Help Authoring and Documentation / Microsoft (Tools & Add-ins, Controls & Components)

Simplify and speed the process of creating help documents. Doc-To-Help for Word lets you to author content in Microsoft® Word to create online Help files and professional manuals. Produce these Help files in popular formats including HTML Help, Cross-Platform HTML-based Help, JavaHelp, WinHelp, Visual Studio .NET-style Help, and printed documentation. Since Doc-To-Help uses a simple style markup to create Help systems, you have the freedom to use any editor. Doc-To-Help for Word also includes features such as Documenter for .NET for automatic reference document creation and support for Windows 7, Vista and the 2010 Microsoft Office System including seamless integration with Word 2010. Doc-To-Help for Word includes updates and upgrades for 1 year. Platinum Support including 1 year of unlimited phone support also available.

Create professional Help Systems and Manuals from HTML or Word.  Whether you are converting from RoboHelp or creating new projects, Doc-To-Help empowers you to create HTML or Microsoft Word content and convert it to virtually every popular Help file format or printed documentation.  Doc-To-Help Enterprise can produce help files in popular formats including HTML Help, Cross-Platform HTML-based Help, JavaHelp, WinHelp, Visual Studio .NET-style Help, and printed documentation. Since Doc-To-Help Enterprise uses a simple style markup to create Help systems, you have the freedom to use any editor. Doc-To-Help Enterprise supports Windows 7, Vista and the 2010 Microsoft Office System including seamless integration with Word 2010. Doc-To-Help Enterprise now offers integration with SharePoint which allows you to upload your content to a SharePoint library and take advantage of SharePoint’s management and workflow features. Doc-To-Help Enterprise also includes exclusive features such as one-click RoboHelp project conversions. Doc-To-Help for Enterprise includes updates and upgrades for 1 year. Platinum Support including 1 year of unlimited phone support also available.

Create help files for .NET Components. TeeGofer is a tool designed specifically for the .NET component writer. Written in 100% native C# code, it works by reflection to read in metadata from .NET assemblies (.DLLs or .EXEs) to create first class quality online help documentation. The tool is extremely easy to work with, presenting a tree navigator of the entire structure of any assemblies selected for the help project. The output quality and ease and speed by which TeeGofer creates component documentation makes it a must for any component help author.

Visual help authoring tool for creating CHM, HTML, and PDF help documents. HelpSmith is an innovative help authoring tool allowing you to create CHM HTML Help files, Web Help, Printed Manuals, and PDF documents from the same source help project. The stand-alone and easy-to-use environment includes a Unicode word-processor with dynamic styles and live spell checker, support for Templates and Variables, advanced approach to working with graphical and video files, automatic correction system, and many other useful tools.

All-in-one online documentation system. exxDoc is a Web application that helps you create any kind of technical documentation, such as manuals, help files, and FAQs. A multi-user, multi-language, and multi-database system, exxDoc allows editing of content by multiple authors at the same time and additionally allows editing in multiple languages.  The exxDoc backend supports Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Access (for review purposes only) and MySQL databases. Author Mode is used by authors to edit content. User Mode is used to read content released by authors. Pintexx also makes pinEdit, the WYSIWYG XHTML editor that is included in exxDoc. As a result pinEdit works seamlessly within exxDoc offering you a variety of design options for your content.  Completing the high-level user interface is an integrated spell checker and style editor allowing you to work intuitively.

A database documentation tool for all platforms. SqlSpec is a database documentation tool that will generate easy-to-read database documentation. SqlSpec generates documentation in two formats: HTML or CHM. HTML is useful for publishing your documents on the Web or an intranet site. CHM is useful if you want a single, compact file containing all your documentation about one or more databases. The CHM is indexed so it is easily searchable for any keyword. This way you can easily determine which objects reference the "EmployeeID" column, for example. SqlSpec supports every major DBMS including Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Analysis Server, Microsoft Report Server, Microsoft Integration Server, Microsoft Access, Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Teradata, SQLite, DB2, Sybase ASE, Sybase SQL Anywhere, Informix, VistaDB and ENEA Polyhedra.

Create help files and documentation from within Visual Studio. The Pelnor Help Add-in allows developers to create help files and front end documentation from within the Visual Studio development environment. With the Pelnor Help Add-in you can create robust documentation that can change as fast as your program does. The add-in includes custom Help Provider controls that can automatically link your program's user interface to the corresponding element of the HTML help file.

Build line-of-business and data analysis applications. ComponentOne Ultimate includes all 9 of ComponentOne's Studios - ComponentOne Studio for WinForms, ComponentOne Studio for ASP.NET Wijmo, ComponentOne Studio for WPF, ComponentOne Studio for Silverlight, ComponentOne Studio for Windows Phone, ComponentOne Studio for iPhone, ComponentOne Studio for Compact Framework, ComponentOne Studio for SharePoint and ComponentOne Studio for Active X. It also includes ComponentOne Livelinq and ComponentOne's OLAP tools - ComponentOne OLAP for WinForms, ComponentOne OLAP for Silverlight and ComponentOne OLAP for LightSwitch as well as ComponentOne XapOptimizer, ComponentOne IntelliSpell and Doc-To-Help Enterprise. ComponentOne Ultimate includes datagrids, user interface controls, charting, reporting, scheduling and data manipulation components for .NET, ASP.NET, WPF, Silverlight, ActiveX and Mobile devices and development tools for analyzing data and increasing productivity. By purchasing ComponentOne Ultimate you will save thousands of dollars over buying the products individually.

Comprehensive and richly detailed Database documentation. ApexSQL Doc is a tool to document your SQL Server Database. ApexSQL Doc offers extensive, comprehensive and thoroughly detailed SQL Database documentation. ApexSQL Doc will automatically document your database into compiled HTML help (chm) format or HTML and includes many customizable options and a command line interface.

Create full HTML and CHM documentation for your SQL Server database. Documenter from Spectral Core allows you to quickly get fully cross-linked documentation for your SQL Server databases and even upload it to your FTP server automatically. Documenter for SQL Server quickly parses your database properties and generates browsable documentation for all the objects in your databases. You can explore each and every object, and even see the SQL commands to generate most of the objects.