INTRODUCTION
Defining the different Help systems
Describing the different output types
Defining HTML-based Help
Defining browser-based Help
PLANNING A HELP SYSTEM
Structuring a Help system
Using the Systematic approach
Evaluating the effectiveness of your Help system
CREATING A NEW PROJECT
The authoring environment
Working with the WYSIWYG editor
Creating a new topic
Checking your settings
WORKING WITH FILES AND FOLDERS
Importing from MS Word
Creating headers and footers
Creating topic templates
Organising the Project Manager
WORKING WITH STYLES
Creating style sheets
Best practice for using style sheets
Using embedded styles
CREATING LINKS
Linking topics
Viewing and testing hyperlinks
ADDING A TABLE OF CONTENTS
Creating a TOC
Adding books and pages
Rearranging books and pages
GENERATING HTML HELP LAYOUTS
Primary layouts and single source layouts
Using the Output View pane
CREATING AN INDEX
Strategies for indexing
Adding index keywords
Smart indexing
PROJECT REVIEW AND DISTRIBUTION
Distributing online Help
Generating printed documentation
Updating a WebHelp project
Adding navigation
Adding bookmarks and image maps
Working with tables
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