HTML Context sensitive help - What's this?

[Barbara Stuhlemmer <barbara -at- group -dot- com>]

Hi everyone:

The project I am working on is to create HTML Help for a Windows based 
software.  I started with this company about 1 1/2 months ago.  As you can 
guess, the project is in it's final wind-down stage, and all that is left is 
the user testing and getting the help written. I had to learn HTML  and 
RoboHelp HTML Edition in a hurry, since my deadline is the end of November.  I 
am not complaining, this was a great opportunity to learn new applications, and 
I am about 90% through writing the technical information and getting it into 
HTML format.  I have a TOC, index, links, etc. almost all in place.  Now I have 
to get over a little larger hurdle.

The software engineer has set up the software to use "What's this?" context 
sensitive help. They want a text box to open with only the specific 
information, relation to the selected function, to display.  All the ID tags 
(about 450 of them) have been created in the software. RoboHelp - help pages 
say that when I create "What's this?" help, RoboHelp will create these tags for 
me.  As I read it, there is no choice in the matter.  I can create text only 
help easily enough, but I don't think it will use the "?" function to access 
it. My lack of in-depth knowledge of RoboHelp has lead me to ask this question.

How can I get "What's this?" help implemented into my HTML (either using 
RoboHelp (preferably), or directly in HTML).  I do have the option of changing 
all the tags in the software, if this is the most efficient way.

If there is a better list to post this to, I would appreciate that information 
as well.

Thanks in advance.  You've been a most helpful bunch in the past.


Barbara Stuhlemmer
Technical Writer, The Software Group Ltd.
(barbara -at- group -dot- com)