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<<Several years ago, during one of those never ending tool-wars, Doc-to-Help
was described as powerful but had a steep learning curve. From your
experience, has that changed?>>
Personally, I never found that true. The biggest trick to working with
Doc-To-Help was working properly in Word. Once you understood styles and
templates, you were in good shape. ComponentOne has steadily improved
Doc-To-Help, and the current version (Doc-To-Help 2005) is certainly worth a
free evaluation. The version that is due for imminent release (2005v2)
includes an Express mode, which simplifies the GUI for users who do not need
to expose all the functionalities or properties.
Regards,
Paul Neshamkin
pauln -at- helpauthors -dot- com
MS Help MVP
ComponentOne Doc-To-Help MVP and Certified Trainer
WexTech MVP, Certified Doc-To-Help Trainer
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Of Al Geist
Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2005 8:19 PM
To: Morton, Christopher
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Subject: Re: Help & Manual questions.
Hi Christopher,
Never used Doc-to-Help. Then again, I have never used Help & Manual, but
the latter appears to be easier to set up and use, and that is what is
needed here. The developer who will take over the project is experienced
with MySQL and Access, but is a lightweight on how to use Word properly let
alone an online Help development program...and their on a tight schedule.
Several years ago, during one of those never ending tool-wars, Doc-to-Help
was described as powerful but had a steep learning curve. From your
experience, has that changed?
Al
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Al Geist, Geist Associates
Technical Writing, Online Help, Marketing Collateral, Web Design, Award
Winning Videos, Professional Photography
Office: 802-658-3140
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Doc-To-Help 2005 now has RoboHelp Converter and HTML Source: Author
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