These slides are the accompanying slides of my webinar "Beyond Help: Aggregate content with RoboHelp"? The recording is available on http://adobe.ly/12ynThq

1. Beyond HelpBeyond Help
Aggregating content with RoboHelp

2. Importing vs Linking
Prepare your documents
Linking Word
FrameMaker vs Word
Linking FrameMaker
Importing PDF
ProgrammeProgramme

3. Import:
One time conversion
Conversion setting for
every document
Not as expected?
Remove topics and
import again.
FrameMaker, DITA,
PDF, Word, XML,
Importing vs LinkingImporting vs Linking
Link:
Changes in document
indicated by RoboHelp
Conversion settings for
entire project
Not as expected?
Change settings and
regenerate topics
FrameMaker, Word

4. Make sure the document uses styles correctly.
Word only:
Replace typed TOC with Word TOC field.
Remove unneeded cover page and blank pages.
PNG settings in Word:
File > Advanced > Section General > Button “Web Options” >
“Allow PNG as a Graphics Format”
Prepare your documentsPrepare your documents

5. Supports up to Word 2010.
Workflow:
Link
Conversion settings: Styles, Table of Contents
File > Project Settings
Project Manager > HTML Files > Document properties
Convert document
Update Word document
Update RoboHelp project
Linking WordLinking Word

6. FrameMaker
Requires TCS
Styles converted
Build tags converted
(only the first time)
Variables converted
Complex PDF output
Example:
Headers/Footers/
Side heads
FrameMaker vs WordFrameMaker vs Word
Word
Requires only RoboHelp
Styles converted
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7. Supports up to FrameMaker 11 (TCS 4)
Workflow:
Link
Conversion settings
Convert document
Update FrameMaker document
Update RoboHelp project
Linking FrameMakerLinking FrameMaker

8. Works best with very simple documents.
Use only when you don’t have the original
document or the original document is
unsupported.
File > Import > PDF Document
Import PDFImport PDF

9. Check Peter Grainge’s site:
http://www.grainge.org/pages/authoring/importing/about_importing_linking.htm
More information?More information?

10. Check Peter Grainge’s site:
http://www.grainge.org/pages/authoring/importing/about_importing_linking.htm
More information?More information?