To Install ScanFix® Xpress Component

Run the downloaded setup program which installs the development kit on your development machine.

The downloaded development kit includes code samples for supported platforms. Samples are available through:

Start | Programs | Accusoft | ScanFix Xpress menu.

By default this will register trial licensing which allows you to develop applications but not to distribute them. The trial license allows testing of all the functions and features.

Please see the section Distributing ScanFix Xpress to understand the limits and details to convert licensing editions.

To Use ScanFix Xpress Help Files

Stand-alone Help File

You will have access to the following stand-alone help file:

• Accusoft.ScanFixXpress7.NET.chm

Access the ScanFix Xpress stand-alone help through the Windows Start menu: Start | Programs | Accusoft | ScanFix Xpress 7.0

The stand-alone file is created with MS Help system version 1. To view stand-alone help files, you must have:

• Windows 2000 or higher (to view the file via the Windows HTML Help Viewer)
• Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher
• MS HTML Help Viewer

Compiled Collection Help File

You will have access to the following compiled collection help file:

• Accusoft.ScanFixXpress7.NET.hxs

Help 2 collection files install into Visual Studio.NET (VS). To view Help 2 files, you must have:

• Windows 2000 or higher 
• Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher
• Visual Studio .NET 2002 or higher
• MS Help version 2  

When ScanFix Xpress installs, if the system installation requirements for Help 2 files are met, the Help 2 file is included on the Start shortcut menu. If the installation requirements for Help 2 files are not met, then the Help 1 file installs on the Start shortcut.

Plugging ScanFix Xpress Help into Visual Studio

ScanFix Xpress Help 2 files integrate within the Help system in Visual Studio .NET. To access ScanFix Xpress Help within Visual Studio, do the following:

• Ensure that the MSDN Library is installed in your Visual Studio environment. If it is not installed, re-install it from your VS.NET disc.
• Ensure that MS Help Integration Kit is installed in your Visual Studio environment. If you do not have it installed:

1. Download the Help Integration kit from MSDN.
2. Close Visual Studio.

• Re-open Visual Studio, select the Help Menu and the Contents submenu. Verify Help files for the Accusoft controls are listed. If Accusoft Help is not listed:

1. Search for "VSCC" in Visual Studio Help, leaving the "Filtered by:" list box blank. Select the "Visual Studio .NET Combined Help Collection Manager" topic.
2. Select the Help 2 collections available on your PC under the heading "Collections available for inclusion in VSCC." 
3. Take care when excluding Help collections from the default VSCC collection. These collections may be necessary to view required documentation. Instead, use the "Filtered by:" field on the Contents tab of the Help panel to focus searches on Accusoft topics. Leave the "Filtered by:" list box empty to view the entire Accusoft Help files.
4. Select the Update VSCC button.
5. Close all instances of Visual Studio and Microsoft Document Explorer. When you restart Visual Studio, the VSCC Help collection revises with your changes. (Note: this may take several minutes.)
6. Check the Visual Studio Help/Contents tab again to see the Help collections available to you.

• Select the ScanFix Xpress Help file to view Help content.

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