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RAD Studio online help is now on the Web! We have ported all of the help to a docwiki located at http://docwiki.embarcadero.com/RADStudio/.

We think you will like the docwiki if you give it a try. What's more, the docwiki is very flexible, and we can add functionality that our users request. So tell us what you want to see on the docwiki! (Click Help Feedback at the bottom of the page.)

Note: We continue to deliver RAD Studio help in H2 format, and you view the help in the DExplore window. At the same time, the docwiki will remain live as a development and user-input tool.

Note: To improve your experience with the DExplore help viewer, see the EDN article "Getting the Best Results with RAD Studio Help," located at http://edn.embarcadero.com/article/37562.

Content Reorganization

The organization of the help is visible in the Navigation/Contents bar on the left. The help is organized by subject matter rather than by "concept" or "procedure". In fact, the new organization is similar to that of Delphi 7 and C++Builder 6, two very well-liked help systems of the past.

Library Name	Who Should Read / Level of Material (introductory, conceptual, how-to, detailed reference)	Size (number of topics)
What's New	Summary of new features in the 2010 release and in recent past releases. Useful information for all users, whether new or experienced.	Small (only a few topics), but the topics link to further information.
Getting Started	Introductory topics that everyone should read when starting out with RAD Studio. Very high-level view of the product, with a low level of detail: an over-all Tour of the IDE. Overview of RAD Studio topics: Working with the Form Designer, the Code Editor, the Object Inspector, the Project Manager, the Structure View, and the Tool Palette. How Unicode is used in the IDE. How-to instructions for common user tasks in several basic areas (using the IDE, creating projects and forms, editing code, and managing files and folders).	A small section (a few dozen topics).
Steps in Developing a Project	Slightly more detailed topics, and a mid-level view of the product with a medium level of detail. Overview topics and task descriptions for: Application Development and RAD Concepts compiling and building projects managing memory debugging testing refactoring reporting localizing deploying applications.	Small (less than a hundred topics)
Key Application Types	Moderately detailed, task-oriented help about developing several common application types: database COM VCL Forms (Visual Component Library) WebSnap Web Services Required reading for all users who develop these types of applications.	Medium (a few hundred topics)
Win32 Developer's Guide	Detailed information most appropriate for more experienced users. Contains: Programming with RAD Studio, which describes developing applications in RAD Studio Component Writer's Guide, which describes creating components and working with the VCL Four major chapters on developing applications: database DataSnap Internet COM Describes the use of Delphi, but in many cases, supplies parallel information for C++.	Large (a few thousand topics)
UML Modeling	Topics of all levels about using the UML Modeling tools in the IDE -- introductory, high-level (overview), common tasks, and detailed reference material: Modeling Concepts for new users How To Use the Modeling Tools Extensive, detailed reference material for more advanced users UML 2.0 Sample Project	Medium (a few hundred topics)
IDE Reference	Reference material related to the integrated development environment (IDE) F1 context sensitive help for menu commands and dialog boxes in the IDE NEW: API Categories -- lists of related routines, similar to the lists in Delphi 7 Help for keyboard mappings (shortcut keys) A list of command line options for running the product from the command line A list of file extensions of the files created by RAD Studio A list of the regular expressions accepted by RAD Studio (NEW)	Medium (a few hundred topics)
Delphi Reference	Detailed reference material for Delphi developers Delphi Language Guide Compiler reference material (compiler directives and compiler errors and warnings) Using the Delphi Class Explorer.	Large (a few thousand topics)
C++ Reference	Detailed reference material for C++ developers C++ Language Guide, including high-level overviews of C++ Specifics topics C++ Keywords C Runtime Library Command line utilities (including both the Delphi and C++ command line compilers) compiler errors and warnings The CodeGuard debugger C++ Class Explorer Topics	Large (a few thousand topics)
VCL Reference	Detailed descriptions of the Visual Component Library (VCL), including the RTL. This is the F1 context-sensitive help for the RAD Studio components. The VCL Reference section is now available on the docwiki at: http://docwiki.embarcadero.com/VCL/XE2/en/Main_Page.	Very large (many thousands of topics)

Where Is Everything in the Help?

To help you find your way, here is a list of the major groups of topics that existed in the previous help (in the Common and Win32 libraries). Each group of topics is followed by an arrow (->) and a link to the section in the new help where the group of topics has been moved, like this:

<previous help group> -> <link to new help group>

• Common library, Concepts
  • Compiling, Building, and Running Applications -> Steps in Developing a Project
  • Debugging Applications -> Steps in Developing a Project
  • General Concepts -> Steps in Developing a Project
  • Getting Started -> Getting Started with RAD Studio
  • Testing Applications -> Steps in Developing a Project
  • UML Modeling -> UML Modeling
  • Refactoring Applications -> Steps in Developing a Project

• Common library, Procedures
  • Compiling and Building Applications -> Steps in Developing a Project
  • Debugging Procedures -> Steps in Developing a Project
  • Editing Code Procedures -> Getting Started with RAD Studio
  • Getting Started Procedures -> Getting Started with RAD Studio
  • Localization Procedures -> Steps in Developing a Project
  • Managing Memory -> Steps in Developing a Project
  • Unit Test Procedures -> Steps in Developing a Project
  • Modeling Procedures -> UML Modeling

• Common library, Reference
  • Delphi Reference (including the Delphi Language Guide and Delphi Compiler messages and Directives) -> Delphi Reference
  • RAD Studio Dialogs and Commands -> IDE Reference
  • Keyboard Mappings -> IDE Reference
  • Command Line Switches and File Extensions -> IDE Reference
  • Modeling Reference -> UML Modeling

• Win32 library, Concepts
  • Debugging C++ Applications with CodeGuard Error Reporting -> C++ Reference
  • Developing Database Applications for the Win32 Platform -> Key Application Types
  • Developing Interoperable Applications -> Key Application Types
  • Developing Reports for Your Win32 Applications -> Steps in Developing a Project
  • Developing Applications with VCL Components -> Key Application Types
  • Developing Web Applications with WebSnap -> Key Application Types
  • Developing Web Services -> Key Application Types
  • Developing Windows Applications -> Key Application Types

• Win32 library, Procedures
  • CodeGuard procedures -> C++ Reference
  • Database Procedures -> Key Application Types
  • Interoperable Applications Procedures -> Key Application Types
  • Reporting Procedures -> Steps in Developing a Project
  • VCL Procedures -> Key Application Types
  • WebSnap Procedures -> Key Application Types
  • Web Services Procedures -> Key Application Types

• Win32 library, Reference
  • C++ Reference (including the C++ Language Guide and C++ Compiler Messages) -> C++ Reference
  • Win32 Developer's Guide -> Win32 Developer's Guide