Once you have created a help project, you can choose a layout between Flash Help Pro and Web Help Pro for publishing on your RoboHelp server. The server only supports these two SSL types for publishing. You will have to add the server location and specify the context name for which you would like to read more…
The Multiscreen HTML5 feature is introduced in RoboHelp 10. It’s a Single Source Layout which can be configured based on any HTML5 compatible device that could be used for viewing your content. This feature gives authors the power to generate the outputs which can be viewed on any mobile device such as iPad, iPhone, Android read more…
Issue: baggage files (xlsx, docx, or pptx) open as .ZIP files when published to RoboHelp Server Baggage files are an important part of your project especially when you want to link a Word, Excel, or PDF file to your project. When you create a project containing baggage files and generate the output locally, it works read more…
Adobe RoboHelp Server is a server-based Help solution that provides real-time end-user feedback on your Help and knowledgebase. RoboHelp Server gathers and logs data about what questions users ask while searching content and how users navigate through topics. Results are displayed in an easy-to-view graphical format for quick interpretation. Your Help system resides on a read more…
XPJ (XML based project file) is the main file which is used to launch your project in RoboHelp. We will look closely to what this file means to RoboHelp and how this small file unwraps the complete RoboHelp Project comprising several components. Though all of your RoboHelp’s project content can be managed in GUI mode, read more…
If you are working with Microsoft HTML Help in RoboHelp, you might get the following error while opening the .chm file: This error usually occurs due to HHCTRL.OCX file which is a Windows file used to view help files. Most of the times it gets overwritten by some newly installed hardware, software or even updates. read more…
Reading goes mobile. RoboHelp takes it beyond desktop and here is how… Creating interactive EPUB3 content for all the smart devices just got easier. Just let RoboHelp know what you got and it will deliver the content in a format which fits just well with your device. With the introduction of a feature where RoboHelp read more…
RoboHelp extends its integration capability with SharePoint in its recent RoboHelp 10 release. RoboHelp supports version control with SharePoint 2010 natively, i.e. no third party plug-in is required to make it work from within RoboHelp. This means you can use SharePoint as the repository for source files and seamlessly check-in and check-out the files. This read more…
Can multiple users work on a help project simultaneously? There is no easy answer unless you have the right tool. What is Adobe RoboSource Control? Adobe RoboSource Control is a Software Version Control (SVC) application. SVC applications allow multiple users to work on a project simultaneously. Why should I use Adobe RoboSource Control? If you read more…
User assistance thought pioneer, Joe Welinske, has authored a valuable White Paper that addresses an important issue: how to use a flexible interaction language scheme with User Defined Variables. This blog touches on key concepts contained in the White Paper; you may download the White Paper “Interactions with User Defined Variables” by clicking here. Adobe read more…
