Peculiar problem - How to apply global formatting on .hlp file imported into Robohelp?

[Ejazsayed]

I have imported a .hlp file into robohelp. Everything work fine (inlcuding the TOC and index). However, the text formatting shows 'none' in the styles. This is a huge project running into over 1500 topics.

Is there a way to globally apply 'normal' style to the project? Or, I need to go to each topic and apply the styles manually, which would be a herculean task .

Please help.

Thanks,

-Ejaz

[Peter Grainge]

RoboHelp for Word or RoboHelp HTML?

Which version? X5, RH6, 7 or 8?

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[Ejazsayed]

Hi,

Thanks for the reply.

This is in RoboHelp 8.

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[Peter Grainge]

RoboHelp for Word 8 or RoboHelp HTML 8?

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[Ejazsayed]

RoboHelp HTML 8.

Ejaz SA * Senior Technical Writer • SunGard iWORKS EPS & EAS • SunGard Technology Services•

* Amar Genisis, Sr.No 2/1 & 2/2 Baner Road, Pune – 411 008 • INDIA

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[Peter Grainge]

There are various ways to get a WinHelp project into RoboHelp HTML.

1] Import the .hlp file.

2] Import the hpj.

3] Import the underlying Word document.

4] I assume the WinHelp project was created using RoboHelp for Word as  RoboHelp HTML does not offer a .hlp output. Potentially you could use RoboHelp for Word to generate a CHM and then reverse engineer that into a RoboHelp HTML project.

Each will work in different ways. Which method did you use? Would you be willing to share the source project so that I can look at it?

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[Ejazsayed]

Dear Peter,

Thank you so much for being so prompt in your help.

I imported the .hlp file into RoboHelp 8 HTML.

I will also try the option of RoboHelp for Word. Will let you know how it works.

As the file is client specific, I will not be able to share it. I am sorry.

Thanks again.

Ejaz SA * Senior Technical Writer • SunGard iWORKS EPS & EAS • SunGard Technology Services•

* Amar Genisis, Sr.No 2/1 & 2/2 Baner Road, Pune – 411 008 • INDIA

Tel Direct +91 020 6641 5194 or Board Line 91 20 3023 7000 or 91 20 2560 6000•  Mobile: +91 9822507475 .  www.sungard.com/sts

[Ejazsayed]

Hi Peter,

I could generate a chm using RoboHelp to Word. How do I reverse engineer that into RoboHelp HTML?

Thanks,

-Ejaz

[Ejazsayed]

After generating a chm using RoboHelp to Word and importing the .hlp into RoboHelp HTML, the result is the same. I am still not able to apply global formatting to the project.

Is there any other way out?

Thanks.

[Peter Grainge]

Not clear why you would import a .hlp after generating a .chm.

To get a CHM into a RH project, see Reverse Engineering on my site. I am not saying it will solve the problem, simply that it is worth a try.

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[Ejazsayed]

That is because I would require to work on the source file of the chm. What I need I that I should be able to open the project as .xpj in RoboHelp 8.

[Peter Grainge]

It sounded like after you created the CHM, you then created another HLP file. You need the CHM but I could not see why you would then do anything with the HLP file.

Take the CHM and reverse engineer it as described on my site.

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[Ejazsayed]

I could solve the problem.

This is what I did -

Imported the xpj file in RoboHelp html. Associated a customized css. The project opens exactly how I wanted. The styles are also intact.

Thanks.