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June 9, 2015
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Quick Parts in RoboHelp

  • June 9, 2015
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Hi,

Is there any feature like Quick Parts (from MS Word) in RoboHelp? I need to use some piece of text repetitively in a topic. I do not want to use it as snippet as some text or numbers would change.

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    kshb83260698
    kshb83260698Author
    Participating Frequently
    June 10, 2015

    Hi,

    Captiv8r‌, I tried using variables but that is not what I am looking for. Thanks.

    Amebr‌, I want to insert a piece of text, something like:

    1. Base 1: A1 | Base 2: T2 | Base 3: A4

            Concept: This text would change for each instance.

            Background: This text would also change for each instance.

    Peter Grainge
    Peter Grainge
    Braniac
    June 10, 2015

    I think you need something like a macro tool. There are many free ones out there and some are designed to just insert text that you are then free to edit. Of course after that it is standalone text so there is no easy one place to change all.

    Yankee Clipper is free and seems to work well but there are others that you may prefer. I use Macro Express as that does so much more than just insert text but it is not free. You pay your money, or not, and make your choice.

    See www.grainge.org for RoboHelp and Authoring tips

    @petergrainge

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    Amebr
    Braniac
    June 11, 2015

    Well...yes, I need a Macro tool. Will check out the free ones.

    Thank you!

    --Kshitija


    If Peter's suggestion of boilerplate is what you are after, then snippets can be used to do this. You would insert the snippet, right-click on it and select Convert to HTML Text. Then you can edit it as you wish. Although the macro tools are useful as they can generally be bound to shortcut keys or custom buttons for quicker entry.


    (P.S. To use a snippet in a list, I recommend you create the snippet text as plain paragraphs without numbering or indents. You can then drag this into a step in your list and it will be inserted into the list correctly. If you try to make the snippet a list, you can get some strange indenting happening.)

      Captiv8r
      Captiv8r
      Braniac
      June 9, 2015

      Hi there

      While reading your thread, upon seeing your description of Quick Parts, Snippets are precisely what came to mind. But then you shot them down. Aside from using a Snippet, the only other thing that comes to mind is to declare and use variables.

      Cheers... Rick

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      Amebr
      Braniac
      June 10, 2015

      Perhaps you could provide a specific example of what you need to do? There are a number of options and/or workarounds I can think of, but impossible to really recommend any without knowing a bit more about what you want to achieve.

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