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ComponentOne Doc-To-Help 2014 User Guide Copyright © 2014 GrapeCity, inc. All rights reserved. Corporate Headquarters ComponentOne, a division of GrapeCity, inc. 201 South Highland Avenue 3rd Floor Pittsburgh, PA 15206 · USA Email: Contents Welcome to Doc-To-Help 2014! .................................................................... 1 Introduction to Single Sourcing ................................................................................................. 2 How Doc-To-Help Makes Single Sourcing Easier ...................................................... 2 Three Easy Steps to Single Sourcing ........................................................................... 3 Tips for Logical Output ............................................................................................... 4 Guide to Templates and Styles .................................................................................................. 4 Word File Templates ................................................................................................... 7 HTML File Style Sheets ............................................................................................ 10 Doc-To-Help Outputs and Deliverables .................................................................................. 11 Installing NetHelp ..................................................................................................... 16 Creating Section 508 Compliant Help ....................................................................... 18 Search Options for NetHelp ...................................................................................... 20 Source Document locations ....................................................................................... 23 Template and Style Sheet locations ......................................................................................... 23 Theme locations ....................................................................................................................... 24 Licensing and Technical Issues ............................................................................................... 24 License and Redistributable Files .............................................................................. 24 Technical Support ...................................................................................................... 24 System Requirements ................................................................................................ 25 Using Anti-virus Software with Doc-To-Help .......................................................... 25 Installing Doc-To-Help ............................................................................................. 26 Using Live Update ..................................................................................................... 26 Activating Doc-To-Help .......................................................................................................... 27 Deactivating Doc-To-Help ........................................................................................ 27 Setting Doc-To-Help Options .................................................................................... 28 Doc-To-Help Learning Library ............................................................................................... 29 Trademark Statement................................................................................................. 30 Migrating a Project....................................................................................... 31 Doc-To-Help Quick Reference Page ....................................................................................... 33 Doc-To-Help Workflow .......................................................................................................... 34 Doc-To-Help Quick Tour .............................................................................. 37 Building and Examining a Target ............................................................................................ 54 Inserting a Graphic .................................................................................................................. 56 Applying a Style ...................................................................................................................... 58 Creating a Topic Link .............................................................................................................. 60 Creating Inline Text ................................................................................................................. 62 Creating an Index Entry ........................................................................................................... 63 Defining Help Targets ............................................................................................................. 65 Creating Custom Topic Relations ............................................................................................ 67 Adding a Document ................................................................................................................. 69 Adding Glossary Entries .......................................................................................................... 73 Creating a Customized Table of Contents ............................................................................... 75 ComponentOne Doc-To-Help 2014 Contents  iii Adding Items to the Index and Creating Groups ..................................................................... 76 Additional Resources ............................................................................................................... 80 Navigating Doc-To-Help .............................................................................. 81 Quick Access toolbar ............................................................................................................... 82 Super ToolTips ........................................................................................................................ 82 Ribbons .................................................................................................................................... 83 File tab ....................................................................................................................... 83 Home tab ................................................................................................................... 84 Editor tab ................................................................................................................... 86 Paragraph ribbon group (Editor tab) .......................................................................... 87 Table tab .................................................................................................................... 89 Insert tab .................................................................................................................... 91 Components ribbon group (Insert tab) ....................................................................... 92 Topics tab .................................................................................................................. 93 Project tab .................................................................................................................. 94 Team Authoring tab ................................................................................................... 95 Translation tab ......................................................................................................................... 96 SharePoint Documents ribbon group (Translation tab) ............................................. 97 Navigation Panes ..................................................................................................................... 97 Documents pane ........................................................................................................ 98 Contents pane ............................................................................................................ 99 Index and Groups pane ............................................................................................ 100 Related Topics pane ................................................................................................ 101 Windows ................................................................................................................................ 102 Start Page window ................................................................................................... 102 Topics window ........................................................................................................ 102 Output window ........................................................................................................ 103 Content Editor window ............................................................................................ 103 Variables window .................................................................................................... 104 Team Authoring window ......................................................................................... 104 Translation window ................................................................................................. 