Writing ALEX help To write a new help file, simply create a plain text file containing the help text. Name the file as xxxx.hlp, where xxxx is the desired file name. This name should be descriptive. For instance, this files name is Writing_Help.hlp. The new file should be placed in the help directory, pointed to by the help_path variable. To have other, related files appear in the See also popup, simply place their names at the end of the file, and enclose them in curly brackets. {Help.hlp}