Macromedia captivate 2 User Manual
Adobe Captivate and RoboHelp
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5.
From the File menu, select Import > HTML file.
6.
Navigate to the HTML file of your Adobe Captivate project (created in step 2 earlier) and select
it.
it.
7.
Click Open.
The HTML file and the Flash file (SWF) are imported into your RoboHelp project. The SWF
file is added to the Multimedia folder, and a new topic (with the title of the project) is created.
file is added to the Multimedia folder, and a new topic (with the title of the project) is created.
Note: The HTML file (with the title of the project) that is added to your RoboHelp project is important.
If you delete this topic, the related SWF file is also deleted from the project. You can, however, leave
the topic in your Help project as a “hidden” topic (no links, not included in table of contents or
index, etc.).
If you delete this topic, the related SWF file is also deleted from the project. You can, however, leave
the topic in your Help project as a “hidden” topic (no links, not included in table of contents or
index, etc.).
Determining how the Adobe Captivate project appears
After the Flash file (SWF) is added to your RoboHelp project, you must determine how the
project appears. You can choose from several options. All of the options are easy to set up, but one
may work better than another, depending upon your specific project and RoboHelp project.
project appears. You can choose from several options. All of the options are easy to set up, but one
may work better than another, depending upon your specific project and RoboHelp project.
You can place an Adobe Captivate project directly into a RoboHelp topic so when the topic
appears, the project automatically appears and begins playing.
appears, the project automatically appears and begins playing.
To display the project within an existing topic:
1.
In RoboHelp, open the topic you want to use to start the project.
2.
Click on a location in the topic. From the Insert menu, select Multimedia.
The Multimedia dialog box appears.
3.
Browse to the location of your Adobe Captivate file (for example, myproject.swf), select it, and
click OK.
click OK.
4.
Preview the topic to see what the project looks like, or generate and view your help system to
see how the project looks.
see how the project looks.
You can place an Adobe Captivate project in a new RoboHelp topic and then link to that topic
from any other topics in the help system. If you select the option to open the project topic in an
auto-sizing pop-up window, the size of the window adjusts to accommodate the height and width
of the project.
from any other topics in the help system. If you select the option to open the project topic in an
auto-sizing pop-up window, the size of the window adjusts to accommodate the height and width
of the project.
To display the project in an auto-sizing pop-up window:
1.
In RoboHelp, create a new topic.
2.
Add the Adobe Captivate project to the topic. From the Insert menu, select Multimedia.
The Multimedia dialog box appears.
3.
Browse to the location of your Adobe Captivate file (for example, myproject.swf), select it, and
click OK.
click OK.
4.
Save the topic.
5.
Open the topic you want to use to start the project.
6.
Select the text or image to use as a hyperlink. From the Insert menu, select Hyperlink.