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HelpSmith by Divcom Software

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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.

HelpSmith is a complete help authoring tool, which you can use to create HTML Help (CHM) files, Web Help (browser-based) systems, Printed Manuals, PDFs, and Word RTF documents from a single source help project. The main features of HelpSmith are: a built-in word processor with dynamic styles and live spell-checker, full Unicode support, topic templates, variables, an advanced approach to working with graphical and video files, and many other useful tools.

With HelpSmith, you can create help files for your products easily. HelpSmith includes a professional feature-set, which is combined with an easy-to-use interface. Using the built-in editors, you can easily create the Table of Contents and alphabetical Index of your help systems in minutes. You will also be able to integrate your HTML Help or Web Help system with your application and provide context-sensitive Help. Designed as a regular office application, HelpSmith enables the creation of high quality help systems and documents without the knowledge of many technical details. For example, you do not have to manually code HTML or CSS in order to create technical documentation. At the same time, experienced technical writers still have the possibility to insert custom HTML code.

HelpSmith Features Include:

The ability to create HTML Help, Web Help, Printed Manuals, and PDFs from a single source project

Built-in Unicode word processor

Live spell checker with dictionaries for many languages

Support for Topic Templates and Variables

Full-featured dynamic styles

No need to deal with HTML or CSS coding (though it is possible to insert custom HTML code when needed)

Single media repository for better management of graphical and video used in a help project

Smart Project Merge feature for collaborative working on the same help system, for translation purposes, and for creating libraries of topics or templates

A slight learning-curve and easy-to-use interface

What's new in HelpSmith 3.5.5?

Fixed compilation issues for HTML Help (CHM) that occurred on some help projects

Improved the internal character-encoding engine

Fixed issues with using special characters in some Asian languages

Compilation now works faster on large help projects

Better support for PNG images, an updated PNG engine is now used

Improvements for the built-in media repository

Other minor improvements and bug fixes

What's new in HelpSmith 3.5.3?

Added support for the new video format MP4

Fixed an issue when using Asian languages (Chinese, Korean, Japanese) in the Table of Contents of an HTML Help system (CHM)

Visual help authoring tool for creating CHM, HTML, and PDF help documents.

Pricing: HelpSmith 3.5.5 (Build 12.423) (Includes all product updates for 1 year) 1 User License, HelpSmith 3.5.5 (Build 12.423) (Includes all product updates for 1 year) 2 User License, HelpSmith 3.5.5 (Build 12.423) (Includes all product updates for 1 year) 3 User License, HelpSmith 3.5.5 (Build 12.423) (Includes all product updates for 1 year) 4 User License, HelpSmith 3.5.5 (Build 12.423) (Includes all product updates for 1 year) 5 User License, HelpSmith 3.5.5 (Build 12.423) (Includes all product updates for 1 year) 6 User License, HelpSmith 3.5.5 (Build 12.423) (Includes all product updates for 1 year) 7 User License, HelpSmith 3.5.5 (Build 12.423) (Includes all product updates for 1 year) 8 User License, HelpSmith 3.5.5 (Build 12.423) (Includes all product updates for 1 year) 9 User License, HelpSmith 3.5.5 (Build 12.423) Upgrades (Includes all product updates for 1 year) 1 User License Upgrade from previous version, HelpSmith 3.5.5 (Build 12.423) Upgrades (Includes all product updates for 1 year) 2 User License Upgrade from previous version, HelpSmith 3.5.5 (Build 12.423) Upgrades (Includes all product updates for 1 year) 3 User License Upgrade from previous version, HelpSmith 3.5.5 (Build 12.423) Upgrades (Includes all product updates for 1 year) 4 User License Upgrade from previous version, HelpSmith 3.5.5 (Build 12.423) Upgrades (Includes all product updates for 1 year) 5 User License Upgrade from previous version, HelpSmith 3.5.5 (Build 12.423) Upgrades (Includes all product updates for 1 year) 6 User License Upgrade from previous version, HelpSmith 3.5.5 (Build 12.423) Upgrades (Includes all product updates for 1 year) 7 User License Upgrade from previous version, HelpSmith 3.5.5 (Build 12.423) Upgrades (Includes all product updates for 1 year) 8 User License Upgrade from previous version, HelpSmith 3.5.5 (Build 12.423) Upgrades (Includes all product updates for 1 year) 9 User License Upgrade from previous version

Evals & Downloads: Read the HelpSmith help file, Read the HelpSmith Manual, Read the HelpSmith End User License Agreement, Download the HelpSmith 3.5.5 (Build 12.423) evaluation on to your computer - Expires after 30 days

Operating System for Deployment: Windows 7, Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows 2000

Architecture of Product: 32Bit, 64Bit

Product Type: Application

Application Type: Developer Application, End User Application

Compatible Containers: Microsoft Visual Studio 2010, Microsoft Visual Studio 2008, Microsoft Visual Studio 2005, Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003, Microsoft Visual Studio .NET, Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0, Microsoft Visual Basic 2010, Microsoft Visual Basic 2008, Microsoft Visual Basic 2005, Microsoft Visual Basic .NET 2003, Microsoft Visual Basic .NET, Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0, Microsoft Visual C++ 2010, Microsoft Visual C++ 2008, Microsoft Visual C++ 2005, Microsoft Visual C++ .NET 2003, Microsoft Visual C++ .NET, Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0, Microsoft Visual C++ 5.0, Microsoft Visual C++ 4.0, Microsoft Visual C# 2010, Microsoft Visual C# 2008, Microsoft Visual C# 2005, Microsoft Visual C# .NET 2003, Microsoft Visual C# .NET, Microsoft Office 2010, Microsoft Office 2007, Microsoft Office 2003, Microsoft Office XP, Microsoft Office 2000, Microsoft Access 2007, Microsoft Access 2003, Microsoft Access 2002, Microsoft Access 2000, Microsoft Internet Explorer 9.0, Microsoft Internet Explorer 8.0, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0, Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0, Mozilla Firefox 3.6, Mozilla Firefox 3.5, Mozilla Firefox 3.0, Mozilla Firefox 2.0, CodeGear RAD Studio 2009, CodeGear C++ 5.0 (formerly Borland), CodeGear C++ (formerly Borland), C++Builder 2009, C++Builder 2007, C++Builder 2006, C++Builder 6, C++Builder 5, C++Builder 4, C++Builder 3, Delphi 2009, Delphi 2007 for Win32, Delphi 2006 (10.0), Delphi 2005 (9.0), Delphi 8.0, Delphi 7.0, Delphi 6.0, Delphi 5.0, C#Builder

Keywords: HelpSmith, help, documentation, docs, help files, chm, HTML help, PDF

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