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Subject:Re: Create a Help file like Adobe's? From:Bryan Sherman <bsherm -at- gmail -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Fri, 3 Dec 2004 16:37:31 -0500
One concern... wouldn't that require that the end-user have Acrobat?
May not be an issue with your audience, but I am not sure you can
assume everyone has Acrobat Reader installed.
On Fri, 3 Dec 2004 16:07:18 -0500, William Roy <roywh -at- jmu -dot- edu> wrote:
>
> Hey Everyone,
>
> I'm working on a project that needs serious help revision - all the way down
> to tools. RoboWord pretty much bites. I suggested the alternative of using
> PDF files. We have about 6 PDF modules, just to help updating and download
> time.
>
> HERE IS MY QUESTION: If you have Acrobat 6 Standard or Professional, you
> will notice that the complete Help found under the Help menu opens a new
> window with a pretty nice interface that loads the PDF. Is it possible to
> create one like this? What are they doing? I looked at the program files and
> couldn't find anything useful except that the files are actually separate
> PDF files that open like any other PDF, but some program or code must be
> running before it opens when you click it in the Help menu.
>
> Finding out how to work with the Adobe interface would be useful for just
> about anyone that writes Help files. Check your own Help file out and see
> how nice it is!
>
> Thanks,
> ~William
>
> PS: had to post again b/c only plain text emails allowed
>
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