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USING ROBOHELP HTML 9
Generating Help and printed documents
Configure the Help application installer
You configure the settings for the Help application installer.
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In the General tab of the Adobe AIR dialog box, set the following under the Installer Settings group:
A digital signature ensures that the Help system (or its updates) has not been altered or
Digital Certificate
corrupted since it was created. All Adobe AIR applications require a digital signature and can't be installed without
one. If your organization has purchased one from a certificate authority, click Browse to select it. Otherwise, click
Create to create a self-signed (and reusable) certificate. See
Enter the password assigned to the digital certificate.
Password
Select to include a timestamp on the digital certificate. The timestamp provides information on
Include Timestamp
how long the certificate is valid.
Specify the program menu folder name. For example, on Windows, the string that you
Program Menu Folder
specify is appended to form the path Start > Programs > [program menu folder name] > [Help system title].
Create content categories
Create content categories to publish the output as a package of user-centric Help systems (for example, a package of
Help systems for different user roles, geographies, products, or platforms).
End users view the output as an integrated package of Help systems and have the flexibility to select the Help system
they want to access from a drop-down list. Each Help system has its own TOC, index, browse sequences, and search.
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In the Content Categories tab of the Adobe AIR dialog box, do the following:
• To create a content category, click New and specify a name.
• To rename a content category, select the category. Click Rename and specify another name.
• To delete a content category, select the category and click Delete. Click Yes to confirm.
• To change the order of the content categories in the drop-down list from which users select, use Up or Down keys.
• To specify a content category as the default catgory, click Set As Default.
Configure content
You configure the presentation of content in the Help application. If you've created content categories, configure the
presentation of content for each category.
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In the Content tab of the Adobe AIR dialog box, set the following for each content category:
Specify a title for the content category. The title appears in a drop-down list and helps users to
Content Title
navigate to a content category.
Note: If you've not created content categories, skip this field. RoboHelp uses the title you specified in Help Settings in
the General tab.
Select the TOC to be displayed in the generated Help. See "TOCs" on page 165.
Table Of Contents
Select the index to be displayed in the generated Help. See "Indexes" on page 170.
Index
Select the glossary to be displayed in the generated Help. See "Glossaries" on page 184.
Glossary
Select a variable set to override the default variable set in the generated Help. See
Variables Set
variables" on page 149.
The topic that appears when Help opens. By default, the first topic in the table of contents is the
Default Topic
default topic.
"Create a self-signed digital
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certificate" on page 291.
"User-defined
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