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How can I disable drag and drop editing in the Design view? I often am trying to select multiple paragraphs to apply a style, but sometimes, without realizing it, I am actually moving text when i drag the mouse. I never use drag and drop editing and have turned it off in other products but cannot figure out how to do that in Robohelp. Thanks.

RH says it can't find Word on my PC. Can't update in RH (option greyed out) or Bridge - it can't check for updates

Hi all,This one has me stumped. Some of the files in our RH projects are in all upper-case.  In these all-cap files, the RH search isn't working, even if I copy'n'paste the term from the content into the Find box.  (It DOES work if I search the source, but just searching the page doesn't.)If I duplicate the file and the dupe is in lower-case, search works like you'd expect.In the example below, the same term is in both of these files. But you can only get a search result on the acheck file -- the ACTRENUM one returns zilch.My *guess* is the problem is more with the .HTML extension than the filename itself, but a guess is all it is.Has anyone seen this before? And maybe encountered a way to fix it without duplicating possibly dozens of files? (This is RH 2015 btw)Thanks!Christian

I'm developing a responsive HTML5 application where the same pages, that will be viewed on smartphones, should have different content when viewed in the desktop version.For example, on a specific page to be viewed on desktop version, I will provide a full-size horizontal infographic. This same page, when viewed on smartphone, will have another version of the infographic, smaller and vertical.I made tests putting the two versions of the content (desktop and smartphone) in a same page HTML, each inside a different DIV (_desktop  and _smartphone). Then, through the CSS code below I can hide one or other DIV depending on the size of the screen:@media (max-width: 760px) {# _desktop {Display: none;}}@media (max-width: 760px) {# _smartphone {Display: inline;}}The problem is that bookmarks links directed to one version (desktop for example) do not work for the other version (smartphone) even though they are duplicated in both versions.Because of this, in the smartphone version the links o

I have few question question regarding importing word 2016 document into RoboHelp 2015:1. Is RoboHelp 2015 Support importing the word 2016 Documents (64 bit)?2. Can RoboHelp 2015 work with any MS Word Version(2013-2016) 32 bit ?3. From one of the forums, we understood that RoboHelp 2015 supports only word 32 bit version  -                a)What is the patch we need if we continue working on 64 bit version of  Word 2016?               b)How soon in future we see RoboHelp 2015 Compatible with Word 2016(64 bit) assuming everyone is on 64 bit software these days?

We are currently using RoboHelp 9, but because the company is going to upgrade to Word 365, we are having issues creating wordfiles. We are looking into upgrading our Technical Communication Suite, or perhaps only RoboHelp, to 2017. Is it possible to open our RoboHelp 9 projects in RoboHelp 2017?

When I try to import a Word doc into Robohelp 11, I receive an error message that Robohelp does not detect MS Word and that I need to install the program. I don't understand why I am getting this message. I have MS Word 2016 installed. Does anyone know how I might set Robohelp to detect Word and import Word documents?

I created a new Master Page in my RoboHelp2015 project. Previously when I created a new topic, the topic title automatically appeared in the title when I opened it to edit. But with the new Master Page, it does not. Is there a specific code that I need to add to my Master Page? Currently, I have text in place of the title in the Master Page.

If a topic in my RH project has only 1 heading, I don’t want a mini-TOC; if a topic has more than 1 heading, I do want a mini-TOC.How do I do this? I’m using RoboHelp 2015.

Hi! I am using Robohelp HTML and version 11.0.0.179. I am new to Robohelp and don't understand most of it. I have finished my project and when my co-worker generates the file, the pages look nice (full pages). But when I generate it, I get pages that end when the text or images are done. We generate it from the same location (on our network). I've even tried generating from my local drive and it still does not work.Co-workers generated file:My generated file:She said it had something to do with the unchecking of the "Limit the scope of project styles only to topic contents" in the Optimization section when generating the file, and it's unchecked, but still looks like above.

