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Joe Berry
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Would it be possible to add a standard footer area to the bottom of topic pages?
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Unread post by Tim Green »

Simple answer: No, topics in WinHelp, HTML Help and HTML aren't really designed to work like that.

Complex answer: You could edit your topic template to add any element you wanted to the bottom of the page, of course, but it wouldn't really be a footer because it would only be visible when you scrolled down to it -- which is why footers aren't normally provided for in help formats. However, if you are a HTML and JavaScript wiz you might be able to edit the template to create a non-scrolling area for a footer at the bottom of the page as well, but it would probably be a little tricky.

PS: Please post it in the templates section when it's ready. :twisted:
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John Smith
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Unread post by John Smith »

Joe,

I added a table (1 row, 2 columns) at the bottom of my topics

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<table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" bgcolor="<%TOPIC_HEADER_BGCOLOR%>">
  <tr>
   <td width="95%" align="left"><font color="#FFFFFF">
    <font face="Arial,Helvetica" size="1">& 2001-2003 XYZ Pty Ltd. No part of the Help file can be copied, displayed, or disseminated to other persons without express permission.</font>
    </font>
   </td>
   <td width="5%" align="right">
    <a href="#top"><img src="button_Top.jpg" border=0 alt="Back to Top"></a>
   </td>
  </tr> 
It does scroll, so it is not a non-scrolling footer. It contains some Text, and a go to top button.

I have an understanding of HTML, but do not usually code it. Still it works well.

Hope that helps
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