Context Sensitive Help Mapping (Page level help)

Hello ADP Tech Writer -

I looked at your original post and I made one error in my reply (although it doesn't change the solution): you are calling whskin_ which is not a topic file. However, you still need to call your START PAGE and append the TOPIC name to the call.

Example...START PAGE is called index.htm and an application window called Welcome. Help page called Welcome. Launch by:

[what ever method]index.htm#Welcome.htm

Just remember the START PAGE defines the layout (frames), contains no authored content, is dynamicly generated and uses the skin files to establish the look (color, fonts, etc.) of the window.

Regards,
GEWB

Hello ADP Tech Writer -

You are calling the wrong file. You are calling a TOPIC page instead of the START PAGE.

The Start Page is NOT the same as nor should it be named the same as the default TOPIC. These are separate files and do different things.

The START PAGE doesn't have any project "content" - it is the page that defines the layout of your project (the panes).

Your TOPIC pages (such as Page 1 Help) are displayed IN the START PAGE as the topic content (right pane).

So, you need to launch the START PAGE file, not the page topic file. You name your start page in File>Generate Primary Layout, the first window, Select Output Folder and Start Page text box. I leave the path "as-is" and only change the name of the htm file at the end - this is your START PAGE. We name ours "index.htm" (witohut "").

You DO NOT see or edit the START PAGE in RoboHelp. The generated output file is dynamicly created when you generate your project.

If you name your START PAGE index.htm, you call your generated project by launching the index.htm file - your help comes up and displays the navigation pane, default topic, etc. per your layout preferences. You call you START PAGE and append the TOPIC page to the call and that context sensitive topic will open in the right pane of the full help window.

Regards,
GEWB