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.
At the front of the book (in the About This Book section) you'll come across exclusive offers from eHelp for such products and services as discounts on RoboHelp training classes.
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
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.
