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Developing HTML-Based Help with RoboHelp HTML: Beyond the Basics

Availability: Public or onsite
Course duration: 1 day
Hands-on (one person per computer)
Cost: Contact us for pricing
Prerequisite: RoboHelp HTML Basics
Other courses to consider: Developing HTML-Based Help: Design, Trends, and Strategies

This course is designed for the author who has completed RoboHelp HTML In-Depth Basics or has equivalent experience. The In-Depth Basics course focuses on helping you to understand how to create the tripane design for the standard HTML Help system and build your skills with the foundation skills that are necessary for all kinds of HTML-based help development. This course extends the skills you gained in the initial class by instructing you on more advanced techniques that will enable you to create more sophisticated HTML-based help systems. It also gives you practice in creating WebHelp (primarily), JavaHelp, and Oracle Help for Java systems.

This is a hands-on course. You'll practice using RoboHelp HTML through more than 25 in-depth, practical exercises. This class is intructed by Cheryl Lockett Zubak, one of the nation's most experienced RoboHelp Office instructors and a charter member of the Microsoft HTML Help MVP program.

Note: Outlines are subject to change without notice but will cover the same content.

Course outline

Part 1. Converting to WebHelp and Java-Based Help

• An Introduction to WebHelp
• Setting the Primary Target
• Converting a Project
• Launching WebHelp from a Web Application
• Deploying a WebHelp System
• Converting to Java-Based Help
• Introduction to JavaHelp
• Introduction to Oracle Help for Java

Part 2. Working with Frames

• Understanding Frames
• Setting Up Frames
• Creating a Nonscrolling Region
• Creating a Glossary Topic

Part 3. Developing More Features of Modular HTML Help

• Some General Windowing Considerations
• Hiding a Navigational Pane
• AutoHiding an HTML Help Window
• Turning on TOC Tracking
• The Basics of Modular Help
• Strategies for Implementing Modular Help
• Using Dynamic Links

Part 4. Single Sourcing

• The Requirements of Single-Sourcing
• Importing a WinHelp Project
• Renaming a Project
• Importing an HTML Help Project
• Importing a Word Document
• Exporting a Project to Word

Part 5. Managing Your Project

• A Review of Project Management Features
• Editing a Custom Template
• Creating Your Own Template
• Creating a Project from a Template
• A Review of Topic Templates
• Creating a Topic Template
• Creating a Topic from a Template
• Understanding Build Tags
• Setting Up the Output
• Using RobohELP HTML with Other Editors
• Generating Reports

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Last updated, May 2003

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