.. _External Documentation:

External Documentation
======================


You can browse and search through 3rd party documentation using the Eclipse help system.

Configure External Documentation
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

.. note::
	
	Integration with external documentation is not available by default in DVT distributions. You have to install the feature by following this procedure: `Install Update Site <https://eda.amiq.com/download>`_. At step #4 make sure you have checked the **Help Plugins**.



Assuming you have the documentation installed, configure the path to it from menu :menuselection:`Window --> Preferences --> Help`:

.. figure:: ../../images/edt-external-doc_config.png
	:align: center




Browse External Documentation
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~



Once configured it will appear in the help system (menu :menuselection:`Help --> Help Contents`):

.. figure:: ../../images/edt-external-doc_browse.png
	:align: center




Search External Documentation
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~



You can search through the documentation directly from within Eclipse IDE. For example select and click :kbd:`Ctrl+Shift+H`. The **Help View** is brought up with the matches.

You can also bring up the Help View from menu :menuselection:`Window --> Show View --> Other --> Help`.

.. figure:: ../../images/edt-external-doc_search.png
	:align: center




