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Frogleg13y ago
This should work

using System.Diagnostics;

Process.Start(@"C:\your folder\your.pdf");
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