---
title: "HelpProvider Component"
ms.date: "03/30/2017"
helpviewer_keywords: 
  - "forms [Windows Forms], Help"
  - "Help [Windows Forms], displaying on Windows Forms"
  - "HelpProvider component [Windows Forms]"
ms.assetid: a09a6e0b-79d8-457f-bb36-86fad2beeada
---
# HelpProvider Component (Windows Forms)
The Windows Forms `HelpProvider` component is used to associate an HTML Help 1.x Help file (either a .chm file, produced with the HTML Help Workshop, or an .htm file) with your Windows-based application.  
  
## In This Section  
 [HelpProvider Component Overview](helpprovider-component-overview-windows-forms.md)  
 Introduces the general concepts of the `HelpProvider` component, which lets you associate an HTML Help file with a Windows-based application.  
  
 See [Help Systems in Windows Forms Applications](../advanced/help-systems-in-windows-forms-applications.md).  
  
## Reference  
 <xref:System.Windows.Forms.HelpProvider>  
 Describes this class and has links to all its members.  
  
 <xref:System.Windows.Forms.Help>  
 Describes this class and has links to all its members.  
  
## Related Sections  
 [Controls to Use on Windows Forms](controls-to-use-on-windows-forms.md)  
 Provides a complete list of Windows Forms controls, with links to information on their use.  
  
 Also see [Help Systems in Windows Forms Applications](../advanced/help-systems-in-windows-forms-applications.md).