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brianlethert
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April 25, 2010
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Some advice for a newbie

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Sorry for the basic question, but I would like to know the advantage of robohelp over, let's say dreamweaver, for creating an online help site.

Second question:

Can robohelp create a stand-alone help utility that can sit on a local computer or be emailed? If so, would this open in Internet Explorer? Would I need some programming expertise to do this?

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    Correct answer Captiv8r

    Did you need anything else to compile it as an ebook? Or was techcommsuite all you needed?

    Thanks again!


    Yes, the eBooks are created using RoboHelp HTML to create the content as WebHelp. This is then fed into some eBook software I purchased separately. The eBook software compiles the WebHelp pages into the EXE, assigns security and other options.

    Cheers... Rick

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    Captiv8r
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    April 25, 2010

    Hi there

    For starters, I'll assume you are referring to RoboHelp HTML here.

    RoboHelp HTML and Dreamweaver are both HTML editors. But Dreamweaver is designed for working with Web Sites while RoboHelp HTML is designed for working with Help Systems.

    RoboHelp HTML offers an ability to create navigation structures such as a Table of Contents and Index. I don't believe Dreamweaver offers those features.

    RoboHelp HTML creates many types of output. All types of its output are capable of being viewed as a "stand alone" format. But usually when we think of "Stand Alone" types of help, we think of Microsoft HTML Help (CHM - pronounced chum) files. CHM format is a single file that may be E-Mailed to another user. No, you should not need any programming expertise whatsoever.

    Cheers... Rick

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    brianlethertAuthor
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    April 25, 2010

    Thanks.

    Is there a difference btw robohelp html and robohelp 8, which i would be purchasing?

    Also, doing a little more reading about AIR, do I understand correctly that I could create a help system that would operate as an AIR app?

    Is AIR a sort of virtual machine like the Java virtual machine?

    Sorry if my questions don't make sense, I'm trying to come up to speed fast.

    Thanks!

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    brianlethertAuthor
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    April 25, 2010

    I'd like to try the sample from gooberguides, but it seems to want to install like an application.

    Is that how it should work?

    Thx

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