User's Discussions
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Publishing a web help system on a WordPress website
We have almost completed the creation of a web help system with HelpSmith.
I have a couple of questions:
How can we publish the help system on our website?
Is Web Help compatible with a website created using WordPress?
How to import documentation from another help authoring tool
We have documentation that was generated using another help authoring tool. While HelpSmith seems like a better fit for our needs, we need to migrate the existing documentation in order to retain styles and other formatting.
Q: What is the best way to import the existing documentation into HelpSmith?
UNICODE characters not appearing in left panel in CHM file
I am a licensed user ver 10
I use Telugu language for creating Chm files.
I am able to enter text in the topic.
But in the left panel I am getting ???? marks.
Please resolve.
How to insert a link to jump to a specific place in a topic?
I'm a creating a help system and would like to add a link that jumps to a specific point, for example, in the middle of a topic.
Does HelpSmith include such a feature?
How to create bulleted and numbered lists quickly
When editing the content of a topic in my help project, I often find myself needing to create bulleted and numbered lists with the same font and indentation settings.
Q: Is there a quick way to create these lists with the desired settings?
How to paste plain text without styles
When I copy some text from a web page in the browser, and then paste it (by pressing Ctrl+V) into a topic, it seems like HelpSmith inserts the text using the font style which is the same as on the webpage.
Q: Is it possible to paste text without a style?
Updating/Upgrading HelpSmith
What's the recommended process to update HelpSmith regardless of the version being upgraded?
Can you install the new version(s) right over the existing installation (being sure note if it's 32-bit or 64-bit) or should the previous version be uninstalled first?
Editing a help project by multiple users
If we use HelpSmith Terminal Server Edition with floating licenses, will it be possible to edit the same help project by multiple users?
How to delete unused images in a project
How can I delete all unused images in my project?