Patent ID: 7587668

Claim:
A computer implemented method of converting existing help content files into an active content wizard executable file, the method comprising: using a processor to convert an existing help content file in a HyperText Markup Language (HTML) format into a corresponding file in an active content wizard Extensible Markup Language (XML) schema format by using heuristic criteria based upon style guidelines of help content to map the existing content file from the HTML format to the XML format; creating a database of user interface elements by recording user interface elements and corresponding properties from one or more windows of an application program to which the existing content file corresponds; using the processor to access the database of user interface elements in order to retrieve information relating to user interface elements referenced in the corresponding file in the active content wizard schema; and using the processor to create an active content wizard file from the corresponding file in the active content wizard schema and the retrieved information relating to user interface elements.