Adding Help info to document

A

Alex

I am creating user documentation of multiple files. Each
file has multiple fields. I would like for the user to be
able to click on (or hover over) a field name and see all
of the possible codes/descriptions for that field. For
example, if the field is something like "Gender," then the
help documentation would look like:

F Female
M Male
U Unknown

Other fields would, of course, be more complicated. I do
need the ability to format the help text into two
columns. I tried using Bookmarks/hyperlinks but I don't
want to send the user away from the current page. If
someone knows of a Web site that has more info, please let
me know.

Thanks,
Alex
 
J

Jay Freedman

Hi, Alex,

When you say each file has multiple fields, are these form fields in
documents that are protected for forms? If so, then for each field you
can go to its Properties dialog and click the Add Help Text button. In
the following dialog, go to the Help Key (F1) tab, click the "Type
your own" radio button, and type your help text in the box. You'll
have to use spaces to form the columns, just as you did in your post.
 
A

Alex

It's actually not a form. But, I'll check into making it
a form if it makes the documentation easier.

Thanks,
Alex
 
C

Charles Kenyon

You may want to look into the comment feature as well, although the
two-column layout may be a problem.
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