Swapping images that have image maps

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April 27, 2010
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Using RoboHelp 8, I'm embedding images and adding half a dozen image map shapes with links to distant topics in my help project. Every time I modify an image, it seems I have to swap it out with the image I put in previously (unlike, say, in InDesign, where you can create an automatically updating link to an image). And every time I delete the image, the maps disappear and need to be re-created.

1. Is there a way to link images in RoboHelp to avoid the manual delete and replacement?

2. Is there a way to store image maps so they needn't be re-created every time their underlying image is replaced?

Thanks much.

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Captiv8r

Legend

Hi there

The key here is to avoid using RoboHelp to replace the image.

If you simply replace the image using Windows Explorer and using the same file name, the map areas will be retained. RoboHelp should be none the wiser. If the dimensions of the image changed during editing, you will need to right-click the image and choose Reset Size. But the map areas should still be present.

Cheers... Rick

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Anonymous

Rick,

I'm not seeing it. My workflow is that I created the initial gif image from Microsoft Visio, inserted the image into a topic and saved it. Then I modify the image in Visio, save with the same name, replacing the file in the same location, then I generate my project again in RoboHelp and the old image is still in place.

What must I do to tell RoboHelp to refresh the image?

Captiv8r

Legend

Hi again

Sorry, but it looks like you are bowling me a wobbly.

I thought you said you were losing the map regions. Now you are saying the image isn't updating to reflect changes.

Which is the actual issue?

Assuming the update simply saved the image in the same location from where it came, you should be seeing the updated image. As long as the image exists where RoboHelp thinks it should. If you aren't seeing the update it means one of a few things.