Before you create printed documentation, it's a good idea to do some preparation.
Microsoft Word 95, 97 or 2000 is installed on your authoring system.
You are finished authoring your project.
Do you know what topics you want to include? Are there any that you want to leave out?
How many files do you need for the printed documentation? Does your project contain a few top-level books and several sub-books? If so, you might want to consider creating separate files for your level 2 or level 3 books. Otherwise, your printed documentation might include only a few, very large files.
Do you want to base your formatting on a custom style sheet?
If your project uses multiple style sheets, which one do you want to use?
Do you need to modify any of the styles before you convert?
Do you want to include the same images used in your Help system in the printed documentation?
Do you want to create a printed index file for your documents?
Do you want to create a printed glossary for your documents?
Do you want to retain expanding glossary hotspot definitions within your topics?
What paper size do you need for the printed docs?
Do you want to include sequential page numbers on the footers of each page?
Do you want all of your topics to be preceded by a page break?
Note: See Tips for printed documentation for more useful tips on preparing projects for printed output.