I thought I saw a string about this on the forum awhile back but cannot locate
it now. We need to add a lot of content from an RH for Word Help project to an
HTML Help project. Specifically, topics with images and hotspots. Is it
possible to import these topics as is, or will we need to recreate them in RH
HTML?

Hi there

It might be lots easier if you have created a .CHM from the file. You could then decompile it and import the topics there.

Cheers... Rick :smile;

Rick,

First, thanks for the speedy reply! That makes sense! So...How do I create a
..CHM from the old RH4Word project? Can I just open the project in RH HTML and
compile it there? Then, how do I decompile and import the topics?

This probably sounds like elementary RH. I have worked in RH off and on for
years, but there are so many things I still don't know.

Lacona

I tried opening the old project in HTML, with all the default settings on the wizard, and it hangs partway through. If it's possible, what do I need to set differently?

You should be able to create a CHM by opening the old RH4 Word project and compiling from there.

Colum,

"Should" being the operative term here. I tried opening the RH4 Word project
in RH HTML, using the wizard defaults, but partway through it just hangs.
Should I use different settings than the defaults? Is there some other reason
why it might have problems opening?

Lacona

I opened the project in RH4 Word and tried to generate it as a Microsoft HTML
project. It got partway through the process and then froze. I used the
defaults: Create subfolders based on source document names, Create image
subfolder, External style sheet (one for each source doc), Image Scrools with
Text, Smart Popups, Individual HTML files, GIF Images, HTML bullets and
numbering, Link to external HTML Help topic, Create Compiled CHM file only, Add
keywords to Index file (HHK). Should I use different defaults? What might cause
problems compiling?

Lacona

Hi Lacona

What happens if you open RoboHelp HTML and attempt to create a new project based on the HPJ of the RoboHelp for Word project?

Cheers... Rick :smile;

Hi, Rick!

Sadly, it freezes when I try to open the .hpj file into a new HTML project.
Again, could it be the default settings? I just compiled the files in RH4 Word
with no problem before trying to compile HTML in RH4 Word and trying to open
the .hpj file in HTML. Any other suggestions?

Lacona