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40 topics found by tags: web help, images, screenshots, image tool.
Change the folder name of the media folder
I would like to change the folder name that stores the images of my HelpSmith project.
How do I set the new path/name for the media folder, so the images will appear in the help project.
How to link to an external PDF file from a topic of my help file
I have created a help file with HelpSmith, in which I want to reference the users to additional information that is available in external PDF documents.
How can I link to an external PDF document?
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?
Printing single page from Web Help
We are using Web Help template in our software. There is no Print Preview or Print button included into Web Help template page. Just wonder if it is possible to include it to template for user to have an easy way of printing one page, one topic at the time.
Creating a help system on Mac
Can I use HelpSmith to create documentation on Mac?
Currently I'm using HelpSmith trial under Parallels on my Macbook Pro. But will the produced help files and documents work on a Mac?
How do I set the size of the image and annotation objects?
How do I set/control the size of the image, the size of the annotations (e.g. balloons) within the image, and the size of the annotations in the tables below the image?
When I change the size of the image in the topic editor, it seems like it also scales the size of balloons, control annotations, etc.
How do I get a separate link for each topic?
How do I create a separate URL link for each topic in my web help system?
I need to be able to email a link to a specific topic to the users of my application?
Thank you!
Clickable hyperlinks in breadcrumbs
I have a Breadcrumb object in the template that applies to the topics in my .CHM help file and Web Help system that I'm creating with HelpSmith.
However, the Breadcrumb displays the path to the selected topic as regular text.
How can I enable clickable hyperlinks in the Breadcrumb's path, so the user of the help file can follow to the appropri [...]
How do I make a screenshot resizable on a mobile device?
I'm working on creation of a web help system for my project with your HelpSmith software.
If I insert an image (e.g. screenshot) from a file, how can I make it resizable in the web help system?
In other words, when the help system is viewed on a small device (e.g. tablet, smartphone), the screenshot should resize accordingly to the screen size.
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?