Specialized Tools For Generating Help Files
Although various outputs have been historically popular, the overall trend in help documentation output format is towards online help. There are many software packages designed for producing Microsoft CHM help files:
- Author.IT
- DoctoHelp
- WebWorks ePublisher
- Help & Manual
- HelpConsole
- HelpServer
- MadCap Flare
- RoboHelp
- Componize
More generally though in recent years there has been a move away from CHM files towards XML based help systems or XHTML WebHelp type layouts which can be displayed in any standards compliant web browser.
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