Robohelp X5 and structured authoring

Question

My office does not currently use structured
authoring, but we are
moving to it. Currently when I create webhelp using RoboHelp,
I take
advantage of the Create Drop-down Hotspot and Text to enter
step-by-
step procedures for screens that have multiple functions.
When we move to structured authoring, will I have to create
topics
instead of the Drop-down Hotspot and Text or is there someway
to use
the existing Drop-down Hotspot and Text without having to
create
topics?
Any information anyone can send me on this would really help.

Answer 1

RoboHelp started as a Word toolbar and in some environments
there is simply nobody who can use any other editor. Others can but
prefer not to. I take the same view as Rick, if you are creating
HTML help, do so with an HTML editor.
It also means you can do things with the help that cannot be
done using Word as the editor. For example some people like a
graphic that changes when clicked such as when the user accesses
dropdown text.. It opens up many possibilities.
With Winhelp gradually dying, online help is becoming HTML
based.
BTW. You referred in your first post to Normal.dot. That is
not the template that RoboHelp for Word is applying to your
documents. In Word, look in File | Properties or look in Templates.