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RE: How does Microsoft create the help files for Microsoft Word?
Subject:RE: How does Microsoft create the help files for Microsoft Word? From:"Cindy Kight" <Cindy -dot- Kight -at- DataMaxGroup -dot- com> To:"Blonde Writer" <blonde_writer -at- hotmail -dot- com>, "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Thu, 7 Aug 2003 12:45:34 -0500
<But what the devil do they use for that Paperclip character who pops up and asks you if you need help with the feature you are using and allows you to search for it?>
Just my humble opinion, but advise your client against it. If necessary, pull one of the many articles on the web about how users hated 'Clippy'. Here's a link to one: http://www.cnn.com/2001/TECH/ptech/04/12/office.clippy/
Cindy Kight
Technical Communications Mgr.
TSW Solutions, Inc.
