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The Essential Help Authoring Tool for Microsoft®

Word

ComponentOne Doc-To-Help 6.0ComponentOne Doc-To-Help 6.0 combines

the best of Doc-To-Help 2000 with the best of

True Help™ 1.0 to create a new Help authoring

tool that’s perfect for the novice or expert

Help author.

New to Help authoring? If you can use

Microsoft Word, you can produce a robust Help

system quickly and easily. ComponentOne

Doc-To-Help 6.0 is also a great tool for

experienced Help authors because it offers

the sophisticated extras you look for.

Whether you need to create HTML Help 1.x,

cross-platform HTML 4.0, WinHelp 4.0, JavaHelp

1.1, or print documentation, ComponentOne

Doc-To-Help makes the process pleasant and

efficient. Plus, it’s Microsoft Help 2.0 ready!

Best of Both Worlds: Easy to Use and PowerfulWe’ve combined the favorite features from

Doc-To-Help 2000 (cross-references, margin

notes, and topic types) with the favorites from

True Help 1.0 (streamlined build process,

scripting, and report generation), while retaining

the Microsoft Word-based, single-source

authoring of the original tools. Then we added

new features and enhancements to ensure it was

as powerful as it was easy to use. Take a look at

what ComponentOne Doc-To-Help 6.0 offers:

� Single-source authoring:: Create HTML Help,

cross-platform HTML Help, WinHelp, JavaHelp,

and print documentation from a single set of

Word documents—there’s no need to purchase

separate editions! Eager to create Microsoft

Help 2.0 when it’s released by Microsoft? No

problem, ComponentOne Doc-To-Help 6.0 is

also Microsoft Help 2.0 ready. Porting your

Help system to a different platform is as simple

as selecting a list item and clicking a button.

� Styles and templates:: ComponentOne

Doc-To-Help 6.0 generates Help systems

from the styles you use to format the source

documents, so document mark-up is greatly

reduced. Plus, you’re not limited to using

specific document templates or style

sets—use your own style conventions or use the

templates we include with ComponentOne

Doc-To-Help 6.0. And you Doc-To-Help 2000

users will love the fact that you can put text in

Heading 1, which now has the same

functionality as any other heading style!

� Database architecture:: ComponentOne

Doc-To-Help 6.0’s unique project architecture

stores the relationships among styles, topics,

index keywords, and table of contents entries

in a per-project database, automatically

generating index entries, hyperlink tags,

jumps and pop-ups, etc. You can also

share information among multiple projects!

� Intuitive user interface and Word toolbar::

ComponentOne Doc-To-Help 6.0 has a

redesigned “all in one” interface that puts full

functionality at your fingertips, not hidden in a

maze of dialogs. We’ve also included a Word

toolbar that allows you to incorporate many Help

authoring functions, such as margin notes,

dynamic links, and conditional text in your

source documents.

� Project editor:: With the project editor, you can

perform a wide range of Help authoring tasks

(such as in-place editing and topic filtering

and sorting) from within one interface, making

editing source documents and setting the

properties of Help targets very convenient!

� Enhanced graphics:: You don’t need to scale an

image in a graphics package before adding it

to your document—simply use the Insert

Picture and Format Picture options within

Microsoft Word! You can also easily create hot

spots with graphics.

� Flexible conditional text:: Need to provide links

to related topics in the online Help, but omit

them from your printed manual? These and

related scenarios are no problem because

ComponentOne Doc-To-Help 6.0 gives you all

the benefits of single-source authoring, plus

the ability to designate portions of your source

documents for individual platforms, Help

targets, or attributes (author-defined criteria).

� Margin notes:: Adding margin notes is as easy

as clicking the Insert Margin Note button on

the ComponentOne Doc-To-Help 6.0 toolbar

and entering the desired text. You can also

make those margin notes appear in the online

Help as pop-ups by clicking the Link to Margin

Note button when the text is entered.

� Links, jumps, pop-ups, and more::

ComponentOne Doc-To-Help 6.0 makes it a

snap to add topic links and jumps, pop-up

topics, dynamic links (A-links and K-links),

and cross-references!

