Adobe RoboHelp - Whats This? Help



The Whats This? Help can be used to add CSH to controls and fields in dialog boxes. For MS HTML Help files, the composer supports .exe, .dll and .ocx files. The Help files are created in a Context.txt file, which is then attached to the project.

Creating a Whats This? Help

To create a Whats This? Help file, expand the Context-Sensitive Help folder in the Output Setup pod. Right click on the Whats This? Help Files folder and click on Create/Import Whats This? Help File

In the Create/Import Whats This? Help File dialog box, select the text file containing the Whats This? Help content. Alternatively, you can type a name for the Whats This? Help file and RoboHelp will create a .txt file for you.

What's This

When you create a new Whats This? Help file, you will be given the option to link the topic IDs with the corresponding map numbers. We should now follow the steps given below to complete the process −

  • Enter the topic ID and the corresponding map numbers.
  • In the Topic Text field, enter the content of the topic.
  • Click on Add/Update to link the topic and the map number.
  • Click Close when done.
Help File
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