Adobe RoboHelp Course outline

Lesson 1: Introduction to RoboHelp HTML

• Create an HTML Help Project
• Explore the Pods
• Explore the Toolbars
• Load the Default Environment
• Save an Environment
• Retitle and Rename the Project
• Edit a Topic
• Edit a Topic Headline
• Rename and Delete Topics
• Create a TOC Book
• Add, Delete and Rename TOC Books
• Move TOC Books
• Add Pages to TOC Books
• Generate a Project

Lesson 2: Topic Formatting

• Create a WebHelp Project
• Import an HTML File
• Import a Word Document
• Import a FrameMaker Document
• Rename Topic Titles
• Create Project Folders
• Auto-create a TOC
• Apply a Style Sheet to a Topic
• Apply Styles to Selected Paragraphs
• Create a New Style Sheet
• Create a Font Set
• Use Inline Styles
• Use Spell Check
• Use the Multi-File Find and Replace Utility
• Generate 508 and W3C Compliant WebHelp

Lesson 3: FlashHelp, Links, PDFs and Pop-Ups

• Generate FlashHelp Output
• Create a New Toolbar
• Add Commands to a Toolbar
• Insert Hyperlinks
• Change Hyperlink Colors
• Insert Bookmarks
• Import a PDF Document
• Insert Auto-Sizing Popups
• Insert Custom-Sized Popups
• Insert a Text-Only Popup
• Use Link View
• Resolve Broken Links

Lesson 4: Graphics and Multimedia

• Add Graphics to a Help Project
• Change Image Margins
• Rename an Image
• Add a Background Image
• Add Hotspots to a Graphic
• Add Sound to a Topic
• Import and Format Topics
• Insert an Adobe RoboHelp Demo
• Create a Screen Capture using RoboScreenCapture

Lesson 5: Build Tags, Variables and Snippets

• Create Conditional Build Tags
• Define a Build Tag Expression
• Create a New Table of Contents
• Create a Variable
• Insert and Edit a Variable
• Create a Snippet
• Add a Snippet to a Topic

Lesson 6: Tables and DHTML

• Insert a Table
• Format a Table
• Add a Horizontal Line
• Insert a Symbol
• Add a Bulleted List
• Format a Heading with a Fade in DHTML Effect
• Apply Fly in DHTML Effects
• Work with Positioned Text Boxes
• Create a Trigger

Lesson 7: Indexes, Glossaries, Printed Docs and PDFs

• Run the Smart Index Wizard
• Remove and Add Index Entries
• Add Keywords Via Topic Properties
• Add Subkeywords to the Index
• Create a See Also Keyword
• Insert a Link Control
• Add Glossary Terms
• Generate a Report
• Generate Printed Documentation
• Generate a PDF

Lesson 8: Forms and Frames

• Insert a Form
• Add Form Radio Buttons
• Add HTML Code to a Topic
• Add a Form Check Box
• Insert a Drop-Down Menu into a Form
• Add a Multi-line Text Field to a Form
• Add Form Submit and Reset Buttons
• Name a Form and Set an Action
• Import HTML Files Create a Frameset
• Modify Frameset Attributes
• Link Topics into Frameset Regions

Lesson 9: Skins and Templates

• Use a Skin
• Create a Custom Skin
• Publish a Project
• Create a Topic Template
• Edit a Template

Lesson 10: Windows, Browsing and Help

• Create a Custom Window
• Create a Browse Sequence
• Review a Web Application's Source Code
• Publish a WebHelp Project
• Review CSH Source Code
• Create a Custom WebHelp Window
• Create a Map File and Assign Map IDs

 

Our outlines are a guide to the content covered on a typical class. We may change or alter the course topics to meet the objectives of a particular class.

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