User Guide

Chapter 1
Introduction to RoboInfo
RoboInfo™ is software to create and manage policy and procedure information
on an intranet. It includes a publishing tool, RoboInfo Publisher, to leverage
and create content, and an optional server component, RoboEngine™, with
advanced features including natural language search functionality, feedback
reports, and support for team development.
RoboInfo Publisher: This component enables you to import, create, publish,
and manage content.
RoboEngine (optional): This component delivers content, provides natural
language search capabilities, merges multiple projects, and produces reports.
About RoboInfo Publisher
RoboInfo Publisher is the authoring tool component that enables technical
writers, instructional designers, Web content specialists, and anyone who writes
policies and procedures for a corporate intranet to manage their content.
RoboInfo Publisher offers organization, navigation, and indexing capabilities,
along with project management features and reliable ways to generate, test,
and troubleshoot projects. It does all the HTML work behind the scenes while
you write content, create navigational elements, add images, and design page
layout. You also have the option to develop policies and procedures with any
popular HTML editor, such as Dreamweaver, FrontPage, and HomeSite, or use
RoboInfo Publisher’s powerful built-in editor.
What you can do in RoboInfo Publisher
From project inception to the final deliverable, you can build projects that best
meet your end users' needs. Here are some of the ways you can work with
RoboInfo Publisher:
n Design projects, including styles, navigation, and layout
n Develop projects, topics, indexes, tables of contents, and links
n Write content in the WYSIWYG Editor and other HTML editors
n Import HTML pages, FrameMaker documents, Word documents, HTML
projects, and WinHelp projects
n Manage topics, images, files, and folders
n Publish projects and generate printed documentation