TechWhirl (TECHWR-L) is a resource for technical writing and technical communications professionals of all experience levels and in all industries to share their experiences and acquire information.
For two decades, technical communicators have turned to TechWhirl to ask and answer questions about the always-changing world of technical communications, such as tools, skills, career paths, methodologies, and emerging industries. The TechWhirl Archives and magazine, created for, by and about technical writers, offer a wealth of knowledge to everyone with an interest in any aspect of technical communications.
Re: Anyone had problems with the Help in Doc-To-Help?
Subject:Re: Anyone had problems with the Help in Doc-To-Help? From:"Mike Starr" <mike -at- writestarr -dot- com> To:<techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>, "Tim Mantyla" <TimMantyla -at- nustep -dot- com> Date:Mon, 5 Nov 2007 17:00:09 -0600
No, what I meant was when I inserted the images into my word document, I
used this process:
Insert>>Picture>>From FIle...
Word displays an Insert Picture dialog box.
Browse to the image, select it, then rather than clicking the Insert button,
click the arrow on the right side of the Insert button and choose Link to
File
The difference is that the picture isn't actually stored as part of the Word
document file. Whenever you open the document, Word grabs the image file and
displays it as part of the document. Makes for much smaller Word documents.
Not only that but you can use the same image in several places in the
document and if the image changes, you only need to update one copy of the
image.
Best regards,
Mike
--
Mike Starr WriteStarr Information Services
Technical Writer - Online Help Developer - Website developer
Graphic Designer - Desktop Publisher - MS Office Expert
Phone: (262) 694-1028 - Tollfree: (877) 892-1028 - Fax:(262) 697-6334
Email: mike -at- writestarr -dot- com - Web: http://www.writestarr.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tim Mantyla" <TimMantyla -at- nustep -dot- com>
To: <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>
Cc: <mike -at- writestarr -dot- com>
Sent: Monday, November 05, 2007 1:29 PM
Subject: Re: Anyone had problems with the Help in Doc-To-Help?
> Thanks for your detailed reply and endorsement, Mike. (And John and
> others!)
> Do you mean that you put a link to the screenshot in the doc instead of
> the actual image?
> Does the image appear as itself or as a link?
>
> Would the user have to have the upgraded version of Acrobat to allow them
> to click on the links and go to the image?
>
> Tim Mantyla
>
>> imported my Word document. D2H was the only one that actually imported
> the
>> Word document without losing all of the screen captures I had used in
> the
>
>> Mike Starr WriteStarr Information Services
>
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Create HTML or Microsoft Word content and convert to Help file formats or
printed documentation. Features include support for Windows Vista & 2007
Microsoft Office, team authoring, plus more. http://www.DocToHelp.com/TechwrlList
True single source, conditional content, PDF export, modular help.
Help & Manual is the most powerful authoring tool for technical
documentation. Boost your productivity! http://www.helpandmanual.com
---
You are currently subscribed to TECHWR-L as archive -at- web -dot- techwr-l -dot- com -dot-