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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 [...]

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 [...]

I am considering purchasing a license for HelpSmith Professional or Ultimate 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!

When I create a numbered list by clicking the Write|Numbering button, the selected paragraphs turn into numbered list as expected like: Lorem ipsum dolor Lorem ipsum dolor Lorem ipsum dolor However, in some cases, when I create a new list or insert a new paragraph into an existing list, several paragraphs of this list have the same number (1 [...]

We have a HelpSmith project that we use to produce our web-based help system, and it works just fine. When we generate a PDF manual, we need to change some page settings, such as page size, margins, etc. The Page Properties button in the toolbar does not seem to work. Q: How can we change the PDF's page settings?

I have created a .CHM help file and copied it to our network, so my co-workers could check it out. However, when they open the .CHM file, they can see the list of topics on the Contents tab (i.e. in the TOC), but not the content of the topics. When clicking on any topic, no content is displayed on the right side. What am I doing wrong?

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?

I'm using HelpSmith's Image Tool to produce a help file for my application. The Capture Controls option works fine and I can add control annotations for buttons, text boxes, and other controls. Q: Is it possible to capture a menu in my application to generate a topic for it?

I have a help project in which I want to add a Related Links section at the bottom of each topic. My questions: How do I setup a Related Links section to display topics associated by keywords? Is it possible to apply these links to multiple topics? Thanks!

If we use HelpSmith Terminal Server Edition with floating licenses, will it be possible to edit the same help project by multiple users?