Adding splash screens

A splash screen displays an image for a specified amount of time, typically for only a few seconds. Splash screens generally appear when a user first opens a program. They provide a graphical introduction of the program to the user.

You can also include splash screens when topics first open. You can use both Windows bitmaps (.BMP) and .GIF images with splash screens.

To add a splash screen:

  1. Open the topic in the WYSIWYG Editor that should display the splash screen when users open it.

  2. Click Insert HTML Help Control .

  3. Select Splash Screen. The Splash Screen Wizard opens.

  4. From Image file for splash, click and browse to find the image you want to use in your project.

  5. Highlight the image file and click Select.

  6. In Duration of splash display (seconds), set the amount of time (in seconds) that the image will appear on the screen before it closes.

  7. Click Finish. The splash screen is added to your topic.

Notes:

  • You will see a Splash object that identifies where it is located in the file. This object is not displayed in the viewer. When the topic is opened, only the image is displayed.

  • To test the splash screen, preview the topic.