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Subject:Re: Paper Manual to Online Help - where to start? From:wswallow -at- nycap -dot- rr -dot- com To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Tue, 25 May 2004 14:29:04 -0400
> There are approximately 20 users.
> Am I saving myself from unnecessary grief by committing to
> RoboHelp? Or am
> I missing out on a tool better suited to the task and which will
> cost my client less money?
Would a PDF file suffice? If you don't need context-sensitive help, PDF might quickly and adequately solve your problem. One seat of Acrobat is not expensive, the Reader is free to install and distribute, and you can create bookmarks that simulate a CHM's TOC.
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>From a single set of Word documents, create online Help and printed
documentation with ComponentOne Doc-To-Help 7 Professional, a new yearly
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