22/2/2015

DownloadSuperMemoWebsite

Home

News

Shopping

FAQ

Library

Download

Help

Support

Contents:Download

DownloadSuperMemoHelpandWebsite
YoucandownloadSuperMemohelpandportionsofsupermemo.comwebsiteinasinglefile(Compiled
HTML).YoucanviewthisfilewithoutinstallingSuperMemo.Thefilesmhelp.chmisprovidedwitha
fulltextsearchindex.
Important!
MicrosoftsecurityupdatesmaymakeyourCHMfileseememptyatfirst.Besureyouunblock
activecontentforthedownloadedfile(e.g.clickUnblockwithinPropertiesinWindows
Explorer)
Firsttimeyouviewthisfile,theindexsearchtabmaybesizednarrowtotheleft.Youmayneedto
resizeitbydraggingittotheright(besureyouclicktheShowbuttonifdisplayed)
Benefitsandadvantagesoflocallyinstalledhelp:
Benefits:
quickaccesstoindividualpages(e.g.muchfasterfulltextindexsearch)
noneedtobeconnectedtotheInternet
Disadvantages:
youwillnotbenefitfromregularupdatestohelpfilesthatresultfromtheanalysisof
userproblemsandinquiries
youwillnotbeabletoeditthecontent,requestfurtherexplanation,and/orask
questionsinthecontextofthedocumentation
TodeterminewhereSuperMemolooksforhelpfiles,pressCtrl+Alt+O(forOptions),choose
SuperMemotab,andselecttheoptionunderHelpsystem(e.g.chooseWiki(Internet)orsimilarto
alwaysuseonlinehelporCHM(PC)orsimilartoalwaysusetheCHMfileinstalledlocallyonyour
harddisk)
Chooseone:
1. HelpforSuperMemo15+Website:smhelp.chm(34MB)(lastupdated:Aug1,2011)
2. HelpforSuperMemo2008+Website:smhelp.chm(33.2MB)(lastupdated:Aug25,2009)
3. HelpforSuperMemo2006+Website:smhelp.chm(9.8MB)(lastupdated:Mar5,2007)
4. HelpforSuperMemo2004+Website:smhelp.chm(6.9MB)(lastupdated:Sep11,2004)
5. HelpforSuperMemo2002+Website:smhelp.chm(5.5MB)(lastupdated:Oct17,2002)
Important:
1. TousethefilewithoutSuperMemo,simplydoubleclicksmhelp.chm.
2. ToinstallthehelpfileforcontexthelpinSuperMemo,placethefilesmhelp.chminthefolderbin
inyourSuperMemofolder.
http://www.supermemo.com/english/helpdown.htm

1/4

22/2/2015

DownloadSuperMemoWebsite

Withsmhelp.chmyoucanviewthewebsiteoffline.YouwillneedanInternetconnectiononlyto(1)
exploreexternallinks(e.g.ontheLinksorReferencespages),or(2)downloadfiles(e.g.SuperMemoor
learningmaterial).
Thewebsitepartofthechmfiledoesnotincludethefollowing:
binaryfilesavailableviaFTP
archivefilesrelatedtoearlierversionsofSuperMemo(theseobscureindexsearchesgeneratingtoo
manyhits)
Ifyouareacomputernovice,readInstallingcomponentsofSuperMemofromtheInternet

FAQ(FrequentlyAskedQuestions)
SuperMemohelpfilemayappearemptyifactivecontentisblocked
SuperMemoHelpincludesfulltextsearchoption
SuperMemoHelpcanbeusedoffline
YoucanuseF1toaccesshelp
CompiledHTMListhenewofficialMicrosoftstandardfordeliveringhelpdocumentation
SuperMemoHelpCHMfileiscompressedbutnotanexecutable
YoucanuseSuperMemohelpwithoutInternetExplorer
WinHelpvs.CHMHelp
SuperMemoHelpincludesfulltextsearchoption
(MarjoleinHoekstra,TheNetherlands,Nov10,1999)
Question:
Iinstalledsmhelp.chmfilebutIcannotaccessfulltextsearchindex.Canyouhelp?
Answer:
Thesecouldbecausedbytworeasons:
1. Thesearchtabishidden.ItisenoughtoclickShowonthetoolbar
2. Thesearchtabisminimizedinwidth.Trytograbthesizerontheleftsideofthewindowandpull
itrighttoexposethesearchtab
(RobertWhitinger,USA,Mar4,1999)
Question:
Iinstalledsmhelp.chmfileinthebinfolderbutSuperMemostillattemptstoconnectmewiththeInternet
help!
Answer:
PleasemakesurethatyouchooseTools:Options:SuperMemo:Helpsystem:CHM(PC).
YoucanuseF1toaccesshelp
(GarryGross,Sat,Sep01,200110:45AM)

