An inherent weakness in HTML is the inability to position page elements exactly where you want them. To counter this failing, one often-used trick is to use tables. You put an element into a table cell, add columns and rows to add spacing, turn off the cell borders and, presto, a page layout that looks just about the way you want.
In RoboHelp, you can use Positioned Text Boxes. They can contain text and/or graphics and can be “positioned” exactly where you want them on the page. When previewed with a browser, the position of the box will not change.
Using Positioned Text Boxes, you can create complex page layouts similar to those you would have had to create in desktop publishing programs such as PageMaker, QuarkXPress and InDesign.
To add a positioned text box:
- Open a topic
- Choose Insert > Positioned Text Box
- Click in the Positioned Text Box and either type some text or insert an image
- Drag the Positioned Text Box anywhere you want in your topic
That’s it. Go ahead and give it a try!