2013

Install Maya Help on Windows
This section describes how to install a local version of the Maya Help on your
system. You can also install the Maya Help on a shared location such as an
internal network or web server. See
Install the Maya Help on a shared location
(page 32).
1 Double-click the Autodesk Maya 2013 English Documentation executable
file.
The installation wizard appears.
2 Extract the Help files to a temporary directory, then click Next.
These files are automatically removed from your system after the
installation completes.
3 Follow the instructions in the installation wizard.
By default, the Maya Help is installed in the following directory:
C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Maya2013\docs\Maya2013\en_US on
Windows 32-bit systems.
C:\Program Files(x86)\Autodesk\Maya2013\docs\Maya2013\en_US
on Windows 64-bit systems.
You can change the install location of the docs directory during the
installation if necessary.
4 Start Maya.
5 In Maya, open the Help preferences window by selecting Window >
Settings/Preferences > Preferences.
The Preferences window appears.
6 Under Categories, click Help.
7 In the Help Location section, select Installed Local Help.
8 Click Save and exit the Preferences window.
The Maya 2013 Help is now available from the Help, F1, and context
sensitive help menus.
Install Maya Help on Mac OS X
1 Double-click the Autodesk Maya 2013 English Documentation .dmg.
The Maya English Documentation disk image mounts on the desktop.
2 Double-click the disk image.
A Finder window opens.
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