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Re: Linked PDFs do not open in AIR help window

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Sun, 19 Jan 2014 18:29:01 GMT

Ding! Yes I had forgotten that. Apologies. At least you have the satisfaction of finding the solution yourself.

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Re: Linked PDFs do not open in AIR help window

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Thu, 16 Jan 2014 19:17:26 GMT

Peter,

Thanks for replying and for the helpful suggest; I have to assume that it's best to make sure that linked files be included in the baggage files to make sure that everyone runs as intended. Indeed, the PDFs in question were included as baggage files. The problem was that I had not installed the AIRhelp application after I compiled it. Linked PDFs (on my test system, at least) don't open in the AIRhelp window if the app isn't installed. At least that's how it appears at this point.

Thanks again!

Tim

Re: Linked PDFs do not open in AIR help window

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Fri, 10 Jan 2014 17:51:10 GMT

Have you tried including the PDFs in Baggage Files?

I'm not sure that is necessary without testing but it's worth a try. Post back to let us know whether or not that works.

See www.grainge.org for RoboHelp and Authoring tips

@petergrainge

Linked PDFs do not open in AIR help window

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Thu, 09 Jan 2014 18:24:35 GMT

I am creating a help system in RoboHelp 10 and outputting it as AIR help. The help topics include links to several PDF documents, which are stored locally (they are not on a server or Web site). When I click any of the links in the AIR help window, however, the window goes blank; the content from the PDF does not appear. No other windows open, either. How can I get the content from the linked PDFs to appear in the AIR help window? Thanks!