Adobe 65030089 User Guide - Page 158

USING ROBOHELP HTML 9 152 Editing and formatting 3 In the Variable Name field, enter a name. 4 In the Variable Value field, modify the value. 5 Click OK. Single-source with snippets A snippet is an element that you can single-source and reuse in various locations. It can be a paragraph of text, a code listing, an object such as an image, or an entire topic unto itself. When you create a snippet, RoboHelp adds it to the Snippet pod as a file with the .hts extension. If you change a snippet, it is automatically updated in all topics that share it. Snippets can contain images, variables, and conditional text tags. When shared in a topic, they retain inline text formatting. CSS formatting changes according to the CSS applied in the topic containing snippet. The Snippet pod shows a preview of all the snippets on their individual selection. Right-click in the Snippet pod to enable and disable Preview mode. Drag snippets from the pod to a topic or from Windows Explorer to the Snippet pod. You can also select one or multiple snippets and then copy, duplicate, or delete them. Note: You can generate reports on unused snippets and delete the snippets not in use. You can drag and drop snippets from the Snippet pod to the Resource Manager to export them to the target folder. The exported snippet exists at a global level and is visible to every user. Drag a snippet from the Resource Manager pod to the Snippet pod and RoboHelp imports the selected snippet file and its associated files to the project. Note: You can drag and drop a snippet in the Design Editor to edit its contents. More Help topics "Managing resources" on page 123 Create and manage snippets • To create a snippet from scratch, select File > New > Snippet. Specify a category name (if you don't specify a category name, RoboHelp adds the snippet to the Default category). • To create a snippet from existing content, select text. Right-click and select Add To > Snippets. Specify a category name (if you don't specify a category name, RoboHelp adds the snippet to the Default category). • To view snippet properties, right-click the snippet in the Snippets pod. You can also see which topics share that snippet. • To copy a snippet, right-click a snippet in the Snippets pod and select Copy from the context menu. • To import a snippet, select File > Import > Snippet and navigate to the source folder. • To export a snippet, select it in the Snippets pod, click in the toolbar, and navigate to the destination folder. • To insert a variable in a snippet, insert the pointer and drag a variable from the User Defined Variables pod. • To preview a snippet, right-click a snippet in the Snippets pod and select Show Preview. Insert a snippet in a topic 1 Open a topic. 2 Do one of the following: • From the Object toolbar, click Insert Snippet . Last updated 12/14/2011