How to paste text that is already formatted?

[Chashnikov]

Hi all!

I've met a problem with pasting formatted text into Robohelp.

For instance, I need to copy an example code from Visual Studio to Robohelp.

If I paste it to MS Word - it pastes correctly with the source code formatting.

And of course I have the paste options like "Keep source formatting", "Match Destination Formatting" and "Keep text only".

How do I paste such formatted text into Robohelp's topic?

I don't see anything like "Paste special" or other option like in Word.

Robohelp pastes with option "Keep text only".

It takes a lot of time to format any source code example.

Please help.

PS: Robohelp7 and Robohelp8

[Peter Grainge]

Mercifully when you paste from Word, it comes in as unformatted text. If it did not, it would have Word's version of HTML (hypertext mashed language!). I guess the same is happening with Visual Studio. Can you see the code in Visual Studio? If so you could try pasting at code level if the code is good.

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[RoboColum_n_]

Just wondering in Snippet 87 at this link might help.http://www.grainge.org/pages/snippets/snippets.htm.

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[Chashnikov]

Ok. Please take a look at the example below. I have a code block which I need to be inserted in Robohelp with the same formatting.

I have no HTML-code for it. I've copied it to Word. But how to copy the source code from Word or how to copy it to Robohelp?

[RoboColum_n_]

Have you looked at the snippet I mentioned?

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[Chashnikov]

Yes, but I don't understand what it should do.

I've done all that is written, but don't understand how it should help me, sorry.

[Peter Grainge]

This is a method Colum uses to enter code into a Formatted Text Field in RH rather than just entering it directly into the topic. Try pasting your code into a Formatted Text Field and then following Colum's instructions.

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[Guest]

Hi,

Why not just take a screen shot and treat it as an image. You could index code items so people can llok for it etc...

[Chashnikov]

If it will be a picture - how to copy and paste example code into the development environment?

The only way I see - is to convert formatted text into html and paste it into the html-code of a topic...

[RoboColum_n_]

From the info you have provided us, the snippet mentioned provides just what you want. It effectively allows you to copy and paste text complete with all formatting.

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