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Yes, this is what I get in the output (pdf).

I have done exactly what you have explained.
I just noticed that the topic that I am linking to the title page, it has four pages when I preview it in the XML editor. I am not sure how I got four pages. I created it as a topic to be used as first page ...

Thanks for your suggestion, Lisa.
Now I have:
Title page
Empty page
Right hand page (which is empty)
Empty Page
Right Page (Copyright page)

I am not sure why I am getting the first right page empty. I want Copyright to be there as the first right page after the title page.

Thanks for your suggestion.
I inserted a new image frame in the title page and resized it so that it fills the entire page. When I create the PDF using this Page Layout, the title page and second page are identical i.e., same image on both pages.

In the TOC properties for the first entry, I have ...

I want the image to fill the whole first page without any margin. I can't do it.

Is there a way to resize the image in the Page Layout? I need to cover the front page of the PDF with Company branded image. I inserted an image frame in the title page. I think that the only way to insert the image in the image frame is by inserting it as a background image but you can't resize the ...

Acoording to Lingo help, there should be a Zip menu under File to zip up your project. I have Lingo version 4. I don't see this option. I do have Microsoft .NET 4 extended installed on my PC. In Lingo help, it is a requirement to have .NET 3 installed for Zip option to show up.
I need to zip up my ...

Thanks, Laura.

Hi,
We need to import help topics into Flare Project. These topics are going to be written by another author who does not have Flare. The topics will have text plus images. We thought about using Notepad or Word.
What would be the best format/tool to write these help topics with so that we do not ...

Hi,
I am getting frustrated with the pagelayouts that I am using for printed target (PDF). I have inserted a footer in the front (title page) and have added two columns. I have added the Comapny address in the left column. I want to format the text. When I choose the p tag to create a new class, it ...

Thanks, guys. Eagle has landed finally.
It works now.

Sorry, Dave, I have done what you have suggested. It has not worked. I must be missing something crucial. It seems to me that first style class that I created a long time ago is hardcoded. Even after selecting the new Class it goes back to the old background colour.

I have created two Master pages, one for each target. I have linked each target to the correct masterpage. They both have the same style sheet. How do you select the correct Style class for the background colour?

Hi,
I need to apply different branding to two online targets. I have used the body tag to apply a background colour to all topics. I created a new class under body tag to choose a different background colour for the second target. I am unable to apply this class to create the target with different ...

Thanks for pointing this out. If we decide to go with WebHelp, it will cause a real issue with our customers.

What about Language support in different help systems? We supply our product in English, German, French, Russian, Japanese and Simplified Chinese. Do WebHelp, Dot Net Help and HTML help ...

We have the integrated version and the CSH works fine. It's the lack of flexibility to style the output is the main problem.

Thanks for your email. Our product is being developed with Dot Net 4. Ideally, we would like to have some integration with our product. We tried Dot Net Help and found that we could not style the output the way we wanted. It could be due to the lack of experience on my part. I tried to attach a skin ...

I need to understand the pros and cons of using different help systems (Dot Net help, HTML help, Webhelp & CHM). Can any one point me to a website/book etc?
Thanks in advance.

Hi,
I prepared a topic with FAQs as Dropdown text. I am using Dotnet as the target. All FAQs were showing fine when I previewed the topic and also shown as hyperlinks in the generated outpout. Something has gone worng that it stopped working in the Preview and in the generated output.
After reading ...

I have logged it.
Thanks

Hi Lisa,
Applying colour to the body tag works for topics but the background of the left window pane of the help viewer is white in the output. Ideally, I would like to apply the same colour to the left pane as the topic background. Is it possible?
Thanks

Hi,
I am using Madcap Flare's viewer as our Dotnet help output. I need to change the background colour so that my topics don't dispaly with white background in viewer. I have tried looking in the Style tab in the Skin but I have not managed to find it. Is it possible to change the background colour ...

Thanks for your reply.
The other thing I need to think about is Alias file. We will have CSH for both products.I think I read in Flare help that you are only allowed to have one Alias file per Flare project. Do we keep just one Alias file for both products or two separate files? Any guidance on this ...

Hi,
We have two new products being released on one platform. I am preparing help and manual (PDF) for one product and my colleague is working on the other using Flare. To keep topics/images separate for each product, is it possible to have two sub-folders in the Contents folder? Should we have two ...

No, there are no other conditions tag in the MiniTOC.

I checked the condition tag check box for Online target to exclude the MiniTOC. Is there anything else I need to do?