Getting Started

InstallShield 2020 Express Edition

InstallShield provides powerful features and time-saving tools that make authoring reliable Windows Installer installations easy. The InstallShield Help Library is a resource that will help you harness the full potential of InstallShield. The help topics you might want to read first depend upon your previous experience with InstallShield installation-authoring software. The table below directs you to various topics based on your level of experience.

Getting Started Road Map

Level of Familiarity

Top Help Topics

You have not created installations previously.

To learn general information about installations, refer to the following topics:

Installation Fundamentals
Application Lifecycle

You are new to InstallShield.

If you have created installations previously but you do not have experience using InstallShield, see the following topics:

Working with the InstallShield Interface
Working with Projects
Tutorials
Supported Application Programming Languages

You have used other Revenera products.

If you have used other products from Revenera, refer to any of the following topics:

Upgrading from Earlier Versions of InstallShield
Upgrading to the Premier or Professional Editions of InstallShield
Project Assistant
Overview of Installations

You are an intermediate-level or advanced-level user of InstallShield.

If you are familiar with InstallShield, you may want to review the following topics:

Errors and Warnings

See Also