Despite the strong technical orientation of ALT's staff, many of them do not have the skill set to handle the coding or other workarounds required by
Help authoring tools.
Knowledge of document processing software and
help authoring tools may be an appealing alternative to those who haven't seriously considered the essential expertise of technical communicators, but that kind of knowledge isn't what qualifies us to transfer technical knowledge to those who need to use it.
The developers of HelpSmith, a
help authoring tool that allows developers and technical writers to create documentation in multiple help formats (HTML Help, Web Help, Printed Manual), have completely redesigned the Web Help format in HelpSmith 4.
Having evaluated 16 different
help authoring tools five years ago, I decided that RoboHelp offered the best and the most functionality, and I am pleased to say that RoboHelp X5 is still the cream of the crop among
help authoring tools.
This year's award recognized RoboHelp X3 as the number one
Help authoring tool.
eHelp has been the leader in the Help authoring industry since 1991, so we are pleased that it is addressing the need for a
Help authoring tool dedicated to .
RoboHelp has won over 55 prestigious industry awards and is the best selling
Help authoring tool worldwide.
Also in 1991, WexTech released Doc-To-Help, the world's first commercial
Help authoring tool.
The Visual Studio magazine awards recognize both RoboHelp Enterprise and RoboHelp for Microsoft HTML Help as the preferred
Help authoring tool among its readers.
Its suite of ten products ranges from True DBGrid Pro, the world's most popular grid control for Microsoft Visual Studio, to True Help, a
Help authoring tool for Microsoft Word.