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Essentials of Macromedia RoboHelp HTML X5 [Spiral-bound]

Kevin A. Siegel (Author)
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Book Description

March 2004
RoboHelp HTML 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.

This easy-to-use tutorial that will have you creating your own HTML Help systems (complete with topics, books, links, tables, forms, glossaries, frames, skins, templates, DHTML, cascading style sheets and more) within two days.

Here’s What You Will Learn:

Module 1: The Basics

Create an HTML Help Project Using the New Project Wizard | Explore RoboHelp HTML | Explore the Project Manager | Change Project Settings | Edit a Topic | Add a New Topic | Edit a Headline | Rename and Delete Topics | Create a Book | Add, Delete and Rename Books | Move Books | Add Pages to Books | Specify the Project’s Default Topic | Generate a Project

Module 2: Cascading Style Sheets

Create a WebHelp Project Using the New Project Wizard | Import an HTML File | Import a Word Document | Rename Topic Titles | Create Books | Add Topics to Books | Apply a Style Sheet to a Topic | Apply Styles to Selected Paragraphs | Edit Styles | Create a Font Set | Create a New Style Sheet File | Use Inline Styles | Create and Use a Character Style | Spell Check | Use Multi-File Find and Replace | Generate 508 and W3C Compliant WebHelp

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

Generate FlashHelp | Insert Hyperlinks | Change Hyperlink Colors | Import a PDF Document | Add Popups | Create Custom-Sized Popups | Use Link View | Resolve Broken Links

Module 4: Graphics and Multimedia

Add Graphics to a Help Project | Resize an Inserted 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 | Import a RoboDemo Movie

plus there’s a Mid-Course Quiz and Project

Module 5: Conditional Text, Tables and DHTML

Create and Use a Conditional Build Tag | Define a Build Tag Expression | Insert a Table | Format a Table | Add a Horizontal Line | Use a Graphic as a Horizontal Line | Insert a Symbol | Add Bullets to Paragraphs | Format a Heading with a Fade in DHTML Effect | Use a Style to Apply DHTML Effects | Apply Fly in DHTML Effects | Work with Positioned Text Boxes | Create a Trigger

Module 6: Indexes, Glossaries, Printed Docs and PDFs

Create an Index with the Smart Index Wizard | Remove an Index Entry | Add Index Entries "On the Fly" | Add Keywords with the Topic Properties | Add Subkeywords to the Index | Create a See Also Keyword | Add a Link Control to a Topic | Add Glossary Terms | Change the Status of a Topic | Generate a Report | Generate Printed Documentation | Duplicate the Printed Document Layout | Generate a PDF

Module 7: Forms and Frames

Insert a Form | Insert a Text Field Form Element | Add Radio Button Form Elements | Use the TrueCode Pane to Add Radio Buttons | Add a Check Box Form Element | Insert a Drop-Down Menu Form Element | Add a Multi-line Text Field Form Element | Add Submit and Reset Buttons | Set Form Properties | Work with Folders | Create a Frameset | Modify Frameset Controls | Link Topics into Frameset Regions

Module 8: Skins and Templates

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

Module 9: Version Control, Custom Windows and Application Help

Add a Project to Version Control | Check a Topic into Version Control | Check Topic History | Create a Custom HTML Help Window | Create a Browse Sequence | Review a Web Application’s Source Code | Publish a WebHelp Project | Review the Source Code Needed to Create Context Sensitive Links in a Web Application | Create a Custom WebHelp Window | Create a Map File and Assign Map IDs to Topics

plus there’s an End-of-Course Project


Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Kevin A. Siegel is the founder and president of IconLogic, Inc. He has written more than 100 step-by-step computer training books including "Essentials of RoboDemo 3, 4 and 5," "Essentials of Dreamweaver MX 2004," "Accelerated QuarkXPress 6," "Essentials of PageMaker 7" and "Essentials of RoboHelp HTML X5."

Kevin spent five years in the U.S. Coast Guard as an award-winning photojournalist and writer, and has more than 20 years experience as a technical writer and publisher. He is a certified technical trainer, has been a classroom instructor more than 11 years and is a frequent speaker at trade shows and conventions. Kevin holds multiple certifications from companies such as Adobe, Macromedia and CompTIA.


Product Details

  • Spiral-bound: 256 pages
  • Publisher: IconLogic, Inc. (March 2004)
  • ISBN-10: 1891762982
  • ISBN-13: 978-1891762987
  • Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.8 x 0.7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,948,629 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

 

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5.0 out of 5 stars I Learned RoboHelp X5 Successfully & Economically, July 29, 2004
This review is from: Essentials of Macromedia RoboHelp HTML X5 (Spiral-bound)
As an independent computer consultant, I've been interested in RoboHelp for some time. However, the cost of enrolling in a 3-day RoboHelp class, which seems to begin at $1,000, prompted me to research books such as these as an alternative. And, I'm glad I did. I've found it to be an excellent book in tutorial format! I downloaded the Macromedia RoboHelp X5 15-day trial version and used it to complete all assignments and still had plenty of time left in the trial version to play with my stuff! I was also able to complete the book's End-Course Project without having to use any of the lessons as a reference. However, as my personal Final Exam, I wanted to see how well I could repurpose several of my Word and PDF documents so I imported a combination of 15 files into RoboHelp with ease. Well, somewhat with ease, the exception being PDF files. RoboHelp creates several Header, Heading, Paragraph and Footer styles from the PDF source during the import process that will require some clean up, but, with a little patience, it's easily done. Each of my documents was a minimum of 75+ pages in length that contained several heading styles, spreadsheets, graphics, and multimedia objects. Since I own Flash MX, and, just for grins, I customized one of the included Flash skins and also used it. (Note: this book is geared only towards RoboHelp.) I successfully completed my personal Final Exam in which I had linked/cross-linked several books/topics into a comprehensive help application. For me, this book has been a good investment.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Very pleased, August 14, 2006
This review is from: Essentials of Macromedia RoboHelp HTML X5 (Spiral-bound)
This was my first experience with a help-authoring tool and found this workbook guided me through the options very well. The conventions used throughout the book were easy to follow; repetition was built into the activities; the example projects supplied with the workbook were flawless (I did not find one error); Mr. Siegel's writing style is easy, I felt like I was in a casual conversation with him. I feel the level of depth covered was just right, it allowed me to dig in without getting overwhelmed and I feel I have a good foundation to build upon.

I strongly recommend this workbook to anyone who is trying to learn RoboHelp HTML X5 and I will not hesitate to purchase other workbooks by Mr. Siegel.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Good introduction, March 2, 2006
This review is from: Essentials of Macromedia RoboHelp HTML X5 (Spiral-bound)
Very clear and direct. The spiral binding makes it very usable as a training manual (that is, you don't have to struggle to keep the book open).

One problem (but with really nobody to blame). I downloaded the trial version of RoboHelp, and near the end of Module 7, I got the message, "You have reached the maximum number of topics for a trial version." That seems like a strict limit, since I still have about 20 days left in my trial.

Anyway, if you use this book and the trial version, you might want to pick and choose among the nine modules before you start.
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