104 Dynamic Help ........................................................................................................................ 105 Creating and Converting Projects ............................................................ 107 Converting RoboHelp HTML Notes ..................................................................................... 108 Converting RoboHelp Word Notes ........................................................................................ 112 Converting HTML Help Notes .............................................................................................. 117 Converting Doc-To-Help 2000 Notes .................................................................................... 118 Converting WinHelp Notes ................................................................................................... 119 Customizing Your Project ......................................................................... 123 Creating Help Targets ............................................................................................................ 123 NetHelp Targets ...................................................................................................... 124 HTML Help Targets ................................................................................................ 129 EPUB Targets .......................................................................................................... 132 Eclipse Help Targets................................................................................................ 134 JavaHelp Targets ..................................................................................................... 136 WinHelp Targets ..................................................................................................... 139 Manual Targets ........................................................................................................ 142 Microsoft Help Viewer Targets ............................................................................... 144 Microsoft Help 2.0 Targets ...................................................................................... 147 Utilizing Conditions ............................................................................................................... 150 Defining Attributes .................................................................................................. 152 iv  Contents ComponentOne Doc-To-Help 2014 Setting the Help Window Display ......................................................................................... 153 WinHelp Window .................................................................................................... 154 NetHelp Window ..................................................................................................... 155 HTML Help Window .............................................................................................. 155 Manual Window ...................................................................................................... 157 Microsoft Help Viewer Window ............................................................................. 157 EPUB Window ........................................................................................................ 157 Microsoft Help 2.0 Window .................................................................................... 157 JavaHelp Window ................................................................................................... 157 Defining Character/Paragraph Styles and Topic Types ......................................................... 158 Character Styles ....................................................................................................... 160 Paragraph Styles ...................................................................................................... 161 Topic Types ............................................................................................................. 164 Working with Scripts ............................................................................................... 165 Editing a CSS ......................................................................................................................... 166 Style List Window Tour .......................................................................................... 168 Creating Variables ................................................................................................................. 171 Setting Project Properties....................................................................................................... 173 Choosing a Source Folder ....................................................................................... 175 Compacting a Project File...................................................................................................... 175 Importing and Exporting Project Settings .............................................................................. 176 Implementing Context Sensitive Help ................................................................................... 177 Context Sensitive Help in JavaHelp ........................................................................ 179 Context Sensitive Help in Microsoft Help 2.0 ......................................................... 179 Context Sensitive Help in Microsoft Help Viewer .................................................. 179 Context Sensitive Help in NetHelp Classic ............................................................. 179 Context Sensitive Help in NetHelp 2.0.................................................................... 183 Mapping Context Sensitive Help using DynamicHelp Authoring Mode ................ 189 Customizing Themes with the Theme Designer .................................................................... 193 Adding a Theme or Theme Configuration ............................................................................. 194 Customizing NetHelp 2.0 Themes ............................................................ 195 Using the NetHelp 2.0 Theme Designer ................................................................................ 197 NetHelp 2.0 Theme Designer Settings (Responsive) .............................................. 198 NetHelp 2.0 Theme Designer Settings (Tabs and Accordion) ................................ 206 Adding Custom Icons to a NetHelp 2.0 Theme ....................................................... 211 Using the Settings List Editor for Localization and more ....................................... 212 Creating and Adding New Style Sheets ................................................................................. 213 Additional Theme Customizations ........................................................................................ 214 Examples: Changing the Style sheet ....................................................................... 215 Examples: Manual Customization ........................................................................... 217 Theme Configuration FAQ .................................................................................................... 222 Customizing Eclipse Help and EPUB Themes ........................................ 225 Using the Theme Editor ......................................................................................................... 226 Customizing NetHelp Classic, HTML Help, Microsoft Help Viewer, Microsoft Help 2.0, and JavaHelp Themes ....................................................................................... 231 Customizing Topics with the Transformation Wizard ............................ 247 Advanced XML Transformations .......................................................................................... 249 Working with Source Documents ............................................................. 251 Adding a Document to a Project ............................................................................................ 252 ComponentOne Doc-To-Help 2014 Contents  v Converting Existing Documents to HTML5 .......................................................................... 253 Editing HTML5 Documents .................................................................................................. 255 Adding Widgets in the Content Editor .................................................................... 256 Adding Comments in the Content Editor ................................................................ 263 Applying Styles in the Content Editor ..................................................................... 264 Managing Style Gallery Styles ................................................................................ 268 Inserting Images in the Content Editor .................................................................... 268 Creating Hyperlinks in the Content Editor .............................................................. 269 Creating Bookmarks in the Content Editor ............................................................. 269 Inserting Symbols in the Content Editor ................................................................. 270 Editing and Proofing in the Content Editor ............................................................. 270 Inserting Tables in the Content Editor ..................................................................... 270 Viewing and Modifying Table Cells, Rows, and Columns in the Content Editor ... 