Learning RoboHelp Office (using RoboHELP for HTML Help
Coursecode: BSCRHOFF

Learning RoboHelp Office (using RoboHELP for HTML Help

This course will cover the strategies and development process of designing a professional help system. You will be introduced to the RoboHELP 7 environment and you will create actual HTML-based Help projects. You will learn the file structures of help projects, how to create topics, the development of TOCs (Table of Contents), Indexes and Glossaries. You will learn how to import topics and documents from different formats. You will also learn how to create links, popups and expanding text. You will explore the use of DHTML effects in your help systems. You will create not only HTML Help, but will explore the generation of cross-platform WebHelp, the creation of Oracle Help for Java, JavaHelp and the process of single-sourcing your help project to create printed documentation.

In this class you will learn:

• Create a professional help system
• Develop a Table of Contents, Indexes and Glossaries
• Use DHTML effects in your help systems
• Distribute your help system over a variety of platformsCourse Prerequisite

Leave Class with:

• Skills and knowledge to create effective help systems
• Skills to use RoboHelp for HTML
• The ability to produce professional help systems

General Information:

• All courses are from 09.00 - 17.00
• Computers provided for hands-on learning
• Refreshments served daily

View contents of this course in pdf format or read the content below:

Topics covered in this course:

Module 1: Introduction to RoboHelp 7 HTML

Create an HTML Help 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 | Move TOC Books | Add Pages to TOC Books | Generate a Project

Module 2: Topic Formatting

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
Apply a Style Sheet to a Topic | Apply Styles to Selected Paragraphs | Create a New Style Sheet | Create a Font Set | Use Inline Styles | Use Spell Check | Use the Multi-File Find and Replace Utility | Generate 508 and W3C Compliant WebHelp

Module 3: FlashHelp, Links, PDFs and Pop-Ups

Generate FlashHelp Output | Create a New Toolbar | Add Commands to a Toolbar | Insert Hyperlinks | Change Hyperlink Colors | 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

Module 4: Graphics and Multimedia

Add Graphics to a Help Project | Change Image Margins | 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 using RoboScreenCapture

plus there's a Mid-Course Quiz and Project

Module 5: 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 Topic

Module 6: Tables and DHTML

Insert a Table | Format a Table | 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 Trigger

Module 7: Indexes, Glossaries, Printed Docs and PDFs

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 Glossary Terms | Generate a Report | Generate Printed Documentation | Generate a PDF

Module 8: 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

Module 9: Skins and Templates

Use a Skin | Create a Custom Skin | Publish a Project | Create a Topic Template | Edit a Template

Module 10: Windows, Browsing and Help

Create a Custom Window | Create a Browse Sequence | Review a Web Application’s Source Code | Publish a WebHelp Project | Review CSH Source Code | Create a Custom WebHelp Window | Create a Map File and Assign Map IDs

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