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Help viewer freshness (#13070)
* Update for VS 2022 * Add search option * fix warnings
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title: Install Microsoft Help Viewer to read offline help
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description: Install Microsoft Help Viewer to read offline help documentation for various products including Visual Studio and SQL Server.
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ms.date: 11/01/2017
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ms.date: 09/12/2024
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ms.topic: how-to
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helpviewer_keywords:
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- "installing Help Viewer"
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1. Open **Visual Studio Installer** from the Start menu or, if you have Visual Studio open, you can choose **Tools** > **Get Tools and Features** to open Visual Studio Installer.
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1. Choose the **Individual Components** tab, then select **Help Viewer** under the **Code tools** section.
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1. Choose the **Individual Components** tab, then search for `help viewer`, or select **Help Viewer** under the **Code tools** section.
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![VS Installer Help Viewer component](media/installation/vs-installer.png)
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1. Choose the **Modify** button to start the installation of Microsoft Help Viewer.
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Another way to easily install Microsoft Help Viewer is through the search box:
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1. Make sure that the **Visual Studio Installer** is not running.
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1. Press **Ctrl**+**Q** and then type or enter **help viewer** in the search box.
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![Search box](media/installation/quick-launch.png)
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1. Choose the result called **Help Viewer (Individual Component)**.
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1. Choose the result called **Install Help Viewer**.
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1. In the dialog box that opens, choose the **Install** button.
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## Related content
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- [Microsoft Help Viewer](../help-viewer/overview.md)
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- [Help viewer and offline content for SQL Server](/sql/sql-server/sql-server-help-installation)
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- [Help viewer and offline content for SQL Server](/sql/sql-server/sql-server-offline-documentation)
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