271 Working in the HTML5 Source Code View ............................................................ 272 Saving HTML5 Documents .................................................................................... 273 Editing Word Documents ...................................................................................................... 274 Applying Styles in Microsoft Word ........................................................................ 275 Adding, Renaming, and Deleting Topics ................................................................ 276 Creating Margin Notes ............................................................................................ 277 Inserting Cross References ...................................................................................... 278 Inserting an HTML Help ActiveX Control ............................................................. 278 Adding Terms to the Glossary ................................................................................. 279 Inserting a Standard Doc-To-Help Table ................................................................ 279 Shortcut Keys .......................................................................................................... 280 Editing HTML Documents .................................................................................................... 281 Applying Styles in Microsoft FrontPage and Adobe Dreamweaver ........................ 282 Inserting Flash Movies .......................................................................................................... 283 Creating Image Maps (graphics with links) ........................................................................... 284 Splitting a Graphic into Equal Regions ................................................................... 284 Setting Document Properties ................................................................................................. 285 Renaming Topics ..................................................................................................... 287 Creating a Glossary ................................................................................................................ 287 Using D2HML (Doc-To-Help Markup Language) ..................................... 289 Creating Links ....................................................................................................................... 292 Drag-and-Drop Linking ........................................................................................... 293 Creating Inline, Dropdown, or Popup Text ............................................................................ 294 Inserting an Index Entry ........................................................................................................ 295 Adding a Topic to a Group .................................................................................................... 296 Adding a Link Tag ................................................................................................................. 297 Setting D2HML Topic Properties .......................................................................................... 298 Marking Text as Conditional ................................................................................................. 299 Inserting a Variable ................................................................................................................ 300 Creating an Expanding/Collapsing Section ........................................................................... 301 Clearing D2HML Styles ........................................................................................................ 302 Showing Hidden Hotspots ..................................................................................................... 303 Managing Topics ....................................................................................... 305 Viewing/Changing Topic Properties ...................................................................................... 305 Printing and Exporting the Topic List ................................................................................... 307 Printing the Topic List ............................................................................................. 307 Exporting the Topic List .......................................................................................... 308 Setting Topic Conditions ....................................................................................................... 309 Managing Related Topics ...................................................................................................... 309 vi  Contents ComponentOne Doc-To-Help 2014 Creating an Index or Groups .................................................................................................. 311 Creating a Table of Contents ................................................................................................. 313 Extending Targets...................................................................................... 317 Adding DISQUS Commenting to NetHelp 2.0 Targets ......................................................... 317 Embedding NetHelp 2.0 Targets into Web Pages .................................................................. 319 Building a Target ....................................................................................... 323 Scheduling Builds with the Build Scheduler ......................................................................... 325 Setting Up a Scheduled Build .................................................................................. 326 Building Help Targets in Batch Mode ................................................................................... 326 Doc-To-Help Reports ................................................................................. 329 Help Contents Listing ............................................................................................................ 329 Help Index Listing ................................................................................................................. 329 Index Report by Group .......................................................................................................... 329 Index Report by Keyword...................................................................................................... 329 Index Report by Topic ........................................................................................................... 329 Script Listings ........................................................................................................................ 330 Style Definitions .................................................................................................................... 330 Topic Detail Report ............................................................................................................... 330 Unindexed Topic Report ........................................................................................................ 330 Collaborating with SharePoint .................................................................. 331 Uploading and Working with Documents in a SharePoint Library ....................................... 331 Adding SharePoint Library Documents to a Doc-To-Help Project ......................... 333 Working with Shared Documents ............................................................................ 334 Checking documents In and Out of the SharePoint Library .................................... 335 Synchronizing Documents ....................................................................................... 336 Merging Documents (Word documents only) ........................................................ 336 Working Offline ...................................................................................................... 338 Stop Sharing a Document ........................................................................................ 338 Uploading and Working with Documents in a SharePoint Translation Library .................... 339 Creating a SharePoint Translation Library .............................................................. 339 Uploading Documents to a SharePoint Translation Library .................................... 342 Working with a Translation Project ......................................................................... 349 Publishing to SharePoint .......................................................................... 351 Editing a SharePoint Wiki ..................................................................................................... 354 Working on a Team .................................................................................... 357 Setting Up a Team Project ..................................................................................................... 358 Sharing a Project to a Repository ............................................................................ 358 Connecting to a Team Project ................................................................................................ 360 The Team Authoring Environment ........................................................................................ 