Customization options for a help system
We are evaluating different help authoring tools and we like the features (such as batch compilation, build tags, image annotations, etc.) offered by HelpSmith, which can be useful for our documentation.
I would like to learn more about customization options that HelpSmith provides to design the style of our help files and manuals.
How to delete unused images in a project
How can I delete all unused images in my project?
How to set meta tags for topics in a Web Help system?
Is it possible to set keywords and description meta tags for individual topics?
Can you provide instructions for this task?
How to create a template for the Markdown format
I've downloaded the latest HelpSmith version to check out the Markdown generation capability.
While it works fine on the sample help projects, on our existing projects, we do not have a template for the Markdown format. As a result, the generated documentation does not include the titles of the topics.
Q: How do I add a template for the Markdow [...]
Using XML Content Translation tool
Is it possible to use Xml Content Translator tool to translate the texts in our HelpSmith project into other languages?
What we need to do is:
Translate a copy of the existing help project.
Translate texts with an automated translation service like Google Translate.
Edit the translated texts manually to improve quality.
Translate the text and [...]
How to fit content to a printed page in PDF?
When I generate a CHM file or Web Help system, the topics appear normally.
But when generating a Printed Manual or PDF documentation, if a topic is longer than the height of the page, its content is cut off at the bottom of the page.
Please advise how I can fix this issue?
PS: BTW, I checked the HelpSmith's sample projects, and it seems to work [...]
Applying a Google font to the text in a help file
I'm a registered HelpSmith user creating a help system for my application.
My question is how can I apply a custom font to the text in my:
CHM help file
Web Help system
Is it possible to use a Google font?
How to add the ALT attribute to an image?
I would like to add a description to an image contained in a topic of my Web Help system.
For example:
<img src="..." alt="Application settings window" />
My question:
Is it possible to add the "alt=" attribute to the images in HelpSmith?
How to publish a Web Help system?
I've downloaded your HelpSmith software to create our online documentation which can be accessed by other people.
Currently we have some questions on documentation publishing:
Can we publish a generated Web Help system on our website?
How can we publish a Web Help system for use within our organization?
Is it possible to link to a specific top [...]
How to add a border around an image?
I'm using Helpsmith to create documentation for my app.
Q: Does HelpSmith allow adding a border around an image in a topic?