Essentials of RoboHelp HTML 2002

This step-by-step, easy-to-use, tutorial will have you creating your own HTML Help (Help systems for Windows 98 and NT, ME and XP) and WebHelp (eHelp's cross-platform, cross-browser help solution) projects within two days. You will learn to create Help systems that include topics, books, links, tables, forms, glossaries, frames, skins, templates, DHTML, cascading style sheets and more.

If you are a candidate for eHelp's RoboHelp Certified Professional program, you will find this book to be an invaluable resource. The "Essentials of RoboHelp HTML 2002" has been endorsed by eHelp Corporation as a study guide for their RoboHelp user certification exam. The lessons presented in this book cover more than 60% of the questions presented in the exam.

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Introduction to RoboHelp HTML

Create a New RoboHelp HTML Project | Explore RoboHelp HTML | Explore the Project Pane (Manager) | Change the Project Title | Add Text to an Existing Topic | Add a New Topic | Change the Title Text in an Existing File | Rename and Delete Topics | Specify the Project's Default Topic | Create a Book | Add and Delete Books | Rename Books | Move Books | Add Pages to Books | Generate a Project

Cascading Style Sheets

Create a New RoboHelp HTML Project | Import an HTML File into a Project | Rename Imported Topic Titles | Create Books | Add Existing Topics to Books | Apply a Style Sheet a Topic | Apply Paragraph Styles | Edit Styles | Create a Font Set | Create a New Style Sheet | Use Inline Styles | Create and Use a Character Style | Spell Check | Use Multi-File Find and Replace

Links

Add Hyperlinks to Existing Topics | Change Hyperlink Colors | Add an Independent Topic | Add Popups | Create Custom-Sized Popups | Use Link View | Rename the Project | Single Source to WebHelp | GenerateJavaHelp | Generate Oracle Help | Generate Printed Documentation

Graphics and Multimedia

Add Graphics to a Help Project | Resize a Graphic | Add a Background Image | Add a Baggage File | Add Hotspots to a Graphic | Add Sound to a Topic Background | Add Multimedia to a Topic

ActiveX Controls

Add a Shortcut Help Object | Add a Close Window Help Object | Add a Related Topics Help Object | Add a Splash Screen Help Object

Tables and Dynamic HTML

Insert a Table | Format a Table | Add a Horizontal Rule | Use a Graphic as a Horizontal Rule | Insert a Symbol | Add Bullets to Paragraphs | Format a Heading with a Fade in DHTML Effect | Use a Style to Apply DHTML Effects to All Topics | Apply Fly in DHTML Effects | Work with Positioned Text Boxes | Create a Trigger

Indexes, Glossaries and Reports

Create an Index with the Smart Index Wizard | Remove an Index Entry | Add Index Entries in the WYSIWYG | Add Keywords with the Topic Properties | Add Keywords with the Index Designer | Create a Multilevel Index | Create an Alink Name | Add a Link Control to a Topic | Add Glossary Terms on the Glossary Designer | Change the Status of a Topic | Generate a Report

Forms and Frames

Create a Basic Form with Text Boxes | Add Radio Buttons | Use TrueCode to Add a Radio Button | Add a Check Box | Add a Drop-Down Menu | Add a Text Box with Scroll Bars and Initial Text | Add Submit and Reset Buttons | Set Form Properties | Import Files into the Project | Create a New Frameset | Modify Frameset Controls | Link Topics into Frames

Skins and Templates

Apply Existing Skins to Topics | Create and Use a Custom Skin | Create and Apply a Template with Headers and Footers | Edit a Template

Customizing and Application Help

Create a Custom Window | Create a Browse Sequence | Preview an Application Needing Application Help | Create a Topic to be Context Sensitive | Import a Map File | Add a Shortcut to the Desktop