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How to attach files like .doc, .xls, .pdf and so on in Design Editor (WYSIWYG)

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June 24, 2011
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Hi,

I want to attach files like .doc, .xls, .pdf. etc in my Design editor, instead of importing those files. Is there any way to do that. Please help.

Thanks,
Vinay Jaassiel Kankipati

Technical Writer

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Captiv8r

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Hello Vinay

I'm not sure I totally understand what it is you wish to do. Are you saying you want to open these files and see their contents in the RoboHelp editor?

Perhaps it would help if you assume we are someone quite new and you are trying to explain how to accomplish what you want assuming that things worked exactly as you wanted. For example:

Open RoboHelp

Open a Topic for Editing

Click here

Do this

Do that

Now do the other

My thought is by knowing how you are expecting to operate that we might better advise as to whether it's possible to achieve. If so, how you might accomplish it.

Cheers... Rick

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kankipatiAuthor

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Hi,

As I clearly mentioned last time that I want to ATTACH the files in WYSIWYG and NOT IMPORT the contents of the files in WYSIWYG. For everyone's understanding I have inserted this image. When I attach files I want them to be displayed like this. So, when the WebHelp is generated, these files should look exactly the same and if double-clicked, they must open.

Thanks,

V!ñ@¥

Peter Grainge

Community Expert

It may have been clear to you but Rick's reply indicated it wasn't clear to him and I have to say it wasn't clear to me either. You attach files to emails but not to web pages including help topics, there you link to them, hence your question not being entirely clear

In help topics you create links to such files and the link can be text or an image. You would have to use images such as those posted.

Bear in mind that you have no control over what will happen when the user double clicks the link. Documents may open in their browser or in the application. That depends on their browser and the settings. You cannot force it.

Also any linked document may be searchable depending on your version of RoboHelp. Please see the forum sticky topics and in particular Before You Post. It helps with replies when we know what version of RoboHelp you are using.

See www.grainge.org for RoboHelp and Authoring tips

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