Dynamic HTML (DHTML)

DHTML adds interactivity and multimedia-style effects to your pages, and is becoming an increasingly key ingredient in help designs from Microsoft and others.

The introductory topic in this help system uses DHTML special effects to build the topic. Click here to view the topic.

A common technique is the use of "drop-down text". Drop-downs are similar to a pop-up link, but instead of popping up another window the link expands the current topic in order to make room for additional information. To see a drop-down example from HTML Help Workshop's Help system, click here topic in an external chm. For instructions on how to create them yourself, click here topic in an external chm.

Most HTML Help authoring tools support drop-downs and an assortment of canned DHTML effects.