Adobe 65030089 - Robohelp - PC Using Manual page 231

USING ROBOHELP HTML 10
Multimedia and special effects
• Dynamic effects in styles are not supported in W3C-compliant output. If you validate the code for W3C
compliance, the report can indicate errors.
Note: HTML files support DHTML effects in IE and non-IE browsers, but XHTML does not support all instances of
DHTML effects.
More Help topics
"W3C compliance" on page 136
DHTML basics
Add DHTML effects to a topic
Open a topic in the Design Editor and select an element. Do one of the following:
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• Select text.
• For paragraph-based effects, click inside the paragraph.
• For positioned boxes, select the text box so you see gray boxes on its edges.
2 Select DHTML > Insert/Edit Dynamic HTML Effects.
From the When list, select the event for initiating the effect.
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From the What list, select the effect you want to apply.
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5 From the Settings list, adjust the properties.
The DHTML effect appears with light gray hash marks
To ensure that you apply the effect to the correct topic, use the Design tag list.
Apply DHTML effects to multiple paragraphs
1 In the topic, click where you want the text box.
2 Select Insert > HTML > Text Box.
Right-click the box, and select Text Box Properties. Set properties.
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4 Type text in the box.
5 Click to select the box.
Select DHTML > Insert/Edit Dynamic HTML Effects.
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From the When list, select the event for initiating the effect.
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8 From the What list, select the effect you want to apply.
From the Settings list, adjust the properties.
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Update DHTML effects in a topic
Update Dynamic HTML (DHTML) effects by resaving topics in either of these two situations:
• You add or modify a style to include a Dynamic HTML effect. In this case, resave all topics attached to the style
sheet so that they include code for creating the effect.
• You're able to open a project in a version of RoboHelp earlier than version 8.0.
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