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Summary

This guide, endorsed by eHelp, offers explanations on everything from installing RoboHELP 2000 to creating many different types of online help systems, including WinHelp, HTML Help, WebHelp, and more. You'll also get expert advice on maintaining your system once you've created it.

Author Biography

About the Authors John Hedtke is an international award-winning author with over two decades in the software business, including five years as a programmer/analyst and seven years in technical publications management. He has done 21 books on a wide variety of topics, including two books on MP3 files and how to create and use them and two books on assorted Windows shareware programs. John has also written more than 60 software manuals and online help systems and has published dozens of articles in magazines such as Windows, Publish!, PC Magazine, and Accounting Technology. He has won 19 regional and international writing awards to date. John does frequent speaking appearances and occasionally consults on how to set up Technical Publications departments. John is also very active in the Society of Technical Communication, of which he is a senior member and Past President of the Puget Sound chapter. John attended Reed College in Portland, Oregon, in the early 1970s. When not otherwise engaged at the computer, John cooks, plays the banjo, sings with The Washingtonians, and travels to other countries. John lives in Seattle with two large cats, pictures of which, along with a complete bibliography of books, articles, and awards, can be found at his Web site, http://www.hedtke.com. Elisabeth Knottingham has a bachelor's degree in Physics and English from the University of Washington in Seattle. She was a contributing author on Peachtree Complete Business Toolkit, in which she described in detail how to design and maintain a Web site from the viewpoint of a novice Web user and designer. Elisabeth has also done HTML consulting and training seminars for several companies and organizations and has conducted seminars in basic, intermediate, and advanced HTML, Java, and CGI for technical communications specialists. Her most recent book is the best-selling Visio 2000: The Official Guide. Elisabeth lives in Seattle with her husband, Lonnie Foster. They have two cats, who are larger and smarter than John's cats.

Foreword

Preface

Acknowledgments

xvii

Part I: Getting Started

(48)

Installing and Configuring RoboHELP Office 2000

(20)

What Makes Help `Help'?

(26)

Part II: Creating WinHelp

(242)

Creating Your First WinHelp Project

(34)

Adding Jumps and Popus

(32)

Adding Color, Formatting, and Special Effects

117

(36)

Adding Simple Graphics

153

(32)

Getting Fancy with Graphics

185

(28)

Using Tables of Contents and Indexes

213

(50)

Using Help Windows and Browse Sequences

263

(28)

Part III: Creating Advanced WinHelp Systems

291

(234)

Understanding Macros

293

(36)

Creating Context-Sensitive Help

329

(28)

Linking to the Internet and Adding Multimedia

357

(26)

Creating What's This? and Training Card Help

383

(44)

Using RoboHELP Tools

427

(56)

Managing Large Projects

483

(42)

Part IV: Creating HTML Help

525

(190)

What Is HTML Help?

527

(10)

Using RoboHELP HTML

537

(26)

Creating Your First HTML Help Project

563

(22)

Creating Outstanding Topics

585

(32)

Creating and Adding Graphics

617

(22)

Adding Windows, Popups, and Special Effects

639

(28)

Using Styles

667

(18)

Creating a TOC and Index

685

(30)

Part V: Creating Advanced HTML Help

715

(128)

Using Reports and Compiling

717

(28)

Creating Context-Sensitive HTML Help

745

(48)

Using Forms and Frames

793

(18)

Programming for HTML Help

811

(16)

Examining WebHelp, JavaHelp, and Other Help Systems

827

(16)

Appendix A: The WinHelp HPJ File

843

(22)

Appendix B: WinHelp Footnote Symbols

865

(2)

Appendix C: Reports

867

(12)

Appendix D: Resources

879

(8)

Appendix E: Installing RoboHELP 2000

887

(4)

Appendix F: HTML Quick Guide

891

(20)

Appendix G: What's on the CD-ROM?

911

(2)

Glossary

913

(24)

Index

937

(31)

End-User License Agreement

968

(4)

CD-ROM Instructions

972

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