Reading Android SDK doc offline - I want to build my app - day 3

The ADT bundle doesn't install documentation by default, therefore the only way to read it is by using a internet connection. Here I'll describe how to acquire that documentation for reading it locally.

First off, be sure to launch your Eclipse IDE as computer administrator. (The details about how to do that are a little bit OT here, anyway... if you start Eclipse using a shortcut in Windows 7, be sure that, after opening its property, the item Run this program as an administrator is checked on under the tab Compatibility).

Now open your Eclipse IDE, then from Windows menu, choose the item Android SDK Manager. A window similar to the one in figure will open up.

Here you can see what already has been installed locally and what still hasn't. Check the item Documentation for Android SDK then click on Install button.

After installing the documentation, you can browse it under docs folder, located into SDK root folder. The entry point is the file offline.html.