Help files - How does one create them?

[Anonymous]

In the past I've seen some talk about moving CAD standards to a help file
format (chm?). What's the best way to go about it? I've heard of RoboHelp,
but was wonder what other options are out there that someone has acutally
used.

Thanks!

[Anonymous]

Paul,

I use RoboHelp is very professional but expensive. I made the cad-standards
and tutorials when I was a cad manager for an arch office.
much easier and basically by connecting to each of the custom-or-standards
commands.

"Paul Kirill" wrote in message
news:11B689B38D824019F6C5A0CE3A6CBED2@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> In the past I've seen some talk about moving CAD standards to a help file
> format (chm?). What's the best way to go about it? I've heard of
RoboHelp,
> but was wonder what other options are out there that someone has acutally
> used.
>
> Thanks!
>
>

[Anonymous]

i use a html editor (dreamweaver) then create the chm using HTML help
workshop, its free and available on the microsoft website...

cheers

mark


"Paul Kirill" wrote in message
news:11B689B38D824019F6C5A0CE3A6CBED2@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> In the past I've seen some talk about moving CAD standards to a help file
> format (chm?). What's the best way to go about it? I've heard of
RoboHelp,
> but was wonder what other options are out there that someone has acutally
> used.
>
> Thanks!
>
>

[Anonymous]

I use Word to create HTML files. it may not be the best way but it's pretty straight forward and it works.
The only problem I found was that Word didn't really support frames but I got around that by editing the HTML file manually.
have a look at this link >>>

http://www.cadalog.com/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=14457&highlight=help+file+html

[Anonymous]

I have to ask why you would use Dreamweaver as an html editor? DW is much
more for writing javascript and web applications. The best html editor is
notepad and it's already on your system and will save you a few hundred $$$.
It would actually take more time to create html using DW then it would with
notepad.
"Mark Dubbelaar" wrote in message
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> i use a html editor (dreamweaver) then create the chm using HTML help
> workshop, its free and available on the microsoft website...
>
> cheers
>
> mark
>
>
> "Paul Kirill" wrote in message
> news:11B689B38D824019F6C5A0CE3A6CBED2@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> > In the past I've seen some talk about moving CAD standards to a help
file
> > format (chm?). What's the best way to go about it? I've heard of
> RoboHelp,
> > but was wonder what other options are out there that someone has
acutally
> > used.
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> >
>
>

[Anonymous]

I have DW too, but rarely use it. It does have it's place though in the
tool box.

For a HELP type system without much flashiness to it. I start out
everything with Mozill (or Netscape) composer, the editor has just the
right number of HTML building functions to handle this type of Job.

I also use a free convertor for the CHM aspect.

bobb


Bill wrote:
> I have to ask why you would use Dreamweaver as an html editor? DW is much
> more for writing javascript and web applications. The best html editor is
> notepad and it's already on your system and will save you a few hundred $$$.
> It would actually take more time to create html using DW then it would with
> notepad.
> "Mark Dubbelaar" wrote in message
> news:C4590ABA4F3E8DC30B87C8681C8E592B@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
>

[Anonymous]

Wow, what a string of differences, my personal
option is to use

helpkit for $169.00 and do all of my standards in
microsoft word

from all of the documentation that was already
floating around

and then import the word files into helpkit to
automatically

create the html for me.

style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">

"hendie" <
href="mailto:ahenders@wlgore.com">ahenders@wlgore.com> wrote in message

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I
use Word to create HTML files. it may not be the best way but it's pretty
straight forward and it works.
The only problem I found was that Word
didn't really support frames but I got around that by editing the HTML file
manually.
have a look at this link >>>

href="http://www.cadalog.com/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=14457&highlight=help+file+html">http://www.ca...

[Anonymous]

HTML I found is the way to go. If in the future (when you are no longer
there) Someone can pick up were you left off. Run it from a network drive
and bam there you go. Interactive and easy to look at.

--
=================================
Timothy Spangler

"Learn from the mistake of others, You can't
live long enough to make them all yourself"

WinXP Pro
Acad 2002
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"Paul Kirill" wrote in message
news:11B689B38D824019F6C5A0CE3A6CBED2@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> In the past I've seen some talk about moving CAD standards to a help file
> format (chm?). What's the best way to go about it? I've heard of
RoboHelp,
> but was wonder what other options are out there that someone has acutally
> used.
>
> Thanks!
>
>

[Anonymous]

I use either FrontPage 2002 or Word to create the html file and then compile
into a *chm w\ Visual CHM - available for $20.00 from

http://www.wekasoft.com

works great for my purposes - easier than the Microsofts html help
workshop - looks like from other replys, there are a lot of ways to go
depending on your pocketbook and ambitions.

"Paul Kirill" wrote in message
news:11B689B38D824019F6C5A0CE3A6CBED2@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> In the past I've seen some talk about moving CAD standards to a help file
> format (chm?). What's the best way to go about it? I've heard of
RoboHelp,
> but was wonder what other options are out there that someone has acutally
> used.
>
> Thanks!
>
>