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Subject:Which Help Authoring Tool ? (for a poor From:Justin Moss <Justin_Moss -at- RTA -dot- NSW -dot- GOV -dot- AU> Date:Tue, 9 Dec 1997 11:26:41 +1000
Hi,
I know that to many of you this is an easy question to answer, so would you
mind please taking a minute ?
ENVIRONMENT: Win311
BACKGROUND: I need to create a simple help file containing
text and some screen dumps. Since I am unlikely to
create help files on a regular basis, I do not want
to spend much (or any!) money.
QUESTION: Would someone please recommend a decent, but basic,
help authoring tool ?