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April 25, 2006
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Print Only One Page

  • April 25, 2006
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Is there a solution for my users to print only one page of a topic? I would like to use a print button for this.
Thanks,
Duke
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Inspiring
May 1, 2006
Yes, you'll need to update the Word document each time you make a change to the corresponding topic. However, this process shouldn't take too much time. You should consider using the Status field for each topic, which can be set to "In Progress," "Ready for Review," and "Complete." Assuming that each topic is marked "Complete" when you begin making this month's changes, you can:

1. Mark each edited topic "In Progress."
2. Sort by Status in RH's Topics tab to identify all WIPs.
3. Generate printed output that includes only those topics.
4. Reimport the Word document.

As for where to store them - I don't see any harm in generating to the root of the source file. Personal preference, however, would lead me to store the files in separate folders. It really depends on your folder schema, in my opinion.

-Chet
Inspiring
May 1, 2006
Oddly enough, if you generate printed documentation to the default SSL folder and then attempt to link the output to the CHM file, you will NOT be prompted to copy the file to the root project directory, and the link will NOT work. (It didn't work for me, anyway.) So I'd generate to the root directory.

-Chet
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RoboColum_n_
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April 25, 2006
Hi Duke. If you are referring to printing a page of a CHM file there is already an inbuilt facility when the print button or menu item is used. The user is asked whether they wish to print only that topic or all the topics under it in the TOC.
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April 25, 2006
I'm actually using RoboHELPHTML X5 WebHelp. Any solution for this?
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April 26, 2006
Duke -

If you want a button on the page itself, the print(); function will work for this. If you want it in the toolbar or elsewhere, you'll have to specify the frame as well. Here is a thread about printing from frames:

thread about printing from frames

Just for clarification before I start checking frames: I want to have a button, pref on the the toolbar, that will let the user print the topic page that he/she is looking at. Some of my topics have several pages. I want the user to be able to print only one page. Will your solution enable the user to print a single page?
Regards,
Duke