Creating a PDF file
Files in Portable Document Format (PDF) are a very flexible way to use and distribute the information from your documentation project. See ' Using help sets' for a more detailed discussion about usage possibilities.
To create a PDF file from your documentation project
PDF file creation
By default, HelpExpert creates PDF files by writing every topic from a documentation project into a consecutive amount of chapters. The chapters in the PDF document are created in the order of their apperance in the table of contents of respective documentation project. An 'electronic' table of contents with clickable links for each chapter is created in the PDF file similar to the table of contents of the documentation project.
There are several options for controlling the output as PDF document which can be set in the options dialog.
Dynamic page breaks
On PDF creation, page breaks are done only if the end of a physical page is reached or prior to a topic residing on the topmost level in the table of contents. In the options dialog, the level in the table of contents can be changed so that page breaks are done whenever a topic is to be created, that is on the selected level in the table of contents or on a higher level.
Setting a header or footer
By typing a text into fields 'Header' and 'Footer' of the options dialog, a header or footer will be put on every page of the PDF document except the first page. The footer will have the page number at the end of the entered footer text. The header is shown left aligned, the footer appears right aligned. In the options page a font and font size can be set for headers and footers too. Header or footer can be suppressed on the default topic if necessary.
Setting a title for the table of contents
HelpExpert creates a 'written' table of contents on a separate page (or on separate pages) at the end of a PDF document automatically. In the options dialog a text for the title of that table of contents can be set individually.
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