Essentials of RoboHelp HTML X3

This fast, 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.

Course Content:

Module 1: The Basics

Create a New Project | Explore the Project Manager | Explore Project Settings | Edit a Topic | Add a New Topic | Edit a Headline | Rename and Delete Topics | Create a Book | Add and Delete Books | Rename Books | Move Books | Add Pages to Books | Specify the Project's Default Topic | Generate a Project

Module 2: Cascading Style Sheets Create a New 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 File | Use Inline Styles | Create and Use a Character Style | Spell Check | Use Multi-File Find and Replace

Module 3: 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 | Create 508 Compliant Web Help | Generate JavaHelp | Generate Oracle Help | Generate Printed Documentation

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

Module 5: Help Controls and Conditional Text

Add a Shortcut Help Control | Add a Close Window Help Control | Add a Related Topics Help Control | Add a Splash Screen Help Control | Create and Use a Conditional Build Tag | Define a Build Tag Expression

Module 6: 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 | Apply Fly in DHTML Effects | Work with Positioned Text Boxes | Create a Trigger

Module 7: Indexes, Glossaries and Reports

Create an Index with the Smart Index Wizard | Remove an Index Entry | Add Index Keywords with the WYSIWYG Editor | Add Keywords with the Topic Properties | Add Keywords with the Index Designer | Create a Multilevel Index | Create a See Also Name | Add a Link Control to a Topic | Add Glossary Terms on the Glossary Designer | Change the Status of a Topic | Generate a Report

Module 8: Forms and Frames

Insert a Form and Text Field | Add Radio Buttons | Use the TrueCode Editor to Add a Radio Button | Add a Check Box | Insert a Drop-Down Menu | Add a Text Field with Scroll Bars and Initial Text | Add Submit and Reset Buttons | Set Form Properties | Import Files into the Project | Create a Frameset | Modify Frameset Controls | Link Topics into Frames

Module 9: 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

Module 10: Customizing and Application Help

Create a Browse Sequence | Preview an Application Needing Application Help | Create a Topic to be Context Sensitive | Import a Map File | Merge Projects | Add a Shortcut to the Desktop