Adobe RoboHelp: In Word We Trust

by Willam Van Weelden  

 

If you have attempted to create printed documentation with RoboHelp, there is a good chance you have run into a macro error. RoboHelp uses Word for printed documentation, and this error occurs if Word's security settings don't allow macros.

You can enable macros in Word, but that may not be enough. Some Help Authors receive unspecified errors when generating printed documentation even with macros enabled. To solve this, RoboHelp projects must be added to Word's trusted locations. I'll show you how to both Enable Word Macros and add projects to the trusted locations.

Enabling Word Macros

1. Start Word.
2. Click the Office button (Word 2007) or go to the File tab (Word 2010-2013).
3. Click Options.
4. Select Trust Center and then click Trust Center Settings.
   
5. From the Macro Settings area, select Enable all macros.

   

6. Close the Trust Center and the options.

Go to RoboHelp and generate the printed documentation. In most cases, RoboHelp will create a Word document out of your Help System. If RoboHelp still doesn't generate the printed documentation, you likely need to add your RoboHelp projects to Word's Trusted Locations.

Add RoboHelp Projects to Trusted Locations

1. Start Word.
2. Click the Office button (Word 2007) or go to the File tab (Word 2010-2013).
3. Select Options.
4. Select Trusted locations and then click the Add new location button.
   
5. In the Microsoft Office Trusted Location dialog box, click the Browse button and open the folder containing your RoboHelp projects.
6. Select Subfolders of this location are also trusted.
   
7. Click OK to close the Microsoft Office Trusted Location dialog box.
8. Close the Trust Center and the options.

Go to RoboHelp and re-generate the printed documentation.
 

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