361 Working in a Team Project .................................................................................................... 363 Editing a Document ................................................................................................. 364 Adding a New File to the Team Project .................................................................. 364 Deleting a File from the Team Project .................................................................... 365 Checking out the Project File .................................................................................. 365 Working Offline ...................................................................................................... 366 ComponentOne Doc-To-Help 2014 Contents  vii Getting the Latest Version of a File ......................................................................... 366 Comparing Documents (TFS repositories only) ...................................................... 367 Viewing the Document History (TFS repositories only) ......................................... 367 Viewing File Properties (TFS repositories only) ..................................................... 367 Team Authoring Administrative Functions ........................................................................... 367 Removing Backup Files from the Repository.......................................................... 368 Unlocking Files in the Repository ........................................................................... 369 Unlocking the .dhv File ........................................................................................... 369 Upgrading a Team Authoring Project...................................................................... 370 Removing Team Authoring Support from a Working Copy ................................... 370 Changing Repository Settings ................................................................................. 370 Creating a Modular Help System .............................................................. 373 Modular Help System Deliverables ....................................................................................... 373 Standardizing Modular Help .................................................................................................. 374 File Organization ................................................................................................................... 375 Creating a Hub Project ........................................................................................................... 375 Creating a Child Project ......................................................................................................... 377 Cross-Project Linking .............................................................................................. 377 Modifying Context IDs in Modular Projects ........................................................... 378 Modular Help System Glossaries ............................................................................ 378 Modular TOC Utility ............................................................................................... 378 Creating a Modular Help System for Microsoft Help Viewer Targets .................................. 379 Documenting Your Class Library with Microsoft® Sandcastle ............. 383 Creating a Project with Sandcastle ........................................................................................ 383 Converting Documenter for .NET projects to Sandcastle projects ........................................ 384 Configuring the Sandcastle Reference Section with the Properties for Generating Reference dialog box .............................................................................................................................. 385 Import node ............................................................................................................. 386 Generation node ...................................................................................................... 386 Assemblies node ...................................................................................................... 387 Dependencies node .................................................................................................. 388 Element filter node .................................................................................................. 388 Visibility Filter node................................................................................................ 389 Output node ............................................................................................................. 390 Configure CodeBlock Component dialog box ....................................................................... 396 Configure PostTransform Component dialog box ................................................................. 397 CodeBlock and PostTransform components .......................................................................... 399 XSLT transformation of the source code comments XML .................................................... 400 Excluding elements without description ................................................................................ 400 Using styles to create links from narrative text to reference text ........................................... 400 Link Class Style ....................................................................................................... 401 Link Constructor Style ............................................................................................ 402 Link Delegate Style ................................................................................................. 402 Link Enumeration Style ........................................................................................... 403 Link Event Style ...................................................................................................... 403 Link Field Style ....................................................................................................... 404 Link Interface Style ................................................................................................. 404 Link Method Style ................................................................................................... 405 Link Namespace Style ............................................................................................. 405 Link Operator Style ................................................................................................. 406 Link Property Style.................................................................................................. 407 Link Structure Style ................................................................................................. 407 viii  Contents ComponentOne Doc-To-Help 2014 Special Characters in Link Text .............................................................................. 408 Argument List in Links ........................................................................................... 409 Link Colors and Appearance ................................................................................... 409 Using D2HML hot spots in XML comments to create links from reference text to narrative text ......................................................................................................................................... 410 Doc-To-Help Frequently Asked Questions .............................................. 411 FAQs: General Questions ...................................................................................................... 411 FAQ: File Size ....................................................................................................................... 413 FAQs: Styles .......................................................................................................................... 413 FAQs: Templates and CSSs ................................................................................................... 413 FAQs: Images ........................................................................................................................ 416 FAQs: Licensing .................................................................................................................... 416 FAQs: Support ....................................................................................................................... 417 FAQs: System Requirements ................................................................................................. 418 FAQs: Help Functionality ...................................................................................................... 419 FAQs: Manuals ...................................................................................................................... 420 FAQs: Authoring in Microsoft Word .................................................................................... 420 FAQs: Troubleshooting ......................................................................................................... 421 Glossary ..................................................................................................... 423 Index ........................................................................................................... 431 ComponentOne Doc-To-Help 2014 Contents  ix x  Contents ComponentOne Doc-To-Help 2014

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