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Subject:Re: Help with Robo Help From:Jo Francis Byrd <jbyrd -at- byrdwrites -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Fri, 19 Jan 2001 15:19:11 -0600
Cherry,
I've done something similar. Format the tables in Word and save the Word
document as HTML. Then import the document into the RoboHTML. You may have to
reformat the tables once you're in RoboHTML (in fact, you'll probably want to do
all your formatting within RH's HTML editor, and you need to reinsert your
graphics. Just pasting them in will NOT work! You need to use RH's insert
graphic feature.
HTH
Jo Byrd
Cherish683 -at- aol -dot- com wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I am using Robo Help version 8. I have a small 15 page Word 97 document that
> has tables with text and screen captures done with Snag It version 5.
>
> I save the document, as an HTML in Word 97 but the tables and the screens
> looked terrible in HTML format. I also tried to cut and paste each page into
> Robo Help, but the tables and the screen captures did not take.
>
> Is there a way I can take this Word 97 document and put it into Robo Help with
> out doing it over from scratch in Robo Help?
>
> Thanking you in advance for any help on this issue.
>
> Regards,
> Cherry Hill
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