Sandcastle Help File Builder
Sandcastle Help File Builder Documentation
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    Getting Started

    The topics in this section will help you install all of the required tools, become familiar with the Sandcastle Help File Builder, and create your first project.

    • Installation Instructions
    • Sandcastle Help File Builder Overview
    • Enabling and Using XML Comments
    • Walkthrough: Creating Your First Project
    • Relative and Absolute Paths
    • The Log File
    • User Preferences
    • Special Folder Locations
    • Building with a GitHub Workflow
    • XCOPY/NuGet Build Server Deployment
    • Building Projects Outside the GUI
    • Generating Documentation with Team Build

    The following external documentation may also be useful:

    • Sandcastle XML Comments Guide
    • Sandcastle MAML Guide
    • Using the inheritdoc XML Comments Element
    • Documenting WPF Attached Events
    • Documenting WPF Attached Properties
    • Documenting Web Projects
    • Converting HTML Files to MAML Topics
    • The following article is outdated now but does contain some useful information: Taming Sandcastle: A .NET Programmer's Guide to Documenting Your Code.
    • Sandcastle Wall Chart

    See Also

    Other Resources
    Welcome
    Visual Studio Integration Package
    FAQ
    Links to Resources
    Version History

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