Hi,I just downloaded the latest version of Robohelp 2017 but a script error is occurring when I click the "preview" button of the Multiscreen HTML5 Settings window.The translation of the error (see the image below) description is something like:Error in script for this pageLine: 155Character: 3"Can not get 'makeFullUrl' property of undefined or null reference"Code: 0URL: file:///C:/Users/gianz/Documents/_clever%20corp/_totvs/mktg_02/03_desenvolvimento/13_robo_help/Totvs_14/!ScreenLayout!/Android_Tablet_Layout/!preview_folder_1!/template/scripts/loadcsh.jsDoes anyone know the reason for the error, please? Thanks!

i have a help project created with RoboHelp 2017 , HTML Output .. i need to integrate it with my Web App (ASP.NET C#) ,i checked the manual , and followed the steps ,Copied RoboHelp_CSH.cs into the Solution,tried to add a reference for MSXML2.DLL but it wasn't there (i run Windows 10) so i downloaded it off the internet ..but i'm still getting issues like "using HHCTRLLib;" this library is no where to be found and i even can't find it on the interneteven the RoboHelp_CSH.cs file which the manual instructed to fetch from the RoboHelp installation folder is full of errors and undefined referencesplease advice ..

For a legacy system, I require the updated MDBMS.dll file in the APSB13-24.zip referenced in the Robohelp Security Bulletin APSB13-24 (Adobe - Security Bulletins: APSB13-24 - Security update available for RoboHelp)​  Unfortunately, when I follow the link to the ZIP file (http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/downloads/APSB13-24.zip), I get a 404 error page.How can I obtain this file?

I wonder if some of you have had the same issues I have with my Robohelp 2015 project.The issue seems to rear it's head periodically throughout the day with my userbase of the Robohelp project.Basically, the search function fails to find the results it should. Example, You search the word "Computer" and the results should yield a document called "Fixing your computer". Instead, you get a message from the search that no results were found. You then perform a refresh of the site and right away the project will find said document.Sometimes, the search will return certain documents but not all that it should according the searched phrase/words.This issue occurs on both IE and Chrome and on any number of Windows workstations. This as you can imagine can be quite frustrating as users will search for an item and be unaware that the search function is not working correctly as there is no message stating that the system is not working as it should.Any help is much appreciated,Ian

Each time I try to create a docx file (from a RH10 project). RoboHelp crashes. I have included a screenshot. How do I fix this?It also crashes if I select .doc.If I select 'Generate individual documents' instead of 'Generate single document' it crashes and displays 'Failed to build 'Title Page' as the last line.(I opened a sample project and I can save that to docx with no problems.)I'm afraid windows has dimmed the text showing the progress RoboHelp has made.It says:Starting to build Printed Documentation...Printed Documentation processor 12.0.1.338Building C;\Users......Preparing to create Printed Documentation...Clearing output folder...Preparing files for Print Document...Copying files...Updating files...inished preparing in 3 seconds.Preparing environment...Warning: illegal style mapping from paragraph style (span_bullet) to list style (BulletList)Printed Document Generator Environment: Word 15.0.4763, OS.6.1.7601. RAM 4015 M BytesBuilding Printed Documentation 'Printed Documentat

Hi, I am working on RoboHelp 10, and trying to use the functionality that iFrames include. But I am facing a bit of a problem here. Here's what I have:Topic A - the master topic.Topic B - containing part BTopic C - containing part C, andTopic A = part B + part C. The three topics are referenced at different places. I have tried using iFrames in Topic A for the B and C part, but the place I'm stuck at is that iFrames pull the entire content from Topic B and C. What I am trying is just to call the topic body (excluding the topic intro and conclusion), as Topic A has some other common information.Is is possible to just call selective content from a topic? Any help would be much appreciated.Thanks

Hi all,I'm working on a small Responsive help file using Theme 1_ Standard. I need to remove the search option that shows up on the bottom of every page. Looking at the code, I believe it's the search results widget that's hard-coded into the theme. Swear I've removed it before in *another* Help file, but can't remember how it was accomplished. Image attached.Thanks!Julie

What I understand from other posts in this forum is that if everything goes well during a compile, the !chm folder goes away after the file is successfully compiled. Mine does not go away, and it seems to contain a duplicate of everything in the root help folder, which is just wasting space as far as I can tell.When I compile, I get an HHC5003 Error stating that compilation failed while compiling a specific html file that I simply cannot find in the folder. The "file" appears to be a URL. After the error, I get a message that the file did not compile, but I also get "Compilation complete."The help file works just fine and I cannot figure out how to resolve an error about a file that does not exist.To be complete, what happens in the output view is that while RH compiles the .chm file it lists  the .HHC and .HHK file, then the HTML files, the GIFs, and PNGs. This is what shows up after that:RoboHHRE.lngProlith.hhcProlith.hhkchip-prolith.htmlHHC5003: Error: Compilation failed while

