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Subject:Re: Which Help Authoring Tool ? (for a poor From:Scott Gray <scotty -at- CM -dot- MATH -dot- UIUC -dot- EDU> Date:Mon, 8 Dec 1997 18:30:18 -0600
How about netscape? Write your help files in HTML.
"I hear and I forget, I see and I forget, I do and I forget" -- confused.
On Tue, 9 Dec 1997, Justin Moss wrote:
> Hi,
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> I know that to many of you this is an easy question to answer, so would you=
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> mind please taking a minute ?
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> ENVIRONMENT: Win311
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> BACKGROUND: I need to create a simple help file containing
> text and some screen dumps=2E Since I am unlikely to
> create help files on a regular basis, I do not want
> to spend much (or any!) money=2E
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> QUESTION: Would someone please recommend a decent, but basic,
> help authoring tool ?
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> Many thanks,
> Justin
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