Adobe RoboHelp 2022: The Essentials
Learn Adobe RoboHelp 2022 Fast Using IconLogic’s Proven “Skills and Drills” Approach to Learning.
“Adobe RoboHelp 2022: The Essentials, Mac and PC” is a self-paced, step-by-step workbook that teaches you the essential RoboHelp skills needed to create and deliver help documentation and user assistance (software/application help systems, operations manuals, policies, and procedures... the list is endless).
You’ll begin your hands-on learning adventure by opening an existing RoboHelp project and taking a tour of the version 2022 interface. You’ll learn about Author mode, Output mode and explore code view, the tools, and the myriad panels.
Step-by-step instructions guide you through the process of creating new RoboHelp projects and topics from scratch. You’ll also learn how to import content from existing Microsoft Word documents and HTML files.
Enhance your topics with images, interactive expanding hotspots, and interactive multimedia via eLearning created in Adobe Captivate.
Improve the navigation of your content by adding hyperlinks, indexes, and glossaries.
Learn about cascading style sheets, variables, snippets, conditional build tags, conditional expressions, templates, and topic layouts.
Output content that can be used on any kind of device, including desktops, laptops, smartphones, and tablets, by generating Responsive HTML5, Frameless, and more.
This book features:
- All of the Adobe RoboHelp projects, images, audio files, and other assets to get started (Download the free RoboHelp 30-day trial software from the Adobe website and jump in!)
- Dozens of step-by-step, hands-on activities
- Confidence Checks to challenge your new skills
- Hundreds of supporting screenshots
Contents
Module 1: Introduction to RoboHelp
- RoboHelp’s History 2
- Exploring RoboHelp 3
- Guided Activity 1: Open an Existing Project 3
- Guided Activity 2: Set the RoboHelp Application Theme 5
- Guided Activity 3: Explore Project Content 6
- Topics 8
- Guided Activity 4: Create, Edit, and Delete a Topic 8
- Adding and Deleting Topics Confidence Check 10
- Table of Contents and Indexes 11
- Guided Activity 5: Explore a TOC and an Index 11
- Frameless Output 13
- Guided Activity 6: Browse the Outputs 13
- Guided Activity 7: Generate Frameless Output 14
- Responsive HTML5 Output 17
- Guided Activity 8: Generate Responsive HTML5 Output 17
- eBooks 18
- Guided Activity 9: Generate an eBook 18
- Microsoft HTML Help 19
- Guided Activity 10: Generate Microsoft HTML Help 19
Module 2: Create a Project
- New Projects 22
- Guided Activity 11: Create a New Project 22
- Topics 25
- Guided Activity 12: Create a New Topic 25
- Guided Activity 13: Rename and Delete Topics 27
- Importing Content 29
- Guided Activity 14: Import HTML Files as Topics 29
- Guided Activity 15: Import Word Documents 30
- Importing Content Confidence Check 31
- Source View 32
- Guided Activity 16: Edit Text Formatting in Source View 32
- Source View Confidence Check 33
- Guided Activity 16: Edit Text Formatting in Source View 32
Module 3: Project Structure, TOCs, and Styles
- Project Structure 36
- Guided Activity 17: Create Project Folders 36
- Project Structure Confidence Check 38
- Guided Activity 17: Create Project Folders 36
- Table of Contents 39
- Guided Activity 18: Create a TOC Section 39
- TOC Sections Confidence Check 41
- Guided Activity 18: Create a TOC Section 39
- Automatic TOCs 42
- Guided Activity 19: Auto-Create a TOC 42
- Guided Activity 20: Reorder TOC Section Topics 43
- Section Structure Confidence Check 43
- Style Sheets 44
- Guided Activity 21: Attach a Style Sheet to a Topic 44
- Guided Activity 22: Apply Paragraph Styles 46
- Styles Confidence Check 48
- Custom Cascading Style Sheets 49
- Guided Activity 23: Create a Style Sheet 49
- Tag Confidence Check 53
- Guided Activity 23: Create a Style Sheet 49
- Character Styles 54
- Guided Activity 24: Create a Character Style 54
- Character Style Confidence Check 56
- Guided Activity 24: Create a Character Style 54
- List Styles 57
- Guided Activity 25: Format a Bulleted List 57
- List Style Confidence Check 59
- Guided Activity 25: Format a Bulleted List 57
Module 4: Links
- Linking to External Content 62
- Guided Activity 26: Link to a Word Document 62
- External Content Links Confidence Check 68
- Guided Activity 26: Link to a Word Document 62
- Hyperlinks 69
- Guided Activity 27: Insert Hyperlinks 69
- Links Confidence Check 71
- Guided Activity 27: Insert Hyperlinks 69
- Bookmarks 72
