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Table of Contents
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
How to get Adobe RoboHelp (2015 release) .............................................................................................2
Make Responsive HTML5 output more findable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Dynamic Content Filters ......................................................................................................................................3
Enhanced DUCC output .......................................................................................................................................5
Dynamic filter support in context-sensitive Help .....................................................................................7
Tagged Output view ..............................................................................................................................................9
Leverage next-generation mobile publishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
NewHTML5 layouts ...........................................................................................................................................11
Enhanced search results in HTML5 output .............................................................................................. 14
Out-of-the-box support for social widgets ............................................................................................... 16
Custom fonts in EPUB files ...............................................................................................................................17
Optimized HTML5 output ................................................................................................................................18
Maintained TOC state in HTML5 output ................................................................................................... 18
Deliver content-centric apps across major platforms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Mobile app output support ............................................................................................................................. 19
Work more productively with a modern interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Easy to use Ribbon Interface ...........................................................................................................................23
Enhanced search functionality ....................................................................................................................... 24
Named conditional expressions ....................................................................................................................26
Enhanced conditional indicators ...................................................................................................................28
Remember project state ................................................................................................................................... 30
Adobe Captivate 8 support .............................................................................................................................31
Colored and grayscale icons ........................................................................................................................... 32
Out-of-the-box user interface themes ........................................................................................................ 32
Auto-hide ribbons ................................................................................................................................................33
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Contextual tabs in the new ribbon Interface ...........................................................................................33
Customizable Quick Access toolbar ............................................................................................................34
Find topics and images in Project Manager ............................................................................................. 36
Easy update of CSS styles .................................................................................................................................37
Embed online videos ..........................................................................................................................................37
Additional resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Version comparison chart ................................................................................................................................39
Product page ..........................................................................................................................................................39
User guides and Help hub pages ..................................................................................................................39
Legal notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
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Introduction
Introduction
Adobe RoboHelp (2015 release) now offers a new degree of usability to both help authors
and their users. Use new dynamic content filters to empower users to find relevant content
faster. Leverage the new HTML5 layout and contextual search results to enhance the content
consumption experience. Publish content as mobile apps for iOS and Android. Work more
productively with a ribbon UI and enhanced search functionality, including bidirectional and
multiline searches.
This guide presents you an overview of the new features and workflows in RoboHelp (2015
release). A large number of narrated videos make it easy for you to become familiar with the
enhanced UI and help you get started with this release.
Besides this Getting Started Guide, you will find the RoboHelp User Guide
resources online at adobe.com
Additional resources section of this guide.
. A collection of key RoboHelp resources is presented in the
and many other
Introduction
How to get Adobe RoboHelp (2015 release)
To try RoboHelp before buying, download a fully functional, 30-day complimentary trial version.
You can buy A dobe RoboHe lp (2015 release) t hrough the
online Adobe Store
about other ways to buy RoboHelp (2015 release), includ-
ing buying through authorized resellers or purchasing with
education or government discounts.
If you already have a license for an earlier version of RoboHelp, see the following table for special pricing.
or by calling 800-585-0774. Learn
Upgrade to Adobe RoboHelp (2015 release)
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Make Responsive HTML5 output more findable
Dynamic Content Filters
• Easily create content filter
Re-use the existing conditional tags and expressions to enable
your audience to dynamically filter the document, TOC, and
index in the final Responsive HTML5 or mobile app output
and find what is relevant to them - in just a few clicks.
Customize the dynamic content filter to enable your users to
choose what they want to see and find the right information
faster.
criteria using existing conditional tags and expressions
• Users self-select what they
want to see in final HTML5
output
Simply assign names for existing conditional tags or expressions, categorize them under any
Group you want (such as region, audience, market segment etc.), enable single or multiple
selections within a Group, and then display this two-level hierarchy as content filter criteria
in the final output.
