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Adobe RoboHelp 9 HTML: The Essentials

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What is Adobe RoboHelp?

RoboHelp is the industry standard for Help authoring. It's the preferred program if you are a Help author, technical writer, or programmer tasked with creating Help systems for desktop or Web-based applications.

RoboHelp HTML has the letters HTML in its name; therefore, many people think that RoboHelp is a Web Page development tool (much like Adobe Dreamweaver)—it is not. Although you could create terrific Web sites using RoboHelp, its primary mission is to let you quickly, and easily, create Help systems.

By the time you have completed this action-packed book (many people can finish in two or three days), you will have mastered the essentials skills that will allow you to create a RoboHelp Help system in several output (including WebHelp, FlashHelp, HTML Help and Adobe Air Help). You will learn how to create master pages, cascading styles sheets, dynamic HTML effects, forms, frames and more.

Introduction to RoboHelp

• Preview a Help System
• Create a RoboHelp Project
• Explore the Pods
• Create a Workspace
• Retitle/Rename a Project
• Edit an Existing Topic
• Create a New Topic
• Rename and Delete Topics
• Create a TOC Book
• Add, Delete and Rename TOC Books
• Organize TOC Books
• Specify a Default Topic
• Generate a Layout

Adding Content and Project Structure

• Create a Blank Project
• Import an HTML File
• Import a Word Document
• Import a FrameMaker File
• Rename Topic Titles
• Create Project Folders
• Auto-Create a TOC

Topic Formatting

• Apply a Style Sheet to a Topic
• Apply Styles to Selected Paragraphs
• Create a New Style Sheet
• Create a Font Set
• Use Inline Formatting
• Create a Character Style
• Use Spell Check
• Find and Replace Text
• Generate Compliant WebHelp
• Create a PDF for Review
• Import Comments from a PDF

Links

• Generate FlashHelp Output
• Link to a Word Document
• Edit a Linked Word Document
• Create a New Toolbar
• Add Commands to a Toolbar
• Insert Hyperlinks
• Insert Bookmarks
• Import a PDF Document
• Insert Auto-Sizing Popups
• Insert Custom-Sized Popups
• Insert a Text-Only Popup
• Use Link View
• Resolve Broken Links

Graphics and Multimedia

• Insert an Image
• Add an Image Margin
• Rename an Image
• Add a Background Image
• Add Hotspots to a Graphic
• Add Sound to a Topic
• Import and Format Topics
• Insert an Adobe Captivate Demo
• Create a Screen Capture

Build Tags, Variables and Snippets

• Create a Conditional Build Tag
• Apply a Conditional Build Tag
• Define a Condition
• Create a New TOC
• Apply Topic-level Tags
• Create Content Categories
• Create a User Variable
• Insert and Edit a Variable
• Create a Snippet
• Add a Snippet to a Topic

Tables and DHTML

• Insert a Table
• Insert a Table Row
• Work with Table Styles
• Change Table Properties
• Add a Horizontal Line
• Insert a Symbol
• Add a Bulleted List
• Create a List Style
• Edit a List Style
• Apply a Fade-in DHTML Effect
• Apply Fly-in DHTML Effects
• Work With Positioned Text Boxes
• Create a Trigger

Indexes, Search and Glossaries

• Run the Smart Index Wizard
• Remove and Add Index Entries
• Add Keywords via Topic Properties
• Add Subkeywords to the Index
• Create a See Also Keyword
• Insert a Link Control
• Add Custom Search Terms
• Create External Search
• Add Glossary Terms

Skins and Master Pages

• Attach a Skin to a Layout
• Create a Custom Skin
• Customize the Search Highlight Color
• Create a Master Page
• Edit a Master Page
• Add Breadcrumbs to a Master Page
• Add a Mini TOC to a Topic

Windows, Browsing and CSH

• Create a Custom Window
• Create a Browse Sequence
• Publish a Layout
• Start Application Help
• Review CSH Source Code
• Create a Custom WebHelp Window
• Assign Map IDs

Docs, ePub, Scripts & AIR Help

• Enable Word Macros
• Generate a Print Doc
• Create an ePub Layout
• Generate an ePub File
• Generate a Report
• Run a Script
• Edit a Script
• Create an Adobe AIR Layout
• Create Browser Based AIR Help
• Create Adobe AIR Application Help

Forms and Frames

• Create a New Topic
• Insert a Form and Form Element
• Add Radio Buttons
• Add HTML Code to a Topic
• Add a Check Box
• Insert a Drop-Down Menu
• Add a Multi-line Text Field
• Add Submit and Reset Buttons
• Name a Form and Set an Action
• Import HTML Files
• Create a Frameset
• Modify Frameset Attributes
• Link Topics Into Frameset Regions

plus there's an End-of-Course Project that will challenge your new RoboHelp skills!

Book Specifications:

ISBN: 1-932733-42-6 | Spiral Bound | Page Count: 340 | Page Size, 8 1/2 x 11 inches
Retail Price: $42.00