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OK Lisa.. you fixed me again...

but my question now is.. how did that stuff get suddenly changed.. what did i do when chaing the one paragraph to an indent that cause it to get changed in the "body" tag?

i KNOW it's a user issue.. but i can't figure how i keep affecting things other than the tag ...

so it seems that when i go in and create a class... get it set just how i want it, somehow, those attributes are forcing other items/elements on that page/topic to take on certain attributes I just set.

for example:

I have a:

plain paragraph class - no indent (9pt Verdana)
a h1 class - no indent ...

I am attaching an image from a sample online help program i'm creating... if you look at it, you will see a "breadcrumb trail" that includes My Book as it's first crumb... but I don't want it called that. I have looked every I can think of to change that link to another name, but can't find how to ...

Hi Steph...

thanks for the words of encouragement.. i MAJORLY NEED THAT! i'm getting pretty worried!

as for the tables.. I WANT to use the table STYLES... i think it is..so that i can create a bunch of different styles of tables and have them show up in a list.. but i'm having trouble figuring ...

WHEW!!!!!! I FIXED IT... holy moly.. that was scary.. but it's all back to its normal color now... no more bright blue! I think i need a drink! lol

please stand by.. i'm sure over the next few days i'm going to be FULL of it...them... questions.

or you may want to run for the hills..

THANKS ...

Kevin... you are just so nice to be so patient and helpful.. you have NO idea how much i appreciated it.

So... i've been PLAYING AND PLAYING AND PLAYING... and i am doing better.. not great.. but better... btw. i'm needing to use your Ex 2 there that you used.. so i'm going to try the paragraph ...

Do you mean it applies a number, or an actual bullet? If you've chosen a numbered list it should show numbers. You can check which list type you have by opening the list pulldown and seeing which type is highlighted.

here's the steps i followed.... I selected a sentence.. e.g., "Click on the ...

so i'm totally lost...

first, I am simply trying to apply styles... but when

1) i use the "picker" (Ctrl+Shft+H), only a few styles show - i can't see my numbered list classes that i created, etc.
2) I try to make something a numbered list, I go to the list icon and choose numbered list - it ...

yes... I only know how to change the logo via the Skin>Syles method as described last week.... i've done it and redone it several times. and the file name is completely different than the one i originally changed.... also, i even tried setting the skin to "none"... and nothing changed. I tried ...

hi again..

OK.. i sucessfully changed the MadCap logo to one of ours (thanks to those of you who responded!)... it worked like a charm.. but now i want to change it to a different logo.. but it's not letting me.. i've gone in and selected the new logo, just as I did on Friday, but it's not changing ...

Thanks for the info.. I hadn't considered replacing it.. but it's a great idea..

so apparently i can replace it, but i can't delete it? That's fine.. but that brings me to my next question:

I have an icon i want to use (our company logo).. how do i get it to replace the Madcap one?

THANKS!

From Project Manager > Skins open the skin you are using for your WebHelp project.
In the right pane, click the Styles tab.
Expand ToolbarItem > Logo .
Expand Basic .
Select Icon , and then choose None .


I tried to get rid of the madcap icon using the instructions above.. which appeared very ...

so are you saying it's an issue because you need to include the cursor in your capture.. I'm assuming so.. to me the added step of having to add a cursor is an extra step i don't necessarily need or want to have to take time to do... I'd rather use something like SnagIt...

GOOD TO KNOW! thanks... AGAIN!

THANKS DAVID LEE... AND LISA!

I think between the two of you, you may have gotten this concept thru my rusted and sieve-like brain.

I haven't tried your solution yet.. but it's making sense... sort of... i'll know more when i get into it.. and my son, who seems to have a natural talent for ...

the object is to allow the user to click on the SEARCH button.. and take him/her to the Search "pane" in the system... to allow them to do a global search... without having to go to the TOC pane, then click on the SEARCH pane... I'm not sure if Lisa's solution is the same as what i'm seeking to do ...

Hi again, Lisa..

I just want to say again.. THANK YOU for your help.. and for your PATIENCE.. i know it's not easy to deal with someone like me...

anyway.. here's the info I can provide..

Output file name: ApplicationHelp.htm

Topic on which the search button appears (to be linked FROM ...

ok... I went and followed your link within the Flare online help... and i've tried constructing some sort of link... your example from earlier looks like a cross between what they show for Code and what they show for using a URL... which do I use... am i entering Code or a URL...

also, i am having ...

yes.. the button is part of the system.. and I've found a section in Help about Inserting Shortcut Controls into Topics.. I assume this is where the parameter needs to be set... but not sure of the full URL i need to use.. If i copy and paste the link that shows up on that search button that has a ...

Hi Lisa (and anyone else reading this),

First, THANK YOU SO MUCH for your response... I get the gist of what you are suggesting... and I got as far as copying my skin... but as far as the changes to the url... i'm thinking that might be a dev task? passing parameters is something THEY would do ...

Is there a way to create a "jump" from a link in a topic directly to the SEARCH tab on the main page of an online help system?

see attached mock up... we want to make it so that we can have a search button on every help page 9via page level help) that will take the user directly to the search help ...

I'm just putting together a TINY prototype of an online help system - to show the boss and also sort of to get my feet wet with Flare...

At first I was able to access, add, and apply styles to/from the default style sheet. However... something happened along the way... when i hit F12 now, i get a ...

I need to add buttons to topics - these buttons will have hyperlinks associated to other places in the online help (or perhaps to urls)... BUT i cannot figure out how to add a button. i recall this was fairly easy and obvious in RH, and i THOUGHT i saw a way to easily do this in Flare... but maybe I ...

First.. THANK YOU ALL for these ideas... really appreciated...

Secondly...
In addition to the Wiki idea.. which isn't out of the question, is there a good way or ANY way that clients could actually link documents to the online help.

For instance, our head developer was thinking one option might ...

So I'm trying to figure out a way to set up a project so that certain levels of uysers only see certain portions of the online help. Basically, in our product, the way a user signs in (logs in) determines the information that he/she sees. Some users have access to more information than others... not ...