(Automated) Tables in RoboHelp

Question

So we have this table on Excel. It's a table with different amounts spread across multiple columns and multiple rows over many pages. The way this table is set up is that we change one amount (which is hidden) and then all other amounts change. In other words, all the formulas in the cells use that hidden number as a base. Anyway, is there a way to do a similar thing in RoboHelp? Right now, we have our manual on RoboHelp and these tables are part of a separate (Excel) document, and we want to make these Excel sheets part of the manual proper. Is it possible to do this on RoboHelp?

Thanks a lot all.

Peter Grainge · Answer

Have you tried linking to the spreadsheet? How well that works will depend on the type of output you are creating and it may not work smoothly for all users in all browsers if webhelp is your output.

RoboHelp does not offer any spreadsheet functions of its own and I don't think any HTML editor does. Tables can be created but that's a different thing.

See www.grainge.org for RoboHelp and Authoring tips

@petergrainge

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