Robohelp HTML Syllabus
- Three Days, $1,195/student
Module 1: Introduction to RoboHelp HTML
Foundations
Technology Overview
Defining a Help System
Describing the Benefits of a Help System
Defining the Different Help Systems
Describing the Different Output Types
Describing the Basic Characteristics of All Output Types
Definitions
Planning
The Structure of a Help System
Communicating the Message
Planning Your Help System
Using the Systematic Approach
Analyzing Your Audience, Resources, and Constraints
Designing a Help System Prototype
Developing Your Help System
Implementing Your Help System
RoboHelp HTML Basics
Preview the Completed Project
Create a HTML Help Project`
Explore the RoboHelp Interface
Explore the Project Pane
Change Project Settings
Topics
Edit and Add Topics
Edit a Topic Headline
Rename and Delete Topics
Table Of Contents (TOC)
Create a Book in the TOC
Add, Delete Rename Books
Rearrange the TOC
Insert Pages in Books
Generating a Layout
Compile Your Project
Module 2: WebHelp and Topic Formatting
WebHelp
Preview the Completed Project
Create a WebHelp Project
Importing Files
Import an HTML File
Import a Microsoft Word Document
Rename Topic Titles
Project Folders
Create Folders
Table Of Contents (TOC)
Auto-Create a TOC
Text Formatting
Apply a Cascading 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
Apply InLine Styles
Spell Check
Use Spell Check
Multi-File Find and Replace
Use Multi-File Find and Replace
Compliant WebHelp
Generate 508 and W3C Compliant WebHelp
Module 3: FlashHelp, Links, PDFs and Pop-Ups
FlashHelp
Preview the Completed Project
Generate FlashHelp
Links
Insert HyperLinks
Change HyperLink Colors
Importing PDFs
Import a PDF Document
Popups
Add Popups
Custom Sized Popups
Create Custom Sized Popups
Link View
Use the Link View
Broken Links
Resolve Broken Links
Module 4: Graphics and Multimedia
Graphic Images
Preview the Completed Project
Add Graphic Images to a Help Project
Adjust Image Margins
Rename an Image
Background Images
Add a Background Image (Watermark)
Image Maps
Create an Image Map
Sound
Add Sound to a Topic
Adobe Captivate Integration
Import and Format Topics
Import an Adobe Captivate Demonstration
RoboScreenCapture
Use RoboScreenCapture to Capture a Screen
Module 5: Build Tags and Variables
Conditional Build Tags
Create Conditional Build Tags
Define a Build Tag Expression
User Defined Variables
Create a User Defined Variable
Insert and Edit a User Defined Variable
Module 6: Tables and DHTML
Tables
Preview the Completed Project
Insert a Table
Format a Table
Lines, Symbols and Lists
Add a Horizontal Line
Insert a Symbol
Create a Bulleted List
Dynamic HTML (DHTML)
Format a Heading with a Fade In Effect
Apply Fly-In DHTML Effects
Positioned Text Boxes
Work with Positioned Text Boxes
Triggers
Create a Trigger
Module 7: Indexes, Glossaries, Printed Docs and PDFs
Indexes
Preview the Completed Project
Run the Smart Index Wizard
Remove an Index Entry
Add Index Entries "On the Fly"
Add/Remove Keywords via Topic Properties
Sub-Keywords
Add Sub-Keywords to the Index
See Also Keywords
Create a See Also Keyword
Add a Link Control to a Topic
Glossaries
Add Glossary Terms
Reports
Generate a Report
Printed Documentation
Generate Printed Documentation
PDFs
Generate a PDF
Module 8: Bookmarks & Framesets
Bookmarks
Preview the Completed Project
Create a New Topic
Create Bookmarks
Link to Bookmarks
Add a bookmark to the Index
Link from another topic to a bookmark
Framesets
Import HTML Files
Create a Frameset
Modify Frameset Attributes
Link Topics to Frames
Module 9: Skins and Templates
Skins
Preview the Completed Project
Use a Skin
Create a Custom Skin
Publishing Projects
Publish a Project
Templates, Headers and Footers
Create a Topic Template
Edit a Template
Module 10: Windows, Browsing and Help
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 WebHelp
Review CSH Source Code
Create a Custom WebHelp Window
Create a Map File and Assign Map IDs
End Course Project
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