Question:
WhyIshouldnotbeabletojusthitF1togethelpafterinstallingSuperMemo?
Answer:
http://www.supermemo.com/english/helpdown.htm

2/4

22/2/2015

DownloadSuperMemoWebsite

F1willwork.However,thiswayyouwillaccesstheonlinehelp.Thisisarecommendedwayofusing
thedocumentationduetodailyupdatesandcorrections.Onlyifyouwanttouseofflinehelp,youneed
todownloadthehelpfile(compiledHTMLformat).ThisfileisnotincludedwithSuperMemoforthe
followingreasons:
itwouldincreasethesizeofthedownloadsixfold
itrequiresInternetExplorerinstalled(unlikeearlierversionsofSuperMemo)
onlinehelpismoreuptodate
CompiledHTMListhenewofficialMicrosoftstandardfordeliveringhelpdocumentation
(PimGrol,Netherlands,Tuesday,October15,20029:12PM)

Question:
IwillsuggestthatyouusetheWindowsstandardsinthenextversionsforHelpinstruction,insteadofall
kindofHTMLdocuments
Answer:
MicrosofthasofficiallysanctionedcompiledHTMLhelpasthenewstandard:"MicrosoftHTMLHelp
isthestandardhelpsystemfortheWindowsplatform":http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?
url=/library/enus/htmlhelp/html/vsconhh1start.asp
WinHelpvs.CHMHelp
(E.B.F.,Tuesday,April30,200210:13AM)

Question:
I'dhappilypay$5moreforanormalWindowssearchablehelpfileinsteadoftheByzantine
downloadablehelp
Answer:
ThenewcompiledHTMLhelpfileformatistheinventionofMicrosoft.Tomaketheapplication
compliantwiththenewstandards,thedeveloperisencouragedtoadoptthenewformat.SuperMemo
triestoadoptstandardsearlyiffeasibleandifitdoesnotlimituser'slearning.Uponcloserinspectionyou
willseethatCHMformatissuperior.Itissearchable.Itimprovesdocumentationbythefactthatit
makesitpossibletokeepthesamesourcefileforthewebandforthehelp.ItisdownloadableviaFTPto
minimizedownloadproblems.ThiswaythecoreSuperMemofileis1.3MBinsteadof5MB,which
reducesusercomplaintsmanifold
YoucanuseSuperMemohelpwithoutInternetExplorer
(JohnDaniel,USA,Dec22,1999)
Question:
IsitnecessarytoinstallInternetExplorertouseyourhelpfilesoffline?
Answer:
No.YoucanalsouseplainHTMLhelpfiles.Remember,however,thatlackofInternetExplorercan
cripplesomeofotherfunctionalityinnewerSuperMemos.
TousehelpasHTMLyouneedtodotwothings:
1. copythecontentsofwww.supermemo.com/help/folderto<SuperMemofolder>/help/helpfolder
onyourharddisk.Forexample,ifyourSuperMemoislocatedatd:\sm2008\sm2008.exe,you
wouldcopywww.supermemo.com/help/index.htmtod:\sm2004\help\help\index.htm,
www.supermemo.com/help/addnew.htmtod:\sm2008\help\help\addnew.htm,etc.
2. selectTools:Options:SuperMemo:Helpsystem:HTML(PC)
http://www.supermemo.com/english/helpdown.htm

3/4

22/2/2015

DownloadSuperMemoWebsite

Youcouldalsocopyotherfoldersfromwww.supermemo.comandplacethemin<SuperMemo
folder>/help/toretainaccesstosomeauxiliaryarticlessuchasSixstepstoexcellentmemory,Devouring
knowledge,etc.
Important!Donotcopythehelpfolderfilebyfile(e.g.usingyourbrowser).UseanyFTPsoftware,log
inasanonymous(e.g.provideyouremailaddressaspassword),andcopyallfilesatonce!
SuperMemoHelpCHMfileiscompressedbutnotanexecutable
(PiotrW.,Poland,Wednesday,July17,20023:44PM)

Question:
Ihavedownloadedsmhelp.chm.exebutitfailstoextractitself:theerrormessageis:"Programtoobigto
fitinmemory"
Answer:
YoushouldnothaverenamedthefiletoprovideitwiththeEXEextension!Youshouldhaveleaftthe
originalCHMextension.YoucanviewthisfileinSuperMemoorinWindows(InternetExplorer
librarieswillautomaticallyhandleyourrequest).Allyouneedtodonowistorenametheextensionfrom
chm.exebacktochm
SuperMemohelpfilemayappearemptyifactivecontentisblocked
(MH,Poland,2006)

Question:
WhenIdoubleclickonsmhelp.chmfile,itappearsitisemptyinside
Answer:
Youneedtounblockactivecontent.E.g.inWindowsExplorer,rightclicksmhelp.chm,selectProperties
andthenclickUnblock

http://www.supermemo.com/english/helpdown.htm

4/4