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37 topics found by tags: html help (chm), web help, pdf, image tool, images, screenshots, annotations.
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 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 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 [...]
How to update a screenshot in my help project?
In my HelpSmith project, I have a screenshot which is used in multiple topics.
How can I replace/update the screenshot image with a newer version?
How do I organize images in my HelpSmith project?
I have a big number of images and screenshots in my HelpSmith project. Currently I want to re-organize the project's Media Repository, so I can easily find and update them.
For example, I would like to organize my media files as follows:
Rename each image file according to the subject;
Move selected images to a topic-specific folder;
My quest [...]
How to update font in the generated tables?
I'm using the HelpSmith's Image Tool to capture screenshots and then export control annotations into the help topic.
Is there a way to change the font name and text color in the generated tables without editing each table individually?
What is the difference between Keywords and A-Keywords?
I've been using the HelpSmith help authoring tool to create help files and manuals for about a year.
I use Keywords to create the Index section of my help file, but wondering what is the difference between Keywords and A-Keywords?
Can you please provide an example of using A-Keywords?
Is it possible to create a protected Web Help system? (Access restriction options?)
We want to publish a web-based documentation on our website, but we want to restrict access to some sections for specific users.
For example, we need to allow access to a web help section, or particular topics:
By user login/password.
By a special URL link/token.
Does HelpSmith provide an option to restrict access to the documentation?
How to add a collapsible section? (problem with a table)
In my help file I want to put some content into a collapsible section, as implemented in one of your sample projects.
The Toggle JS script (which is available in the sample project) works fine for regular text, user instructions, etc.
Problem:
But when I try to apply the Toggle script to the annotation tables which are generated below a screens [...]
Compiled help system does not display the topic titles?
When I compile my help project as a CHM file or Web Help system, it works fine, but when opening any topic, it does not display the topic's title.
What I am doing wrong?