Introduction to Adobe RoboHelp 8 Class
Course Objectives
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. Many popular software programs use RoboHelp for their Help Systems. During this live, instructor-led class, you will learn the essential Adobe RoboHelp 8 skills that will get you up and running in just two short days!
Introduction to RoboHelp
Create an Blank Project | Explore the Pods | Explore the Toolbars | Load the Default Environment | Save an Environment | Retitle and Rename the Project | Edit a Topic | Edit a Topic Headline | Rename and Delete Topics | Create a TOC Book | Add, Delete and Rename TOC Books | Organize a TOC | Add Pages to TOC Books | Generate a Projec
Adding Content and Creating Project Structure
Create a WebHelp Project | Import an HTML File | Import a Word Document | Import a FrameMaker Document | 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 StylesUse Spell CheckFind and Replace Text | Link to a Word File | Generate 508 and W3C Compliant WebHelp
FlashHelp, Links, PDFs and Popups
Generate FlashHelp Output | 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
Add Graphics to a Help Project | 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 Conditional Build Tags | Define a Build Tag Expression | Create a New Table of Contents | Create a Variable | Insert and Edit a Variable | Create a Snippet | Add a Snippet to a Topi
Tables and DHTML
Insert a Table | Insert a Table Row | Create a Table Style | Add a Horizontal Line | Insert a Symbol | Add a Bulleted List | Format a Heading with a Fade in DHTML Effect | Apply Fly in DHTML Effects | Work With Positioned Text Boxes | Create a Trigge
Indexes, Search Terms, Glossaries and Docs
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 | Add Glossary Terms | Generate a Report | Generate Printed Documentation
Forms and Frames
Insert a Form | Add Form Radio Buttons | Add HTML Code to a Topic | Add a Form Check Box | Insert a Drop-Down Menu into a Form | Add a Multi-line Text Field to a Form | Add Form 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
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 a Breadcrumb Placeholder to a Master Page | Add a Mini TOC Placeholder to a Topic | Publish a Project
Windows, Browsing and CSH
Create a Custom Window | Create a Browse Sequence | Review a Web Application’s Source Code | Publish a WebHelp Project | Review Source Code | Create a Custom WebHelp Window | Create a Map File and Assign Map IDs
Scripts and AirHelp
Run a Script | Edit a Script | Create an Adobe AIR Layout | Output Browser Based AIR Help | Output Adobe AIR Application Help | Use the Help Viewer Wizard
A copy of the coursebook and the data files will be sent to you prior to the start of the class.
