Robohelp 7 docs or tuts for newbie
I am new to Robohelp.
Any ideas where I can get my hands on Robohelp 7 for
beginners tuts or books?
There is nothing on Adobe.com and apparently there was an
earlier version 7 (1998-9) according to the books available on
Amazon.
A new version of the Adobe RoboHelp 7 Reviewer's Guide has
been posted on the main product page.
http://www.adobe.com/products/robohelp/pdfs/robohelp_7_reviewers_guide.pdf
It contains 22 pages of screenshots, tips and tutorials and
has HTML, Flash and FrameMaker files attached to the PDF for use in
the many "Try-it" tutorials. This is a good way to get your feet
wet if you've just downloaded the trial. In coming days there will
be Adobe Captivate animated demos as well. I'll post here when I've
found out they've been uploaded.
(Forgive the dual post, but it seems to bear repeating in
this thread)
Thanx,
john
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