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PMROBO
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November 22, 2016
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Is there a way to create an e-Learning module just using Rh 11 Application Help (Online Help - CHM)?

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INQUIRY: Creating an e-Learning module just using Rh Application Help (CHM file - installed locally) SSL and just using Rh 11 and with no dependencies (i.e. Rather than importing a swf  file created byCaptivate 7 files, and published to an external URL). Yes old school thinking perhaps, but I am looking for alternatives.

HISTORY: I am using Rh 11 (Technical Communication Suite). We’ve developed Captivate video tutorials which integrate with our Rh video tutorial project, and then published to an URL. These videos are only accessible via a URL from a Web Help browser.

MY QUESTION:  Is there a way to create a slide presentation using Rh alone (with no external dependencies like our Captivate videos)? 

WHAT I ENVISION: For example, does Rh have a PowerPoint functionality or a slide deck mechanism that I can use. The result, the User would be on a screen (e.g. one of our apps), wanted to know more (“How To…,”) and accesses the online help (pressing the F1 key). Within the help topic page, there would be an e-Learning hyperlink, when clicked, jumps the User to a tutorial that would allow the User to walk-through (e.g. clicking a <next> button to advanced to the next slide/screen) and this action could be done using our existing Online Help Browser (e.g. the F1 content sensitive - CHM file).

Thank you.

~PM

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Correct answer Captiv8r

Ahhh the call center. You have to love them and often you hate them, eh?

All I have to say is... HOGWASH

I've put together a video to demonstrate. It's rendering and uploading at the moment. Once it completes, I'll post again with a link to view it.

Cheers... Rick


And here is the link to the video. Hopefully it helps...

Also, (and this may be what Adobe support tried) you cannot create Responsive HTML 5 from Captivate and use that inside a CHM. I don't believe the CHM viewer knows how to deal with the HTML 5 output. So it's rather critical that you ensure the Captivate project is NOT Responsive. Then you produce it as a SWF.

Click here to view the video

Cheers... Rick

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Captiv8r
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November 22, 2016

Hi there

RoboHelp doesn't have anything built into it that would facilitate this. But that's not to say it couldn't be done if desired. For example, you are able to insert a META Refresh tag into the head area of topics to cause them to load a different topic after a set period of time. So you could construct a "self running slide show" by creating multiple topics that each present an image in succession.

But if you have Captivate available, I'm not sure why you wouldn't just do this using Captivate. Publish as a SWF from Captivate then add that to your RoboHelp project.

Cheers... Rick

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PMROBOAuthor
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November 22, 2016

Hi Rick,

Thanks for checking in, as well, sharing your knowledge.

To answer you, I was asked to see if there was a way for the user to simply follow a step-by-step (i.e. clicking a next button) tutorial rather than having an automated (video - - animation) approach. In addition, without relying on URL (i.e. posting SWF). Btw, do you have a sample RH demo project that shows the "self running slide show", I am intrigued.

Now, I did find a way to Export (Publish) a swf file into a PDF. The pdf if I am not mistaken, it encapsulates the entire file and can be played in within Adobe Reader. However, When importing this PDF (thinking I can embed the video itself into the help topic and able to be viewed via the online CHM browser; no cigar.

Thanks!

Captiv8r
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November 22, 2016

Hello again

Sounds like you may not be overly familiar with Captivate and you are thinking it only creates video type content or animations that don't pause. Captivate can indeed operate exactly as you are wanting.

When you create a Captivate output, you are able to choose SWF as an output option. (Well, you can as long as you aren't using the "Responsive" type of project.) And that SWF can be directly embedded into a RoboHelp topic.

Sorry, but I don't have any example handy for the slide show bit. I was thinking out loud about it. I suppose I could toss one together.

Cheers... Rick

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