Adobe 65030089 - Robohelp - PC Using Manual page 140

USING ROBOHELP HTML 9
Editing and formatting
You can add keyword expansions in the HTML Editor.
1 In the HTML Editor, right-click and select Edit Expansions.
2 Click New.
(Optional) Enter a new keyword in the Keyword box.
3
Enter a caption for the keyword in the Caption box.
4
5 Enter some text in the Text To Insert text area. This text appears when you select a keyword from the list in the
HTML Editor.
Click OK.
6
Change code color
You can change the color of code in the RoboHelp HTML Editor. However, the content text is always black.
1 In HTML view, right-click and select Colors.
In the Color Table dialog box, select an item and specify a color for the text, highlight, or both.
2
Click OK.
3
More Help topics
"Modify colors" on page 141
Third-party HTML editors
Using RoboHelp with other HTML editors
When using RoboHelp with a third-party HTML editor, note the following details:
• You can edit HTML in another editor while RoboHelp is open. When you open a topic in a third-party HTML
editor, RoboHelp functionality is not available. You can insert HTML code and elements, but you can't insert or
edit RoboHelp features, such as text-only pop-ups or link controls.
• Close files in the third-party editor before opening them in RoboHelp.
• If you insert an image using a third-party editor, add the image to the project Baggage Files folder. The same is true
for JavaScript-based special effects with images, including accompanying .js files.
Add an HTML editor
For a list of detected HTML editors, select Tools > Options > Associations.
1 Select Tools > Options.
Click the Associations tab. Click Add in the HTML Editors area.
2
Do either of the following: Type the name of the HTML editor. Press Enter.
3
• Select an editor from the Recommended Programs or Other Programs folder. The Name and Location boxes
display the information for the selected program.
• Click the browse button
editor.
Note: If you install a new HTML editor, you can't add it until you restart RoboHelp.
. Select the EXE file for the HTML editor and click Open. Type a name for the
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