In an open project, do one of the following:
- Click Quick Generate in the upper-right corner of the Standard toolbar and click the Edit Settings icon .
- Click the Output tab at the left side of the Standard toolbar.
The Output view opens.
Learn about the different types of output presets in RoboHelp and how they are used to generate output in various formats, such as Responsive HTML5, Frameless, Mobile App, and more.
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RoboHelp comes with powerful publishing capabilities so you can generate your output in many formats. Choose from a variety of output preset types, such as Responsive HTML5, PDF, and Mobile App, and cater to users from various platforms. Output presets are easy-to-configure; you can use the many settings to create multiple Help systems from the same project with different content, layouts, and experiences.
With RoboHelp (2019 release), you can experience a smooth output generation, even as you continue working on your project.
You can generate your project output using a desired type of output preset. The following types of output presets are available in RoboHelp:
Microsoft HTML Help (.chm) is not supported on macOS.
Before you generate your project output in RoboHelp, you need to create and configure an output preset. Once the output preset is ready, you can use the preset to generate the output.
To create an output preset in RoboHelp, follow these steps:
In an open project, do one of the following:
The Output view opens.
In the Output toolbar, click Output Presets. The Output Presets panel opens.
In the Output Presets panel, click .
In the New Preset dialog box, specify the following:
Name Specify a name for the output preset.
Type Use the drop-down list to select a desired output preset type. You can choose from Responsive HTML5, PDF, Microsoft HTML Help, Frameless, Mobile App, and EBook.
Click Done.
You can access the output preset from the Output Presets panel in the Output toolbar. Alternatively, you can access the output preset in the Quick Generate dialog box of the authoring window.
To identify the type of output preset from the Output Presets panel or in the Quick Generate dialog box, check the icon before the output preset name. The following icons correspond to the given types of output presets:
Responsive HTML5
Printed documentation
Microsoft HTML Help
Frameless
Mobile App
EBook
Creating an output preset for Microsoft HTML Help (.chm) does not show for Mac users.
To configure the settings of an output preset, follow these steps:
In an open project, do one of the following:
In the Output toolbar, click Output Presets. In the Output Presets panel, do one of the following:
Based on the type of your output preset you had chosen, you can view tabs such as General, Content, and more to configure settings.
To know more about how to configure a type of output preset, see the following resources:
The entire project is not included in the output generated. In the Contents tab > Table of Contents field, the selected Table of Contents determines what is included. That is, only the topics (and the referenced files inside these topics) in the selected Table of Contents file are included.
To save your settings, click Save All icon in the upper-left corner of the standard toolbar.
After configuring the required output preset, you can generate output.
To generate output, follow these steps:
In the authoring window of an open project, click Quick Generate in the upper-right corner of the standard toolbar.
In the Quick Generate dialog box, select your desired output preset, and click Generate.
Alternatively, you can do the following to generate output:
A progress bar displays the progress of output generation. To cancel output generation, click . After output generation is complete, to view the output, click . If the output generation is not successful, click to view the error log.
Before generating output, you can also edit multiple output presets through the Quick Generate dialog box. To do so:
Output generation takes place in the background, and simultaneously multiple outputs can be generated while you continue to use RoboHelp.
To generate output without launching the RoboHelp GUI, specify the following command in a command-line utility:
<path_of_Robohelp.exe> --cl "<project_path>" -o "<output_preset>" -l "<logfile_path>" -p "<output_path>"
Command description:
For example:
Robohelp.exe --cl "C:\Latte.rhpj" -o "My Responsive Output" -l "C:\logfile.html" -p "C:\outputfolder"
Enclose argument values containing spaces, for example, paths and output preset name, in double quotes.
To publish Adobe RoboHelp projects to Adobe RoboHelp Server using a command-line utility, see Publish to a RoboHelp Server.
You can easily duplicate an available output preset or delete it from the Output Presets panel and the Quick Generate dialog box.
Click the Output tab at the left side of the Standard toolbar.
The Output view opens.
In the Output toolbar, click Output Presets. The Output Presets panel opens.
In the Output Presets panel, against the output preset you want to rename, choose Options > Rename.
In the Rename Preset dialog box, specify the name of the output preset.
Click Done.
Do one of the following:
The Output view opens.
In the Output toolbar, click Output Presets. The Output Presets panel opens.
In the Output Presets panel, click Options next to your desired output preset.
In the Options drop-down list, select Duplicate.
Specify Name of the duplicate output preset and click Done.
Do one of the following:
The Output view opens.
In the Output toolbar, click Output Presets. The Output Presets panel opens.
In the Output Presets panel, select your desired output preset and click Options .
In the Options drop-down list, select Delete. In the Confirm dialog box, click Yes.
Click the Output tab at the left side of the Standard toolbar.
The Output view opens.
In the Output toolbar, click Output Presets. The Output Presets panel opens.
In the Output Presets panel, against the output preset you want to locate, choose Options > Show in Explorer (Mac: Reveal in Finder).
The output preset file and its location is displayed in your computer.