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This manual is made using Adobe RoboHelp 2022.0.346. It is recommended to use RoboHelp to modify the manual.
You can open the project file in RoboHelp, contained in /Manual/GMS2_Manual.rhpj.
The second recommended way is to edit the HTML files directly, which are placed within /Manual/contents.
✋ Be aware of the writing and formatting styles used within the existing text, and make sure your additions/changes are consistent with them.
🔧 For making your changes, it is recommended that you make a fork, clone it and edit locally where you can test your HTML in your browser.
✅ Once you are done, push your changes to your fork on GitHub and create a pull request.
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Use of this manual source is not intended for end users (e.g. downloading this repository and reading the HTML files for use with GameMaker). This is only a source from which the final manual is built, which is available on the manual website and for download through the IDE (when using the offline manual option in Preferences -> General -> Help).
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