� Glossary terms:: Creating glossaries is easy! An

empty glossary is automatically prepared when

you create a new project. Simply open the

glossary document and enter text as desired.

During compilation, project documents are

searched for text that matches glossary entries

and those matches are converted into

hypertext links.

� Enhanced indexing:: As your source documents

are compiled, topic hierarchy information and

any existing XE field data are extracted and

saved to the project database. You can then

easily attach index keywords to topics and

simply push a button to rebuild the project and

update its index.

� Scripting:: If you’re a programmer,

ComponentOne Doc-To-Help 6.0 even allows

you to use Visual Basic scripts to customize the

behavior of individual styles at compile time!

� Modular help projects:: Unlike multi-file projects,

in which several Word document files in the

same folder are compiled together into one

Help file, modular Help projects consist of

documents in different folders that are part of

different Help projects, and are compiled into

different Help files that appear as one file to

users. ComponentOne Doc-To-Help 6.0

makes it easy to retain the same high-quality

Windows Help and HTML Help systems as

you would with a single project!

� Conversion utility:: Easily convert your existing

Doc-To-Help 2000 projects with the click of a

button! True Help 1.0 files are automatically

read and do not require conversion to open

existing projects.

� Useful reports:: You can organize your large

projects with reports that show contents, index,

script, style, and topic information. You can also

have hierarchical views of individual projects,

such as reports showing topics with keywords

and vice versa. All reports are offered in online

and hard copy formats.

ComponentOne Doc-To-Help® 6.0

ComponentOne

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ComponentOne Doc-To-Help® 6.0The Essential Help Authoring Tool for Microsoft® Word

:: USE STYLES TO SLASH DEVELOPMENT TIMEComponentOne Doc-To-Help 6.0 analyzes styles to

create HTML Help 1.x, cross-platform HTML 4.0,

WinHelp 4.0, JavaHelp™ 1.1, and print documentation

from a single set of documents! No need to purchase

separate editions! Plus, it’s Microsoft Help 2.0 ready!

:: QUICKLY ADD LINKS, JUMPS, POP-UPS, MARGIN NOTES, ANDCONDITIONAL TEXT

The intuitive user interface makes it easy to add these

options to your Help system!

:: EASILY GENERATE GLOSSARIES AND INDEXESDynamic keyword links and glossary pop-up functionality

make creating glossaries and indexes faster than ever!

:: PRODUCE USEFUL REPORTSChoose online or hard copy versions that show contents, index, script,

style, and topic information. Ideal for large, multi-file projects!

:: DELIVER OUTSTANDING RESULTSThat’s the bottom line—ComponentOne Doc-To-Help 6.0 makes it easy

to deliver high-quality, reliable Help systems!

ComponentOne Doc-To-Help 6.0 at a Glance

� Easy-to-use, Powerful, Single-source Authoring: Whether you’re a novice

Help developer or an expert Help author, ComponentOne Doc-To-Help

6.0 is designed for you! Features include single-source authoring; mul-

tiple Help targets; customizable styles and templates; database archi-

tecture; redesigned user interface; conditional text; margin notes; links,

jumps, pop-ups, and cross-references; enhanced glossary and index

processing; a scripting object model; and more!

� System Requirements: Microsoft® Word - 2000 (version 9.0) or

higher; Operating System - Microsoft Windows 98, ME, 2000, NT, or XP

(with Service Pack 3 or later); Hard Disk Space - 10 MB hard disk space for

the ComponentOne Doc-To-Help 6.0 application and related files, 40 MB

hard disk space for the browser-only installation of Internet Explorer 5.0, and

13 MB hard disk space for MDAC 2.5; Memory - 32 MB of RAM minimum;

Computer/Processor - PC with Pentium® 75 MHz or greater processor.

� Documentation: ComponentOne Doc-To-Help 6.0 includes a thorough

manual, online Help, and sample templates and code.

� Technical Support: ComponentOne Doc-To-Help 6.0 is supported by a

dedicated team of knowledgeable personnel; a peer-to-peer

newsgroup; and a well-maintained Web site with online product

updates, samples, and answers to frequently asked questions.

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