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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?
Opening a specific topic in a Web Help system (by clicking on the "topic.htm" file)
I have generated a Web Help system with HelpSmith by importing topics from my Word document. HelpSmith has generated separate .HTM files for each topic in the Web Help's output folder.
But if I open one of the HTML files, it opens the Web Help system, but does not open the particular help topic. What I am doing wrong?
Interestingly, when th [...]
Lifetime license or annual subscription?
I am considering purchasing a license for HelpSmith Standard or HelpSmith Professional edition.
Please let me know if the license cost is an annual subscription, or lifetime license?
If I purchase a license, will it include support and upgrades for one year?
Thanks!
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?
Is it possible to re-use the same image in multiple topics?
I am evaluating the HelpSmith trial and it seems very good for my needs.
Just wondering, does HelpSmith allows reusing an image in other topics?
For example, if I have inserted an image in one topic, can I insert it (i.e. link to the same image file), in another topic. If so, when I need to update the image (e.g. a screenshot of my application) [...]
The Search function in my CHM help file does not work
I have compiled a help project as a CHM help file, but when I enter a keyword on the Search tab, it does not find any topics in the help file despite the topics actually contain text that matches the keyword.
So my question is:
How do I enable the search function in my CHM file?
How to insert video from YouTube?
I have a video tutorial located on my YouTube channel.
Q: Is it possible to insert a YouTube video into a topic in my help file?
Using tab stops in HTML Help and Web Help formats
I'm using tab stops to align text in a help topic.
While editing the topic in HelpSmith, the tab stops work fine.
But when I create CHM help file or Web Help, the lines are not formatted properly.
How can I fix this, so that the lines to be formatted properly both in HelpSmith and in compiled help file?