- Guided Activity 28: Insert Bookmarks 72
- Bookmarks Confidence Check 73
- Guided Activity 28: Insert Bookmarks 72
- Popup Links 75
- Guided Activity 29: Insert Auto-Sizing Popups 75
- Popup Hyperlink Confidence Check 78
- Guided Activity 29: Insert Auto-Sizing Popups 75
Module 5: Images and Multimedia
- Images 80
- Guided Activity 30: Insert an Image 80
- Guided Activity 31: Add Alternate Text and an Image Title 82
- Images Confidence Check 83
- Image Maps 86
- Guided Activity 32: Add Hotspots to a Graphic 86
- Image Map Confidence Check 88
- Guided Activity 32: Add Hotspots to a Graphic 86
- eLearning Integration 89
- Guided Activity 33: Import Captivate Demos into a Project 89
- Guided Activity 34: Insert Captivate Demos into Topics 90
- eLearning Confidence Check 91
- Drop-down Text 92
- Guided Activity 35: Create Drop-Down Text 92
- Drop-Down Text and Images Confidence Check 93
- Guided Activity 35: Create Drop-Down Text 92
Module 6: Tags, Expressions, and Variables
- Condition Tags 96
- Guided Activity 36: Create a Condition Tag 96
- Guided Activity 37: Apply a Condition Tag to Topic Content 98
- Condition Tags Confidence Check 100
- Condition Expressions 101
- Guided Activity 38: Create a Condition Expression 101
- Expressions Confidence Check 103
- Guided Activity 39: Apply a Condition Tag to a Topic 106
- Guided Activity 38: Create a Condition Expression 101
- Dynamic Content Filters 108
- Guided Activity 40: Create Dynamic Content Filters 108
- Dynamic Filters Confidence Check 110
- Guided Activity 40: Create Dynamic Content Filters 108
- Variables 112
- Guided Activity 41: Create, Insert, and Edit a Variable 112
- Snippets 115
- Guided Activity 42: Insert and Edit Snippets 115
- Snippets Confidence Check 116
- Guided Activity 42: Insert and Edit Snippets 115
Module 7: Tables, Indexes, Search, and Glossaries
- Tables 120
- Guided Activity 43: Insert a Table 120
- Tables Confidence Check 121
- Guided Activity 44: Apply Table Templates 122
- Guided Activity 45: Edit Table Styles 123
- Tables Confidence Check 126
- Guided Activity 43: Insert a Table 120
- Indexes 127
- Guided Activity 46: Add Index Keywords from Within a Topic 127
- Index Entries Confidence Check 128
- Guided Activity 47: Add Index Keywords on the Index Panel 129
- Guided Activity 48: Add Index Entries to Multiple Topics at Once 131
- Index Confidence Check 132
- Guided Activity 46: Add Index Keywords from Within a Topic 127
- See Also Links 133
- Guided Activity 49: Create a See Also Keyword 133
- Index Confidence Check 135
- Guided Activity 50: Insert a See Also Placeholder into a Topic 136
- See Also Confidence Check 137
- Guided Activity 49: Create a See Also Keyword 133
- Search 140
- Guided Activity 51: Add Custom Search Terms 140
- Guided Activity 52: Add a Search Synonym 142
- Glossaries 143
- Guided Activity 53: Add Glossary Terms 143
- Glossary Confidence Check 144
- Guided Activity 53: Add Glossary Terms 143
- Scripts 145
- Guided Activity 54: Use the Glossary Term Converter Script 145
Module 8: Templates, Layouts, and Word/PDF Output
- Templates 150
- Guided Activity 55: Add a Favicon and Select a Default Topic 150
- Guided Activity 56: Modify a Home Page Tile Image 154
- Guided Activity 57: Change Output Home Page Logo 156
- Templates Confidence Check 157
- Topic Layouts 159
- Guided Activity 58: Create a Topic Layout 159
- Guided Activity 59: Edit a Topic Layout 165
- Topic Layout Confidence Check 166
- Word/PDF Output 168
- Guided Activity 60: Create a Book TOC 168
- Print TOC Confidence Check 170
- Guided Activity 61: Add TOC Front and Back Matter 171
- Guided Activity 62: Create a Word Template 172
- Word/PDF Confidence Check 173
- Guided Activity 60: Create a Book TOC 168
Module 9: HTML Help, Application Help, and CSH
- HTML Help Windows 178
- Guided Activity 63: Create an HTML Help Custom Window 178
- Help Window Confidence Check 182
- Guided Activity 63: Create an HTML Help Custom Window 178
- Browse Sequences 183
- Guided Activity 64: Create a Browse Sequence 183
- Browse Sequences Confidence Check 185
- Guided Activity 64: Create a Browse Sequence 183
- Application Help 187
- Guided Activity 65: Test an API Call for Help 187
- Publishing 189
- Guided Activity 66: Publish an Output 189
- Publishing Confidence Check 191
- Guided Activity 66: Publish an Output 189
- Context Sensitive Help 192
- Guided Activity 67: Review CSH Source Code 192
- Guided Activity 68: Create and Edit a Map File 194
- Map IDs Confidence Check 195