Creating expanding hotspots

An expanding hotspot displays additional text when the hotspot text is clicked. The expanded text is displayed immediately following the clickable hotspot text. The hotspot text is uniquely formatted so users can recognize it as a clickable item. You can customize the hotspot formatting for your projects.

Note: If you change the hotspot formats in the topic or in the style sheet, the hotspots are displayed using your format choices. (The online Help topics in RoboHELP use specially formatted hotspots.)

• Expanding hotspot example:   

To create an expanding hotspot with new text:

1. In the WYSIWYG Editor, select the text for which you want to create the expanding hotspot.

2. From the DHTML menu, select Create Expanding Hotspot and Text.

3. In the drop-down box that opens, type the text that will appear when the hotspot text is clicked.

4. Click Preview and test the special effect. When you click the hotspot, it expands to show the additional text.

Tip: You can apply other special effects to your Help topics including marquees, drop-down hotspots, and Dynamic HTML.