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.
This book includes the following RoboHelp HTML 9 concepts:
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 (Note: There is an errata page for this activity.)
- 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!
Kevin Siegel is the founder and president of IconLogic, Inc. He has written more than 100 step-by-step computer training books including: Essentials of Adobe Captivate 6, Essentials of Adobe Captivate 5, Essentials of Adobe Captivate 4, Essentials of Adobe Captivate 3, Essentials of Macromedia Captivate, Essentials of RoboDemo 5, Essentials of RoboDemo 4, Essentials of RoboDemo 3, Essentials of Adobe Dreamweaver CS3, Essentials of QuarkXPress 7, Accelerated QuarkXPress 6, Essentials of Adobe InDesign CS3, Essentials of Adobe PageMaker 7 and Essentials of Adobe RoboHelp 8 and many more.
Kevin spent five years in the U.S. Coast Guard as an award-winning photojournalist and has more than 24 years experience as a print publisher and technical writer. He is a certified technical trainer, has been a classroom instructor for more than 18 years and is a frequent speaker at trade shows and conventions.
Kevin has been recognized by Adobe Systems, Inc., as one of the Top Five Most Highly-Rated Adobe Certified Instructors Worldwide.