Introduction to RoboHELP        
  Online Help in the Windows Environment        
    Parts of the WinHelp System 
    Default Help System Menus   
    Navigating in Windows Help  
  What is RoboHELP?     
    Authoring vs. Information Delivery  
    RoboHELP and Word create WinHelp    
Creating an Online Project      
  Tricks and tips for fine-tuning the environment       
    Improving the Word Environment      
    Improving the Windows Environment   
    Minimum Recommended Setup for Help Authoring        
  Creating a new RoboHELP Project       
    To create a new project using the RoboHELP shortcut or Start Menu   
    To create a new project from within Microsoft Word  
    Starting our project        
  Additional Settings at the Beginning of a project     
    Project Directory Structure 
    Setting the Browse Sequence 
  The RoboHELP Process  
Introduction to Hypertext Concepts
  What is Hypertext?    
    Definitions 
    Where did the idea of hypertext come from?  
    Who coined the term?        
    Endless proliferation and application       
  Hierarchical Systems Versus Web-Based Structures      
    Hierarchical systems        
    Web-based structures        
    Indexes     
    WinHelp and hypertext structure     
  What is Online Information?   
Creating Topics 
  WinHelp Topics        
    What is a Help Topic?       
    WinHelp and Topics  
  Creating Topics       
    Creating Topics "On the Fly"        
    Parts of the Insert New Help Topic Dialog Box (Advanced)    
    Deleting Help Topics        
  The WinHelp Index: Defining your Search Keywords      
    Keyword Indexing Guidelines 
    Generating Keywords Automatically   
    Creating Keyword Entries in RoboHELP        
  Creating Topics for use as Popups or Hidden Help      
    Changing a Standard Help Topic into a Popup Topic 
Hotspots and Hypertext Jumps    
  Creating Hypertext Jumps with RoboHELP        
    Hypertext Jumps     
    Web versus Hierarchical Jumps       
    Creating a Topic Jump       
    Adding a Topic When Creating a Topic Jump   
    Creating a Popup Jump       
  Editing and Deleting Hypertext Jumps  
    Editing Hypertext Jumps     
    Deleting Hypertext Jumps    
  Automatic Linking of Jumps and Popups 
Adding Information to your Project      
  New Documents and Limited Text        
    Adding a New Document to your RoboHELP Project      
    Cutting and Pasting Text into your Project
  Importing Existing Documents  
    Why Should I Import an Existing Document?   
    A Possible RoboHELP Scenario        
  Importing versus Conversion   
    Import Documentation        
    Conversion  
    Adding an Existing Document to Your Help Project    
Organizing Your Online Project  
  Planning: Project Structure and Design        
    Base Project Plan   
    Manual and Online Style Guides and Procedures       
    Directory Structure and Naming Conventions  
    Review and Testing Procedures       
    Project Notebook, Archiving, and Backup Procedures  
  Organizing Your Topic Structure       
    Structure   
  Flowcharting Your Help Structure      
    Sample Hierarchical Flowchart       
    Sample Linear Flow Chart with Links 
Writing and Design Strategies   
  Writing for Online is Different       
    Structure of text   
    A Look at the Microsoft Minimalist Model  of Help   
    Rules of Thumb      
  The Parts of Online Help Topics       
    A Few Basic Design Considerations   
Formatting Your RoboHELP Project        
  Using Styles in RoboHELP      
  Modifying RoboHELP templates  
    About Microsoft Word Styles 
    About RoboHELP Styles       
    Changing the Styles in a Help Document      
  Creating a Help Topic Non-scrolling Region    
    Setting up a Non-scrolling Region   
  Working with Tables   
    WinHelp Table Limitations   
    Creating a Table with an Underlined Caption 
    Create a Complex Table in Word      
Working with Graphics and Segmented Hypergraphics       
  Graphics and WinHelp  
    Taking Graphics Online is Harder Than You Think
    Graphic File Formats Compatible with WinHelp        
    Converting an Image to a Metafile   
    Designing Online Screens with Graphics      
    Controlling Image and File Size     
  Capturing and Editing Screen Images   
    Using the Windows Screen Capture  
    ALT + PRINT SCREEN Example  
    Using Paintbrush as Bitmap Editor   
  Inserting Graphics    
    Images Placed by Pasting or Inserting       
    Images Placed by Reference  
    Wrapping Text Around Graphics       
    Using Bitmap References     
    Removing Embedded Graphics  
  Hotspots and Hotspots and Segmented Hypergraphics     
    Creating a Hotspot Graphic  
    Creating a Segmented Hypergraphic   
  Common Online Image Problems  
    Displaying Large Graphics   
    Scaling Graphics    
Changing the Look of Your Help System   
  Effective Use of WinHelp Windows      
    Screen Units Versus Pixels  
    Window Size and Position   
    Working with Popup Windows 
    Working with Secondary Windows      
    Creating Secondary Windows  
    Creating a Secondary Window Footnote        
Creating Help Contents  
  Creating a .CNT File  
    Contents Tab Issues 
    Adding Books to the Contents Tree   
    Adding Subordinate or Ordinate Books to the Contents Tree   
    Advanced Topic Page Options 
    Positioning Books and Topic Pages in RoboHELP       
  Grouping Multiple Help Files  
Understanding Help Macros       
  Overview of Help Macros       
    Defining a Help Macro       
    Different Kinds of Macros   
  Creating Macros with RoboHELP 
    Alink Macros for See Also Jumps
  Useful Macros to Know 
    JumpContext (JC)    
    PopupContext (PC)   
    JumpContents        
    CreateButton (CB)   
    CloseWindow 
    CopyTopic   
    ExitWinHelp 
    Print       
Authoring Custom Buttons        
  Custom Buttons        
    Defining Authorable Buttons 
    Adding Buttons to Windows in the Contents Tab Composer 
Working with Context Sensitive Help
  Map Numbers        
    Defining Map Numbers 
    AutoCreating Map Numbers
	Importing Program Map Numbers
  Issues with Context Sensitivity 
Compiling and Troubleshooting Your Help Project 
  Compiling  Your Project       
    Quick Checking the Project Before Compiling 
    Compiling Your Help Project 
  Locating Errors       
    To locate an error in a help topic  
    Locating an Error in the Project File or Map File   
Assorted Useful Information     
  WinHelp Punctuation   
  Tricks and Tips       
Glossary of Terms
Index