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Course Description
Applications today have become sophisticated to an extent that a Help system is required for an average user to understand them. Macromedia RoboHelp is the fastest, easiest way to create professional Help systems and documentation for desktop and web-based applications, including .NET and Rich Internet Applications. Create Help systems that include Help topics, Table of Contents, Index, Glossary, context-sensitive Help, and more. Generate Help systems in any popular online Help format, plus press-ready printed documentation. VTC author, Eric Butow, teaches users the various types of projects that can be created using RoboHelp, component and design requirements for creating a fully functional Help system, how to convert an HTML Help project into different Help formats from a single source, and much, much more! To begin learning Macromedia RoboHelp X5 today, simply click on one of the movie links below.
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Introduction
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| About this Tutorial | (02:12) | ||
| New in RoboHelp X5 | (03:09) | ||
| Overview of RoboHelp X5 | (03:14) | ||
| Project Types | (01:55) | ||
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The RoboHelp Starter Window
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| RoboHelp Central Tab | (02:40) | ||
| The New Project Tab | (02:18) | ||
| The Open Tab | (01:53) | ||
| The Import Tab | (02:04) | ||
| The Tools Tab | (03:44) | ||
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Putting Your Options in Order
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| The General Tab | (04:05) | ||
| The Tool Locations Tab | (02:22) | ||
| The BugHunter Tab | (02:20) | ||
| Link View Tab | (01:59) | ||
| Tools Tab | (01:40) | ||
| HTML Editor Tab | (03:02) | ||
| Smart Index Tab | (02:30) | ||
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The New Project Wizard
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| Starting the Wizard | (02:12) | ||
| Selecting the Proper Plan | (01:31) | ||
| Enter Project Information | (01:55) | ||
| The First Topic | (01:46) | ||
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The RoboHelp HTML Window
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| The Three Panes: Left/Right/Output | (02:42) | ||
| The TOC Tab | (01:32) | ||
| The Index Tab | (01:58) | ||
| The Glossary Tab | (01:24) | ||
| The Tools Tab | (02:35) | ||
| The WYSIWYG Tab | (01:57) | ||
| The TrueCode Tab | (01:52) | ||
| The Link View Tab | (02:13) | ||
| The Topics Tab | (01:57) | ||
| The Output Tab | (01:32) | ||
| The BugHunter Tab | (01:44) | ||
| The Toolbars | (02:11) | ||
| Changing Your Views | (02:21) | ||
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Creating a HTML Help Project
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| Changing Your First Topic | (01:58) | ||
| Add a New Topic | (02:58) | ||
| Change Text in the Topic Page | (03:49) | ||
| Change Style Sheets | (03:12) | ||
| Change Your Skin pt. 1 | (02:53) | ||
| Change Your Skin pt. 2 | (01:31) | ||
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Add Elements to the Help Project
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| Add a Table | (01:50) | ||
| Add a Hyperlink | (03:16) | ||
| Add a Popup | (02:51) | ||
| Add a Bookmark | (02:01) | ||
| Add Images & Other Multimedia | (03:26) | ||
| Add DHTML Effects | (02:19) | ||
| Add See Also | (04:22) | ||
| Add Related Links | (02:39) | ||
| Add a Shortcut to Run Other Programs | (02:37) | ||
| Add a Text Box & Marquee | (02:23) | ||
| Add a Form & Elements | (02:47) | ||
| Build a Non-Scrolling Region | (05:46) | ||
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Building Your HTML Help Project Structure
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| Auto-Create a Table of Contents (TOC) | (01:46) | ||
| Drag Topics into Your TOC | (01:29) | ||
| Create a New TOC Page | (03:05) | ||
| Create a New TOC Book | (03:13) | ||
| Arrange Your TOC | (02:11) | ||
| Use the Smart Index Wizard | (03:39) | ||
| Drag Topics into Your Index | (00:58) | ||
| Add a New Index Keyword | (01:37) | ||
| Arrange Your Index | (02:12) | ||
| Add a New Term into the Glossary | (01:13) | ||
| Add a New Term Definition | (02:07) | ||
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Check Your HTML Help Project
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| Change Project Settings | (02:05) | ||
| Change Project Properties | (02:39) | ||
| Altering the Help Window | (03:36) | ||
| Preview Your Topic | (01:58) | ||
| Check Your Links | (02:41) | ||
| Check Your Bookmarks | (02:15) | ||
| Check Your Spelling & Use the Thesaurus | (02:24) | ||
| Find & Replace | (03:36) | ||
| Save the Project | (01:35) | ||
| Compile the Project | (02:41) | ||
| Viewing the Compiled Project | (01:57) | ||
| Killing Bugs | (03:08) | ||
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Creating Projects from a Single Source
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| Create a WebHelp Project | (05:31) | ||
| Create a WebHelp Pro Project | (04:24) | ||
| Create FlashHelp | (04:08) | ||
| Create Printed Documentation | (05:12) | ||
| Create XML Output | (02:40) | ||
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Creating a WinHelp 2000 Help System
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| Opening a WinHelp 2000 Help Project | (02:44) | ||
| The RoboHelp Explorer Window | (03:42) | ||
| The Word Toolbar | (01:42) | ||
| Changing Your First Topic | (02:18) | ||
| Add a New Topic | (02:40) | ||
| Change Text in the Topic Page | (02:31) | ||
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Building a WinHelp 2000 Help System
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| Add a Table | (02:31) | ||
| Add a Jump | (02:27) | ||
| Add a Popup | (01:50) | ||
| Add Keywords | (05:02) | ||
| Add Images & Other Multimedia | (01:49) | ||
| Add Hotspots | (03:14) | ||
| Add Index Marker | (02:37) | ||
| Create a Table of Contents | (03:19) | ||
| Create an Index | (04:09) | ||
| Test Your Help System | (01:22) | ||
| Save/Compile/Run Your Help System | (02:48) | ||
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Building Your First HTML Help System
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| Create the Help System & Your Styles | (03:52) | ||
| Build Non-Scrolling Topic Pages | (02:11) | ||
| Build Framesets | (02:21) | ||
| Fill In Your Topics | (04:32) | ||
| Add Links & Bookmarks | (02:46) | ||
| Create the TOC | (01:22) | ||
| Create the Index | (01:07) | ||
| Create the Glossary | (01:36) | ||
| Check the Project Spelling/Links/Bookmarks | (03:51) | ||
| Compile & View the Project | (02:22) | ||
| Change & Customize the Help Window Skin | (02:16) | ||
| Convert the Project to WebHelp | (02:28) | ||
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Course Wrap Up
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| Conclusion | (00:58) | ||
| About this Author | (00:31) | ||
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| Course: | Macromedia RoboHelp X5 |
| Author: | Eric Butow |
| SKU: | 33700 |
| ISBN: | 1-933736-31-3 |
| Release Date: | 2006-06-30 |
| Duration: | 5 hrs / 110 tutorials |
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