RE: Create a Help file like Adobe's?

["Spreadbury, David " <David -dot- Spreadbury -at- afc -dot- com>]

I'm not using Acrobat 6 (Acrobat 5) but from what you are saying it
seems to be acting the same in Acrobat 5. If you look in your Acrobat
folder (Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat\Help\ENU) you will find the PDF that
they are opening. It appears that somehow they are linking the Help.pdf
(and others) to the application (Help About and F1). 

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[mailto:bounce-techwr-l-149767 -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com] On Behalf Of William
Roy
Sent: Friday, December 03, 2004 3:07 PM
To: TECHWR-L
Subject: Create a Help file like Adobe's?


Hey Everyone,

I'm working on a project that needs serious help revision - all the way
down to tools. RoboWord pretty much bites. I suggested the alternative
of using PDF files. We have about 6 PDF modules, just to help updating
and download time.

HERE IS MY QUESTION: If you have Acrobat 6 Standard or Professional, you
will notice that the complete Help found under the Help menu opens a new
window with a pretty nice interface that loads the PDF. Is it possible
to create one like this? What are they doing? I looked at the program
files and couldn't find anything useful except that the files are
actually separate PDF files that open like any other PDF, but some
program or code must be running before it opens when you click it in the
Help menu.

Finding out how to work with the Adobe interface would be useful for
just about anyone that writes Help files. Check your own Help file out
and see how nice it is!

Thanks,
~William

PS: had to post again b/c only plain text emails allowed 


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