Specifying Default Publication Settings For Guided Help – uPerform On-Premise Manuals

From the Editor, open the new template.
Click the Publications tab.
Select Guided Help under Default Publication Settings in the task pane.

Choose from the following options:

If You Want To	Then
Specify general guided help publication settings	Select Guided Help General Settings from the drop-down list. Go to the Default Publication Settings: Guided Help: General Settings section.
Specify guided help user interface publication settings	Select Guided Help User Interface Settings from the drop-down list. Go to the Default Publication Settings: Guided Help: User Interface Settings section.
Specify guided help caption publication settings	Select Guided Help Captions from the drop-down list. Go to Specifying Default Publication Caption Settings.
Specify guided help publication settings for mobile devices	Select Mobile Device Publication Settings from the drop-down list. Go to Specifying Default Publication Mobile Devices Settings.

Default Publication Settings: Guided Help: General Settings

Select Guided Help General Settings from the drop-down list.

Complete the following fields:

Field

Description

Playback Timer

Specify the default time in seconds that guided help displays for each page.

If the playback timer is set to 0 or a negative number, Guided Help with not automatically progress; the user must manually step through the Guided Help.

Allow User to Store Preferences

Select this option to allow users to store preference settings for playback time, screen location of Guided Help, window size and window mode (maximize/minimize).

Select the options you want to display on the home page in the Home Page area.

NOTE:

These options are set in the document properties and are customizable. For more information on customizing properties, refer to Specifying New Template Settings: Properties.
Select File > Save to save the template.

Default Publication Settings: Guided Help: User Interface Settings

Select a skin from the Skins drop-down list.

NOTE:

A preview of the skin selection will display in the Preview field.

Complete the following fields:

Field	Description
Player Colors	Select a background color, and primary and secondary colors for the banner background from the drop-down list.
Text Colors	Select a primary color for the banner text from the drop-down list.

NOTE:

Optionally, click Select to specify custom colors.

Select from the following options:

Field	Description
Height	Specify the height of the published Step window.
Width	Specify the width of the published Step window.
Maximum Image Height	Specify the height of the control images in each step of the published Step window.
Maximum Image Width	Specify the width of the control images in each step of the published Step window.
Start Location	Select a screen position for the published Step window.
Maximize on startup	Select this option to maximize the published Step window on startup.
Enable Transitions	Select this option to enable a smooth, animated transition from step to step. Also allows the help to always display on top of all other windows when running in Internet Explorer.
Stay on Top (IE Only)	Select this option to display the help on top of all other windows when using Internet Explorer.

Select File > Save to save the template.