### 17.9 Invoking WinHelp macros

You can invoke a WinHelp macro from a hotspot. You can use this feature to create a jump to an external location, or to run another application from within WinHelp.

To create a macro hotspot, apply an inline element with a special @outputclass to the hotspot text in DITA XML, the same way you would for a jump or a pop-up; see §17.8.2 Creating hotspots for jumps and pop-ups in WinHelp.

In this section:

§17.9.1 Using a hypertext marker to invoke a macro

§17.9.2 Assigning a hotspot property to invoke a macro

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Parent Topic: 17. Generating WinHelp

Sibling Topics:

17.1 Obtaining tools for WinHelp

17.2 Setting up a WinHelp project

17.3 Converting text

17.4 Converting cross references

17.5 Converting tables to WinHelp RTF

17.6 Managing graphics for WinHelp

17.7 Configuring WinHelp topics

17.8 Creating jumps and pop-ups for WinHelp

17.10 Creating related-topic links in WinHelp

17.11 Configuring index entries for WinHelp

17.12 Configuring contents for WinHelp

17.13 Creating browse sequences