RoboHelp X5
3
days | 9:30am - 4:30pm | $1295
Description
RoboHelp X5 - HTML-Vased Help is a three-day course that
covers the strategies and development process of designing
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.
Audience
To gain the most from this class, you should be:
* Comfortable working in a Windows environment.
*
Familiar with web terminology.
Course Outline
Unit 1 – Introduction
Module 1- Course Overview
o Course goal
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Course outline
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Assumptions
Module 2 - Technology Overview
o Defining a Help system
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Defining the different Help systems
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Understanding the different output types
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Defining HTML-based Help
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Defining XML
Module 3 - Planning a Help System
o Planning your Help system
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Designing a Help system prototype
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Developing your Help system
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Implementing your Help system
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Evaluating the effectiveness of your Help system
Unit 2 – Application HTML Help Project
Module 4 - Starting a New Project
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Creating a new HTML Help project
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Understanding the Help authoring environment
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Working with the Tag list
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Working with the WYSIWYG editor
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Creating topics
Module 5 - Working with Files and Folders
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Working with folders
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Importing HTML files
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Importing Microsoft Word documents
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Importing FrameMaker files
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Creating headers and footers
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Creating and applying topic templates
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Moving files in and out of folders
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Organizing the Project Manager
Module 6 - Working with Styles
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Creating style sheets
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Best practices for using styles
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Attaching a style sheet to several topics
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Using embedded styles
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Using inline styles
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Adding numbered and bulleted lists
Module 7 - Creating Basic Links
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Linking topics
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Dragging and dropping to insert links
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Viewing hyperlinks
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Testing hyperlinks
Module 8 - Adding a Table of Contents
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Creating a Table of Contents(TOC)
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Adding books and pages to the TOC
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Rearranging books and pages
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Automatically creating TOCs
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Updating TOCs
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Describing the Merged Help System feature
Module 9 - Generating an HTML Help Layout
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Defining primary layouts and single source layouts
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Generating Microsoft HTML Help layouts
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Customizing the TOC
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Using the Output View Pane
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Resolving broken links
Module 10 - Adding Media
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Adding images to topics
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Adding horizontal lines
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Using the ReSize tool
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Inserting a Captivate movie
Module 11 - Creating an Index
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Indexing guidelines and strategies
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Adding index keywords
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Automatically creating indexes
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Building a custom phrase list
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Building an “always ignore” list
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Options while Smart Indexing
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Creating multi-level index entries
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Sorting and arranging the index
Module 12 - Project Review and Distribution
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Generating your HTML Help primary layout
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Viewing and printing rReports
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Backing up your project
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Distributing Help
Module 13 - Generating Printed Documentation
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About single-source technology
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Creating printed documents
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Creating a duplicate layout
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Generating a PDF document
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Generating multiple layouts
Unit 3 - WebHelp Project
Module 14 - Updating a WebHelp Project
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Opening an existing WebHelp project
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Creating folders
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Creating a new topic
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Importing HTML files
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Importing Word documents
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Importing FrameMaker files
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Assigning a default topic
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Generating your WebHelp layout
Module 15 - Customizing Your WebHelp Project
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Creating a font set
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Creating a new style sheet
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Applying the style sheet to all topics
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Updating a style sheet
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On-the-fly style creation
Module 16 - Adding Navigation
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Creating a TOC
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Creating an index
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Creating a WebHelp glossary
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Using the Glossary Designer and Glossary Hotspot Wizard
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Viewing reports
Module 17 - Adding Bookmarks and an Image Map Hotspot
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Creating bookmarks
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Creating and linking a frameset
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Creating an image map hotspot
Module 18 - Finishing Touches
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Working with tables
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Working with bullets and lists
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Creating links to your topics
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Generating WebHelp with skins
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Generating FlashHelp with skins
Module 19 - Using Conditional Build Tags
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Creating conditional build tags
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Applying conditional build tags to topic content
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Previewing conditional text
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Verifing conditional build tag properties
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Defining conditional build tag expressions
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Combining build tags with layouts
Module 20 - Distributing Cross-Platform Help Projects
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Spell checking your entire project
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Generating Section 508 compliant WebHelp
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Publishing a WebHelp layout
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Distributing WebHelp
Module 21 - Creating Context-Sensitive WebHelp
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Creating Context-Sensitive WebHelp
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Creating a map file and map IDs
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Calling a WebHelp system or topic from an HTML page
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Using the Context-Sensitive Help Test Tool
Module 22 - Working With RoboHelp Office Pro
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Using RoboHelp Office Pro
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Defining RoboEngine and the RoboEngine Configuration Manager
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Connecting and publishing a project to the engine
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Merging projects
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Accessing and viewing reports
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Testing the Natural Language Search and Synonym Editor
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Changing the Configuration Manager
Unit 4 - Standalone HTML Help Project
Module 23 - Updating an Online Information Project
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Opening an existing HTML Help project
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Adding a new topic
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Adding a jump button
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Creating files and folders
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Creating books with no links
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Dragging topics to create pages
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Adding related topics link controls
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Using the See Also feature
Module 24 - Adding Effects
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Adding dynamic HTML
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Adding popups
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Creating a drop-down hotspot
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Creating image maps
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Using triggers and targets to create DHTML
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Adding sounds to topics
Module 25 - Creating Browse Sequences
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Defining browse sequences
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Updating Window properties
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Automatically creating browse sequences
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Manually creating browse sequences
Module 26 - Working With Version Control
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How version control works
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Describing strategies for multi-author projects
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Using the Version Control Toolbar
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Showing the history of files
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Showing the differences between files
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Rolling back to a previous version of a sile
