RoboHelp Master Class

Learn to use Adobe’s award-winning help authoring tool to author topic-based content and create sophisticated online and application-based help for your software products.

The online course is comfortably spread out over four weeks, with extra opportunity for projects and Q&A sessions.

The online class covers the same material, but in 2 full days of online training. The class is 6 hours of instruction each day, complete with conference call, interactive screensharing, and hands-on lessons.

I’ve provided the complete syllabus below, and as always, there’s room to get into the weeds if you like.

RoboHelp Course Syllabus

Introduction to Adobe RoboHelp

• Open an Existing Project
• Explore the Pods
• Create a Workspace
• Create, Edit and manage Topics
• Explore a TOC and an Index
• Generate HTML Help
• Generate WebHelp
• Generate Responsive HTML5
• Generate Compliant WebHelp

New Projects and Adding Content

• Create a Blank Project
• Create a New Topic
• Rename and Delete Topics
• Import an HTML File
• Import a Word Document
• Import a FrameMaker Document
• Import a PDF
• Edit in Code View

Project Structure and CSS

• Create Project Folders
• Create a TOC Book
• Add Pages to TOC Books
• Auto-Create a TOC
• Apply a Style Sheet to a Topic
• Apply Paragraph Styles
• Create a Style Sheet
• Create a Font Set
• Use Inline Formatting
• Create a Character Style

Editing Content

• Use Spell Check
• AutoCorrect Text
• Use the Thesaurus
• Find and Replace Text
• Create a PDF for Review
• Import Comments From a PDF

Links

• Link to a Word Document
• Edit a Linked Word Document
• Insert Hyperlinks
• Insert Bookmarks
• Insert and work with Popups
• Use Link View and Resolve Broken Links

Images and Multimedia

• Insert an Image
• Add an Image Margin
• Add a Background Image
• Add Hotspots to a Graphic
• Insert an Adobe Captivate Demo
• Use Dynamic HTML to Create a Drop-Down Hotspot
• Work with Twisties

Reusing Content

• Create a Conditional Build Tag
• Apply a Conditional Build Tag
• Create a Build Tag Expression
• Create a New TOC
• Apply Topic-Level Tags
• Create Content Categories
• Work With Variables
• Work With Snippets
• Share Dropbox Resources

Tables and Lists

• Insert a Table
• Insert a Table Row
• Work With Table Styles
• Change Table Properties
• Add a Horizontal Line
• Insert a Symbol
• Add a Bulleted List
• Create a List Style
• Edit a List Style

Indexes, Search, and Glossaries

• Run the Smart Index Wizard
• Remove and Add Index Entries
• Add Keywords via Topic Properties
• Add Subkeywords to the Index
• Create a See Also Keyword
• Insert a Link Control
• Add Custom Search Terms
• Create External Search
• Add Glossary Terms

Skins and Master Pages

• Create a New Skin
• Customize a WebHelp Skin
• Customize the Search Highlight Color
• Create a Master Page
• Edit a Master Page
• Add Breadcrumbs to a Master Page
• Add a Topic TOC

Multi-Device Support

• Create a Responsive Layout
• Generate Responsive HTML5
• Create Dynamic Filters
• Create a Mobile App

Windows, Browsing, and Context Sensitive Help (CSH)

• Create a Custom Window
• Create a Browse Sequence
• Test an API Call for Help
• Publish Content
• Review CSH Source Code
• Create a WebHelp Window
• Assign Map IDs

Docs, eBooks, and Scripts

• Enable Word Macros
• Generate a Print Doc
• Create an eBook
• Generate a Report
• Work with Scripts