3 Functions in Adobe RoboHelp 11

Adobe RoboHelp is a help authoring and publishing tool that allows users to perform a wide range of functions. You can easily create responsive HTML5 outputs for a variety of screens with a single click, differentiate your content for various devices with multiscreen HTML5 publishing, and deliver content to smartphones, tablets, and eBook readers in EPUB 3, KF8, and MOBI formats. You can also generate and integrate help files with the following file formats:

  • Adobe PDF
  • FlashHelp
  • WebHelp
  • Adobe AIR
  • Adobe Captivate
  • Adobe Acrobat
  • XHTML
  • Microsoft Compiled HTML Help
  • Microsoft WinHelp
  • Microsoft Word
  • Oracle Help for Java
  • JavaHelp
  • XML
  • ePub
  • KF8
  • MOBI

Another great feature is RoboHelp’s intuitive importing functionality. You can easily import files, and RoboHelp will automatically apply all the styles and formatting as accurately as possible. You can import files in the following format:

  • Adobe PDF
  • Adobe FrameMaker
  • Microsoft Word
  • DITA map files
  • XML files
  • Microsoft HTML Help projects

Finally, and my favourite feature of all, you can view your RoboHelp documents on-screen as they would appear on the output-source, whether that is on an iOS or Android smartphone, tablet, or even eBook readers like the Amazon Kindle.

Though RoboHelp is not one of the highlighted programs in the Adobe Suite, there is no doubt that it is, in fact, pretty sweet.