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Subject:Re: Help Authoring From:Laurie Holtby/Promis <Laurie_Holtby/Promis*PROMIS -at- TORNOTES1 -dot- DEV -dot- PROMIS -dot- COM> Date:Fri, 21 Jul 1995 11:12:35 ES
>I'm looking for information on commercial Windows (NT) help authoring
>software (e.g., RoboHelp). Does anyone know of any relatively
>recent articles comparing them?
>also, anyone care to recommend a particular program?
>Deb_Schwartz -at- bio-rad -dot- com
I am also in the process of evaluating Windows help authoring tools. I'm
leaning towards RoboHELP at the moment--it seems to have the best combination
of functionality and usability. That was also the tool that the instructor of
my Windows Help course recommended.
For a list of reviews (and other WinHelp information), check out the following
World Wide Web page:
Two articles mentioned there that compare the tools are the Windows Tech
Journal (March 1995) and the Microsoft Systems Journal (January 1995). I
haven't read these articles yet so I don't know how helpful they are.
Also subscribe to the Windows help authoring group:
Address: listserv -at- admin -dot- humber -dot- on -dot- ca
Message: subscribe winhlp-l Your Name
If you would like the addresses of the main authoring tools, send me a message
and I'll pass them along to you.
Good luck! The amount of information out there is mind-boggling. I'd like to
hear about the tool you decide on.
Laurie Holtby Promis Systems Corporation
holtby -at- promis -dot- com Toronto, Ontario