Make Responsive HTML5 output more findable
Make Responsive HTML5 output more findable
Create and apply a dynamic content filter to Responsive HTML5 or Mobile output
1. From the Output tab, choose Responsive Layout or Mobile App.
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Make Responsive HTML5 output more findable
2. In the General tab of the Settings dialog box, click Use Dynamic Content in the Output.
If you have previously, applied a filter to the cur
filter.
3. Enter a title for the filter.
This is displayed as a title for the filter in the output.
4. (Optional) Click Add New Group to create groups for your filter criteria.
5. Select a group and click Add Criteria. You can choose to add conditional tags or conditional build expressions.
6. Use the arrow keys (or drag-and-drop) to move the groups and criteria within the filter.
7. In the output, you can provide users with mutually exclusive criteria (radio buttons)
within a group. Alternatively, you can allow users to multi-select criteria (check boxes).
To allo w u se rs to multi-selec t criteria, select Allow Multiple Selections in a Group.
8. Click Save and click Save and Generate.
Enhanced DUCC output
Use the new dynamic content filters to create enhanced DUCC
output that generates only one set of HTML5 files regardless of
the number of content categories used. Easily migrate your current DUCC outputs to new and more efficient dynamic content filter based outputs.
rent output, click Customize to edit the
• Easy migration from content
categories based output to
dynamic filter based output
• No need for multiple output
sets to suit different audiences
Leverage the dynamic content filters to deliver your Responsive HTML5 output much more
efficiently - eliminate the need of producing multiple sets of outputs to suit different audience segments and avoid duplication of content on web server.
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Enhanced DUCC output
Make Responsive HTML5 output more findable
Enhanced DUCC output
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Make Responsive HTML5 output more findable
Dynamic filter support in context-sensitive Help
• Embed content filter criteria
in Help call URL using simple
Ensure that your application users reach the most relevant Help
they need. Direct your context-sensitive Help calls to the appropriately filtered content when you use dynamic content filters in
your Responsive HTML5 output.
Provide more targeted contextual Help with URL support in the
new dynamically filtered output. Simply identify the content filters
that display the context-specific content, embed the selected content filters in the Help URL
formed by group name and item separator in a straight-forward syntax, and then use this
Help URL with the relevant arguments in the content-sensitive Help call in RoboHelp.
This enables you to take your audience directly to the topic that is already filtered with the
preferences as established by you.
syntax
• Directly take your audience
to pre-filtered context-specific content
Syntax for filter URL
<help topic url>?filter=<tag1>:<value1>,<tag2>:<value2>...
Example
If the dynamic content filter contains the groups Region (containing filters: US, Canada, UK)
and Role (Developer, Author), the CSH URL for the filter criteria US + Print is:
<help topic url>?filter=Region:US,Role:Developer
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Dynamic filter support in context-sensitive Help
Make Responsive HTML5 output more findable
Dynamic filter support in context-sensitive Help
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Tagged Output view
Make Responsive HTML5 output more findable
• Easily simulate the filtered
output and test various combinations of dynamic content
filters
• View filter names tagged
with the content for easy
Author your content, apply the appropriate conditional tags and expressions to create dynamic content experience that suits your customer needs,
and then publish and test the filters in the Responsive HTML5 output.
RoboHelp’s Tagged Output view allows you to test how filtered content
will look for different combinations of filters. The view clearly displays the
tags in the output at the locations where you applied in the content. This
makes it extremely easy to test and debug the way you have set up the
groups and criteria in the dynamic content filter.
Show tagged output
1. From the Output tab, choose Outputs (SSL) to open the Outputs pod.
2. Right-click on the required output (R
3. Choose Show Tagged Output.
If the HTML5 output is currently open in the browser, you can display the tagged output by
inserting the following after the .htm in the URL in the address bar:
?showtags=true
For example: index.htm?showtags=true
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esponsive Layout or Mobile App).
Tagged Output view
Make Responsive HTML5 output more findable
Tagged Output view
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