Embedding Help content within an application

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January 12, 2015
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I am investigating possible methods of embedding Help content within an application, and wondered what experience people have of doing this. I would also be interested in the pros and cons of the various RoboHelp outputs for embedding Help

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Jeff_Coatsworth

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Really no differences in how to include Help in an application; your main consideration is size – one of my projects is webhelp that I ship separately outside of the software installer because it would bloat the software installer up too much. Another of my projects ships locally-installed AIRHelp and that one is included in the build of the software. It’s still small enough that it’s not having much impact on installer size. You should have a chat with your developers to see how they are able to include the help you produce with their installers.

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DenetiAuthor

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Thanks very much for your comments. Apologies, I should have provided more details: I am looking into ways of permanently displaying Help information within an application, rather than having to access a separate Help file. For example, This could be through a window that is permanently displayed in the application, or through adding relevant Help content within dialogs. Using tooltips for buttons and menu items is also a consideration. I was wondering what other users of Robohelp recommend, and which output would be most appropriate. Any comments or advice would be appreciated.

Jeff_Coatsworth

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Ah, embedded help like that is usually done in the code itself (as opposed to a separate help file) and compiled as part of the application itself; you’ll have discuss with the developers on what they want from you content-wise.

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