Accessibility
David Locke

David Locke

WordSmith, LLC

Table of Contents

  1. Introduction
  2. Why use snippets?
  3. Understanding snippets
  4. The Snippet pod
  5. Creating snippets
  6. Editing the appearance of snippets
  7. Inserting snippets
  8. Editing snippets
  9. Managing snippets
Created:
11 February 2008
User Level:
Beginner, Intermediate
Products:
RoboHelp

Snippets in RoboHelp 7: A new way to work smarter

This article introduces the Snippets feature, first made available in Adobe RoboHelp 7. In brief, the feature enables you to take advantage of reusable content. In a RoboHelp project, you create a snippet, then use and reuse the contents of that item within the project—as many times as you want. All instances of the item are linked copies of the original. If the content of the original item changes, all instances of the placed item update automatically.

Adobe has implemented snippets in a way that maximizes usability (for authors) and minimizes complexity. There is some HTML machinery behind snippets, but the functionality conceals complexities authors don't need to face, and at the same time gives open access to the important properties of the feature.

Requirements

In order to make the most of this article, you need the following software and files:

Adobe RoboHelp 7

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About the author

David Locke is principal consultant with WordSmith LLC. He has worked with computer documentation and training since 1985, specializing in online information systems. He is a certified as a trainer and consultant for both Adobe Captivate and RoboHelp.