Website Link
Website Link
I'm working on a help project for our company's software. I'd like to make it ridiculously easy for our customers to link to our website. I know I can provide links on any and all pages of help, but is there an equally visible, less "busy" way?
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Re: Website Link
What do you mean with "less busy"? You can add that link to a master page and set all topics to use that master page, which will then have the result that Flare slaps the hyperlink into every topic upon compile. Can't get any easier than that.
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Re: Website Link
I have the logo in the upper right corner of the webhelp screen hyperlink to our website.
In the Skin, Styles tab, under Toolbar Item > Logo, for OnClick I have:
window.open('http://www.yourcompany.com');
I've also obviously changed the icon so users don't click on the MadCap logo and go to our website.
In the Skin, Styles tab, under Toolbar Item > Logo, for OnClick I have:
window.open('http://www.yourcompany.com');
I've also obviously changed the icon so users don't click on the MadCap logo and go to our website.
Laura A. Castle
http://www.lauracastle.com
http://www.lauracastle.com
Re: Website Link
You can also add a custom "button" to the toolbar and give it an onClick event that calls your website.
Lisa
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Re: Website Link
lacastle:
Beautiful.
Since I haven't yet learned master pages (soon, though, I will have), I shamelessly rely on step-by-steps, and yours precisely solved the riddle I so inelegantly posed. The result is most pleasing.
Wish I could return the favor, but thanks so much. Thanks so much to all.
Beautiful.
Since I haven't yet learned master pages (soon, though, I will have), I shamelessly rely on step-by-steps, and yours precisely solved the riddle I so inelegantly posed. The result is most pleasing.
Wish I could return the favor, but thanks so much. Thanks so much to all.
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Re: Website Link
I'm sure as you get more familiar with Flare, you'll be returning the favor and solving other people's problems.
Laura A. Castle
http://www.lauracastle.com
http://www.lauracastle.com
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Re: Website Link
Dwag, good that you have a solution now, but believe me, you really do want to look at Master Pages. It is amazing what you can do with that feature.
New Book: Creating user-friendly Online Help
Paperback http://www.amazon.com/dp/1449952038/ or https://www.createspace.com/3416509
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Paperback http://www.amazon.com/dp/1449952038/ or https://www.createspace.com/3416509
eBook http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005XB9E3U
Re: Website Link
Thanks, RamonS. In the meantime, if you happen to have a recommendation as regards the best place to begin my quest for master page mastery, I'd be most grateful.
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Re: Website Link
Tech Support Gives Demos about once a week on Different parts of Flare, and One of the past was on MasterPages and Proxies, you can view a recorded version of this on our website at
http://www.madcapsoftware.com/support/demos.aspx
Other Demos include
Visual Source Safe and Flare Demo >
Flare User Interface >
Flare Tables and Styles >
Feedback Server and Service >
http://www.madcapsoftware.com/support/demos.aspx
Other Demos include
Visual Source Safe and Flare Demo >
Flare User Interface >
Flare Tables and Styles >
Feedback Server and Service >
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Re: Website Link
Thanks for the informaiton about the demos!
Unfortunately, I tried viewing the demo on master pages, but it stops after just a few seconds. I viewed the demo on best practices for table styles and it worked fine. To whom should I report this?
Unfortunately, I tried viewing the demo on master pages, but it stops after just a few seconds. I viewed the demo on best practices for table styles and it worked fine. To whom should I report this?