RoboHelp is a Help authoring tool (HAT) created by the eHelp Corporation and now owned by Adobe Systems. The software is used by technical writers to create computer help files (documentation) in various formats.
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A community discussion forum for users of eHelp software.
Adobe (2003). Resources>Mailing Lists>Software>RoboHelp
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The RoboHelp help authoring tool is now entering its thirteenth year of existence. That's a remarkably long existence for any software title. In that time period, we have seen an amazing expansion of the software industry throughout the 1990s and an equally amazing retraction due to the bursting of the Internet bubble. Making its start in the tiny offices of Blue Sky Software in LaJolla, California, RoboHelp grew into an extremely profitable product. It is also a market leader—having capturing some two-thirds of all Help authoring tool sales. During the Internet bubble years the company changed its name to eHelp, but RoboHelp continued to be its flagship profit center. In 2003, eHelp (and RoboHelp) were acquired by one of the leading providers of web tools—Macromedia. Now it appears that the end may be approaching for RoboHelp.
Welinske, Joe. WritersUA (2005). Articles>Documentation>Software>RoboHelp
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Inside Indexing with RoboHelp HTML 
RoboHelp HTML, from eHelp Corporation, is a powerful software tool for creating online Help systems. Included within RoboHelp HTML is the ability to develop indexes for online Help projects.
Smith, Suzanne. STC Indexing SIG. Resources>Indexing>Software>RoboHelp
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Daigle, an Adobe community expert for RoboHelp, shares his reaction to the RoboHelp 7 sneak peak, and also explains the main features RoboHelp 7 will have: drag-and-drop functionality across the topics, double-byte language support for translation, the ability to have multiple topics open at the same time, snippets with graphics, removal of kadov tags, automatic breadcrumbs, and tighter integration with other Adobe products. Daigle speculates on reasons for Adobe's lack of transparency, and comments on the globalization of Adobe's development for RoboHelp.
Daigle, John and Tom H. Johnson. Tech Writer Voices (2007). Articles>Documentation>Software>RoboHelp
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Preserve Changes in RoboHelp for a Linked FrameMaker Book
While it is ideal to maintain all the content in FrameMaker, there are special situations which may require the RoboHelp content to be out of sync from FrameMaker documents either for short duration or for small set of topics. These special situations can relate to project deadlines or project requirements which make the process of maintaining a single source difficult.
Adobe (2007). Articles>Documentation>Software>RoboHelp
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Review: A Review of RoboHelp Office 2002
This is the first in a series of articles that builds into a personal review of RoboHelp Office 2002. This first article introduces the new release and discusses Topic Templates, Headers and Footers, and the new MS Word Import capability.
Ellison, Matthew. WritersUA (2002). Articles>Reviews>Software>RoboHelp
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Die Inanspruchnahme der Foren und das Einstellen von Beiträgen ist ohne Registrierung möglich.
Robo-Forum. (German) Resources>Documentation>Software>RoboHelp
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The RoboHelp Community is a recognized leader in online support for technical writers and help authors. The RoboHelp Community includes the RoboHelp Knowledge Base, Community Help Author Forums, downloads, and other resources.
Adobe (2003). Organizations>Documentation>Software>RoboHelp
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RoboHelp Office v.3x: the Good, the Bad, and the Indifferent
Overall, in my experience, writers and programmers prefer to use RoboHelp to create and maintain Help systems because the application has fewer issues with the Internet and programming platforms. In fact, for this latest version Of RoboHelp, I have only one minor complaint. Here is a summary of my findings.
Hewitt, Sally. MetroVoice (2003). Articles>Documentation>Software>RoboHelp
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RoboHelp is the industry's top-selling Help authoring tool. Designed for WinHelp and Microsoft HTML Help, RoboHelp can also be used to produce WinHelp 2000, WebHelp, JavaHelp, and Oracle Help for Java.
Knopf Online (2003). Resources>Documentation>Software>RoboHelp
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Taking Risks with a New Online Help Tool
Some might not think that converting FrameMaker content into online help and user documentation would involve taking risks. In this article, we tell our story of what risks were involved with one of my recent projects, how we overcame them, and what benefits we reaped by using state-of-the-art technology.
Grissino, Ann-Marie and Rebecca McMurry. Carolina Communique (2007). Articles>Documentation>Online>RoboHelp
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Tips and Techniques for Single-sourcing with RoboHelp X5
RoboHelp now offers a rich set of features for delivering multiple customized outputs out of a single project. This article by Matthew Ellison provides some guidelines and tips on using the key single-sourcing features.
Ellison, Matthew. WritersUA (2004). Articles>Documentation>Single Sourcing>RoboHelp
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Using RoboHelp to Develop a Simple Web-Based Tutorial
Many technical communicators are tasked with converting user manuals and other documentation written in Adobe FrameMaker into online help using eHelp (formerly Blue Sky) RoboHelp. The problems they face concern not only going from FrameMaker to RoboHelp but also how to put the content in a form that is effective for online help. The solution is not difficult, provided the writer follows a methodical approach.
Kurtus, Ron. School for Champions (2003). Articles>Documentation>Software>RoboHelp
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Using RoboHelp to Develop a Simple Web-Based Tutorial
RoboHelp is a top application for developing online help. It is also used for developing Web-based help, such as JavaHelp and RoboHelp's WebHelp. Besides being used for online or Web-help, RoboHelp can also be used to develop simple tutorials.
Kurtus, Ron. School for Champions (2001). Design>Documentation>Software>RoboHelp
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Using the Single-Source Wizards in RoboHELP 2000 for WinHelp
HTML Help is the Windows Help standard for 32-bit operating systems (for example, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT, or Windows 2000). Your users must have Internet Explorer installed on their systems (or at least the necessary core components).
James-Tanny, Char. HelpStuff (2000). Articles>Content Management>Single Sourcing>RoboHelp
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RoboHelp is an authoring tool sold by eHelp Corporation (formerly Blue Sky Software). In an easy 'WYSIWYG' format, it allows you to organize information and create pathways and interactive links so a user can find desired or necessary information (and the user can do so in a non-linear intuitive way that is helpful to learning).
UMBC (2000). Articles>Documentation>Software>RoboHelp
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Word-to-RoboHelp Conversion Tips and Tricks 
Whether you’re converting an existing Microsoft Word document to a WinHelp format using RoboHelp, or to an HTML-based Help format using RoboHelp HTML, RoboHelp Office 9 lets you add a Word document to your Help project with a single mouse click. But don’t do it, at least not until you’ve reviewed, tweaked, and massaged the document to make the most of the new medium for your documentation and to avoid problems that commonly surface following conversion Here are some tips for an (almost) error-free conversion.
Carlson, Janice L. WilliamRice.com (2001). (Chinese) Design>Documentation>Software>RoboHelp
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Ten RoboHelp Tips You Won't Want to Miss
I've been using RoboHelp for nearly a decade now. I started off with an older Word-based version to create WinHelp, and now I work with the HTML version to create WebHelp for locally installed and server-based products. Here are a few RoboHelp tips that I've found useful in my day-to-day help authoring responsibilities.
HelpScribe (2009). Articles>Documentation>Software>RoboHelp
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Using Master Pages in RoboHelp 8
Master Pages, a new concept introduced in Adobe RoboHelp 8, intends to provide flexibility in controlling the layout of topics, where in an author may separate the actual content from the layout of the output and may do it from a single place. In Adobe RoboHelp 8, a user may use Master Page as a Layout and Styling canvas where one may put basic HTML elements to be used for Layout purposes.
Adobe (2009). Articles>Documentation>Software>RoboHelp