Hello Rh gurus…I am using Rh 11 (HTML).Configuration/Settings: The Printed Documentation Section Layout is as follows:Cover pageCopyrightTOCChapter LayoutGlossary (issue I am having with)The problem: Rh generation insists the “Glossary Heading” to be centered (by default) on my printed Word document.Word.dot template settings: I am able to set/save my “Glossary Heading” styles in my Word.dot Left Justified (under Modify Style).Research: Per Rh documentation, there are three Styles used:The glossary document uses three styles that are copied to the Word document:Glossary Heading: The style used for the header letters (A, B, and so on). If the project has a specified language, the header letters are localized in that language.Glossary Label: The style used for the glossary terms.Glossary Definition: The style used for glossary definitions. Definitions appear on the same line as terms, with a hanging indent for subsequent lines.Page numbers for the glossary document are Arabic (1, 2, 3, a

Hi everyone. Long time no speak! I've got a general query that I'm hoping some bright person can provide an insight with.We are looking to move from our current knowledge base and user community provider. They are on the same platform. The great and the good here started thinking that having the user community and knowledge base on the same platform was the way to go. I've managed to convince them that this may not be the best way to go. The primary reasons for this is that all of the tools I've seen don't have anywhere near the same capabilities as RoboHelp.Now here's the thing. The community will still exist somewhere, and we want the community users to be able to search for the knowledge base content. Not only that, but support desk staff want knowledge base content to be "publicized" in the community according to the case being raised. They are looking at Zendesk, but I quickly poured scorn on their knowledge base's editor! So my question is, does anyone have any idea whether it wo

I am trying to convert FM paragraph styles in my help to dropdown captions and dropdown texts in RH, but in the CSS and the style mapping dialog, there are no appropriate styles to choose. I know that the dropdown styles exist in the English version of RH, but for some reason they must have gone missing in the German version. I only found the Hyperlink styles for Dropdown-Hotspots, but I can't map those to my FM styles – I am not sure if this would be the right way to go about this anyway.Is there any way to get the dropdown styles to display in RH?Christa

I'm using RoboHelp 2017 and the HTML5 output Azure Blue. In RoboHelp 11 and earlier, we used a skin with a Show and Hide button in the toolbar. This along with some JavaScript expanded or closed all dropdowns on a given topic. Again, the buttons were in a toolbar and not part of the actual topic.Now, in the HTML5 output, I am trying to do the same thing but with no luck. I can create a show all button using Peter Grainge's "twisty2b.js" but only when I put the button inside the topic. When I place the button in the "functionholder" area (just above the topic), the button does not work.I have tried various Grainge and van Weelden scripts, put the scripts in various places and made sure the paths were correct, used all sorts of options for the button including simple onClick="show" and other things.Can anyone please help?

I've created an html/css3 page and pasted it into the RoboHelp text area for the css and body individually. While it works when I preview it in RoboHelp, IE, and Firefox using Windows 10, after it's uploaded the responsiveness doesn't work correctly from my mobile phone or ipad. Also, my co-workers who have an earlier version of windows also view a layout that is all messed up. What is causing this? (I do not want to use the HTML5 responsive layouts provided by RoboHelp.) Please see the temporary link here: http://robohelp2.rlicorp.com/robohelp/server?area%3Dgeneral%26mgr%3Dagm%26agt%3Dwsm%26wnd%3DRLink3%7CRLink3%20No%20Background%26tpc%3D%2Frobohelp%2Frobo%2Fserver%2Fgeneral%2Fprojects%2FRLink3%2FErika_Take_3.htm%26ctxid%3D8%26project%3DRLink3Thank you.

Hi,I had created a merged project in Robohelp 8.0.2 and I wish to include a button in the main toolbar along with Contents, Search, Index, Glossary for downloading the help file in PDF format. Though I had created a custom button using the Skin editor in Robohelp, I want to know how to link the PDF file to it, so that when the user clicks the link, it has to prompt for download. I have attached a screenshot below to define the same.I had included the PDF file in Baggage files and generated the outputWhen I click the link in generated output, it opens the PDF rather than prompting to download.When I close the PDF, the contents screen goes blank/black as shown below:Is there a way to prompt for downloading the help when the user clicks the download pdf link in help?Let me know your thoughts on thisThanks & regardsPan_sel

Hello,I have a .hlp file and I can't open its argument from my window application. Can you help me please?Could I convert the .hlp into .chm file? In case of yes how?Gianluca