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Re: Building a Help System (HTML Files)

Subject: Re: Building a Help System (HTML Files)
From: "Char James-Tanny" <charjtf -at- gmail -dot- com>
To: "Susan Steen" <susan -dot- steen -at- lydiantechnology -dot- com>
Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2006 21:15:59 -0500

Hi, Susan :-)

Just a note that "free" limits some of your options.

To begin, can anyone recommend the following?

* Utilities or applications (free, of course) that can convert a
user guide of 100+ pages into individual HTML files

Save as HTML in Word will get you part-way there. You would probably
want to break the Word file into separate chunks first. (If you're any
good with VBA, you can write a macro that will do this.)

* Freeware applications that compile HTML help and output as a
.chm file

Microsoft HTML Help Workshop.

* Integration tips on how to integrate the HTML files or .chm file
into a Java-based application. As a starting point, we want to deploy
the entire Help system in the application---Context sensitive help will
be phase 2 or phase 3 of this initiative.

If you need to support a Java-based application, you might want to
consider JavaHelp or Oracle Help instead. You can download JavaHelp at
http://java.sun.com/products/javahelp, and Oracle Help information is
available from http://www.oracle.com/technology/tech/java/help/index.html.

The documentation should include information on integration.

Char James-Tanny ~ JTF Associates, Inc. ~ http://www.helpstuff.com
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