Re: Frame & WWP vs. Word & RoboHelp

[argentadmin <argentadmin -at- AVL -dot- COM>]

1. Help file to Doc conversion is easy in RoboHelp7 there is help to Doc
converter it takes a click to select your input Help file and destination
DOC file.

Hope it Helps
Sandy

>  -----Original Message-----
> From: Linda Sims [SMTP:lsims -at- dset -dot- com]
>
> OK, here's the background:
>
> 1.      There are two documents here which were originally WRITTEN
> in RoboHelp and then saved as Help files and Word documents.
> (I'm told that converting from RoboHelp to Word required a huge
> amount of reformatting.)
>
> 2.      On the current pass through these documents (my first time
> working with them), we decided to update the Help files and the
> Word files separately to avoid having the reformatting issue raise
> its ugly head.
>
> 3.      I know nothing about RoboHelp and am mostly a beginner at
> Word.
>
> 4.      We have a poobah here who is in love with Word and RoboHelp
> and who seems to think that most people don't need or want actual
> manuals anymore (PDF or hardcopy); instead they want to use
> Help files.
>
>
> My perspective:
>
> 1.      I don't have any objection to learning RoboHelp and Word, but I
> don't think they are the right tools for the job.
>
> 2.      I don't agree that most people would rather use on-line help and
> not have any manuals to refer to.
>
> 3.      I'd rather use Frame with WebWorks so that I can single
> source the documentation. Maintaining this stuff separately is
> pretty stupid, and I'm not savvy enough with the Word/RoboHelp
> set up to get things to the way they're supposed to be (Word as
> the source, with RoboHelp generating files from the Word
> document). Heck, I'm not even sure if it's possible.
>
> My plea:
>
> I need ammunition. By next week, I have to present a good case to
> the poobah that:
>
> (a) Going strictly to on-line help for documentation is not the best
> choice ('Why' would be very useful). As I recall, there was some
> discussion on list about the best way to present information to
> users, and I'm going to check the archives for it; however, I don't
> remember this issue being directly addressed.
>
> (b) Going to Frame + WWP rather than sticking to a Word +
> RoboHelp is a better scenario. (The stability of Frame over Word
> will be a big plus, here, but some people are so blinded by the
> MicroSmurfs that they may not care.) I have all the Frame vs Word
> comparisons that have been referenced on the list; the poobah,
> however, wants us to 'stick to the industry standard'.
>
> Thanks
>
>
>
>
> Lin
>
> Where am I going, and what am I doing in this handbasket?
>
>
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