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Subject:Re: help files in Lotus Note apps From:elbailey <elbailey -at- FLASH -dot- NET> Date:Mon, 13 Jul 1998 08:45:39 -0500
You wrote:
When you've created online help for a Lotus Notes application, did you
use the winhelp engine? And did you use RoboHelp, etc.? I would think
creating Help in Notes is the same as creating Help in any other Windows
app, but I'm looking for any tips, etc.
Thanks,
Suzanne
Suzanne Pyle
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Suzanne,
Here at Mobil we use Lotus Notes databases quite a bit and do not create
help files in a Help authoring tool. We use a native Notes database as
a help file linked from within the database or, when a small about of
information is necessary, we provide database usage information in the
"Using This Database" document available from the Notes menu. The
linked Help database is designed similarly to a Help file - see Notes
example by clicking Help Topics from the Help menu item.
Elizabeth
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