Essentials of Adobe RoboHelp 8
Help authors, technical writers or programmers can design a Help System with RoboHelp 8. Learn about the strategies and development processes involved in creating a HTML based help project.
Quick Facts
Duration: 3 Days
Class Size: 10
Level: Beg / Int
Times: 9.00am to 5.00pm approx
About the Course
This 3-day instructor-led training course covers the strategies and development process involved in designing and delivering a Help system. You will be introduced to the RoboHelp Office environment and create actual HTML-based Help projects, including creating context-sensitive WebHelp. You will also explore the single-sourcing capability of RoboHelp by generating cross-platform WebHelp, HTML Help and creating printed documentation.
Who should do this course?
This course is designed for anyone looking to create professional Help systems for desktop and web-based applications.
Prerequisites
No prior knowledge of RoboHelp is required, however it would be beneficial to have a general understanding of personal computers and the Windows operating system.
Course Units
- Unit 1 – Introduction to RoboHelp
- - RoboHelp HTML Basics
- • Preview a Generated Project
- • Create an HTML Help Project
- - Pods and Toolbars
- • Explore the Pods
- • Explore the Toolbars
- - Environments
- • Load the Default Environment
- • Save an Environment
- - Project Titles and Names
- • Retitle and Rename the Project
- - Topics
- • Edit a Topic
- • Edit a Topic Headline
- • Rename and Delete Topics
- - Table of Contents
- • Create a TOC Book
- • Add, Delete and Rename TOC Books
- • Move TOC Books
- • Add Pages to TOC Books
- - Generating
- • Generate a Project
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- Unit 2 - Topic Formatting
- - WebHelp
- • Preview the Completed Project
- • Create a WebHelp Project
- - Importing Files
- • Import an HTML File
- • Import a Word Document
- • Import a FrameMaker Document
- • Rename Topic Titles
- - Project Structure
- • Create Project Folders
- • Auto-Create a TOC
- - Cascading Style Sheets
- • Apply a Style Sheet to a Topic
- • Apply Styles to Selected Paragraphs
- - Custom Style Sheets
- • Create a New Style Sheet
- - Font Sets
- • Create a Font Set
- - Inline Styles
- • Use Inline Styles
- - Spell Check
- • Use Spell Check
- - Multi-File Find/Replace
- • Use the Multi-File Find and Replace Utility
- - Compliant WebHelp
- • Generate 508 and W3C Compliant WebHelp
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- Unit 3 - FlashHelp, Links, PDFs and Pop-ups
- - FlashHelp
- • Preview the Completed Project
- • Generate FlashHelp Output
- - Custom Toolbars
- • Create a New Toolbar
- - Add Commands to a Toolbar
- - Links
- • Insert Hyperlinks
- • Changing Hyperlink Colors
- - Bookmarks
- • Insert Bookmarks
- - Importing PDFs
- • Import a PDF Document
- - Pop-ups
- • Insert Auto-Sizing Pop-ups
- - Custom-Sized Pop-ups
- • Insert Custom-Sized Pop-ups
- - Text-Only Pop-ups
- • Insert a Text-Only Popup
- - Link View
- • Use Link View
- - Broken Links
- • Resolve Broken Links
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- Unit 4 – Graphics and Multimedia
- - Graphics
- • Preview a Completed Project
- • Add Graphics to a Help Project
- • Change Image Margins
- • Rename an Image
- - Background Images
- • Add a Background Image
- - Image Maps
- • Add Hotspots to a Graphic
- - Sound
- • Add Sound to a Topic
- - Captivate Integration
- • Import and Format Topics
- • Insert an Adobe Captivate Demo
- - RoboScreen Capture
- • Create a Screen Capture
- - A Quiz and a Lab
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- Unit 5 - Build Tags, Variables and Snippets
- - Conditional Build Tags
- • Create Conditional Build Tags
- • Define a Build Tag Expression
- - Mulitple TOCs
- • Create a New Table of Contents
- - User Defined Variables
- • Create a Variable
- • Insert and Edit a Variable
- - Snippets
- • Create a Snippet
- • Add a Snippet to a Topic
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- Unit 6 - Tables and DHTML
- - Tables
- • Preview the Completed Project
- • Insert a Table
- • Insert a Table Row
- • Format a Table
- - Lines, Symbols and Lists
- • Add a Horizontal Line
- • Insert a Symbol
- • Add a Bulleted List
- - Dynamic HTML
- • Format a Heading with a Fade in DHTML Effect
- • Apply Fly in DHTML Effects
- - Positioned Text Boxes
- • Work with Positioned Text Boxes
- - Triggers
- • Create a Trigger
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- Unit 7 - Indexes, Glossaries, Docs and PDFs
- - Indexes
- • Preview the Completed Project
- • Run the Smart Index Wizard
- • Remove and Add Index Entries
- • Add Keywords via Topic Properties
- - Subkeywords
- • Add Subkeywords to the Index
- - See Also Keywords
- • Create a See Also Keyword
- • Insert a Link Control
- - Glossaries
- • Add Glossary Terms
- - Reports
- • Generate a Report
- - Printed Docs
- • Generate Printed Documentation
- - PDFs
- • Generate a PDF
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- Unit 8 - Forms and Frames
- - Forms
- • Preview the Completed Project
- • Create a New Topic
- • Insert a Form and Form Element
- • Add Radio Buttons
- - HTML Editing
- • Add HTML Code to a Topic
- - Check Boxes and Drop-Down Menu
- • Add a Check Box
- • Insert a Drop-Down Menu
- • Add a Multi-line Text Field
- - Submit and Reset Buttons
- • Add Submit and Reset Buttons
- - Form Properties
- • Name a Form and Set an Action
- - Frames
- • Import HTML Files
- • Create a Frameset
- • Modify Frameset Attributes
- • Link Topics into Frameset Regions
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- Unit 9 - Skins and Templates
- - Skins
- • Preview the Completed Project
- • Attach a Skin to a Layout
- • Create a Custom Skin
- • Customize the Search Highlight Color
- • Customize the Breadcrumbs
- - Publishing Projects
- • Publish a Project
- - Templates, Headers and Footers
- • Create a Topic Template
- • Edit a Template
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- Unit 10 - Windows, Browsing and CSH
- - Custom Windows
- • Create a Custom Window
- - Browse Sequences
- • Create a Browse Sequence
- - Application Help
- • Review a Web Application's Source Code
- • Publish a WebHelp Project
- - Context Sensitive Help
- • Review a Source Code
- • Create a Custom WebHelp Window
- • Create a Map File and Assign Map IDs
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Upcoming Courses
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Sydney
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Melbourne
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Canberra
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Adelaide
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Perth
C/- Training Choice, Level 7, 105 St Georges Terrace
Perth
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Duration: 3 Days
Class Size: 10
Level: Beg / Int
Times: 9.00am to 5.00pm approx
