HTML stands for Hypertext Markup Language, and it's used to describe the structure of HTML files (.HTM). The WYSIWYG Editor generates all the necessary HTML code for you — behind the scenes.
Although it's not necessary to enter or modify code to author full-featured topics, you can view and modify the HTML tags and related syntax in the TrueCode Editor — if you have experience with Hypertext Markup Language. TrueCode works like a simple text editor, allowing you to enter, delete, and copy HTML tags and associated text.
Although the WYSIWYG Editor provides the most widely used HTML features, HTML is constantly changing. To accommodate hard-core HTML authors who want to take advantage of the latest HTML developments, RoboHELP provides a way to add extensibility to HTML by providing a TrueCode Editor for manually entering non-standard HTML code.
If you are an experienced HTML programmer, you may notice HTML tags that typically do not appear in standard HTML documents for the Web. These HTML tags are added to support specific Help features included in your projects. (Remember, you can add all of these features in the WYSIWYG Editor.)
When a topic is open in the TrueCode Editor, you can edit existing HTML code and add new code. You can also use the copy CTRL+C and paste CTRL+V commands to copy HTML code from one topic to another.
WARNING! If you are not familiar with HTML code, it’s not a good idea to edit your topics in the TrueCode Editor. Non-standard code may render parts of the topic unreadable (or unusable). If the code is not supported, you may not be able to edit the topic in the WYSIWYG Editor or display the topic in the viewer.