General Preferences
The "General" tab contains settings related to HTML Help project compilation.

Path to help compiler
The path to your help compiler.
Output path
The path to which the output files will be written. Help files will no longer be written to Scrapbook's data directory for the stored site by default. You are now prompted to configure a valid path.
Path to log file
The path to which the compiler log files will be written. If this field is left blank, no log will be written. If a file name only is entered, the log file will be written to Scrapbook's data directory for the stored site, using that name. To access this directory, right-click on the entry, then select "Tools", then "Show Files" from the context-sensitive menu. If a path and file name are entered, the log will be written to that path, using the name specified.
Note: If a path is set here, the logs for all operations will be written to the same file. With MS HTML Help Workshop, the log file is overwritten for each run, so only the log for the latest compilation will appear in the file. You may need to check the behaviour for other compilers.
Language
The language used for the help file. This may help when using character sets other than English for help content or path names.
Create the project but don't compile it
If this option is set, the project files will be created but not compiled. This allows you to edit the project manually before compiling it, if you wish.
Delete the project files after compilation
If this option is set, the project files will be deleted after the help file is compiled. Disabling it allows you retain the project for later editing and recompilation.