ComponentOne Doc-To-Help 2009

 

 

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XML-Based WYSIWYG Editor

Doc-To-Help 2009 now includes a full featured editor that gives authors all the tools they need to create robust, interactive content without technical knowledge.

Integration with Microsoft Word, FrontPage, and Adobe Dreamweaver

If you would rather use your own editor, Doc-To-Help installs toolbars in your favorite enviroments.

Convert Existing Content to XHTML

Doc-To-Help 2009 allows you to convert your Word or HTML files to XHTML with one click.

 

Create any deliverable you need from one set of content:

• NetHelp: An innovative, searchable Web-based output
• HTML Help: Microsoft's standard Help system
• Print-ready Manual: Word or PDF ready for print production
• Help 2.0: Microsoft Help for .NET
• WinHelp: An alternate Microsoft Help system
• JavaHelp: A Java-based Help system

 

Everything You Need in One Box

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ComponentOne Doc-To-Help 2009 has everything you need to author, edit, and publish documentation, policy manuals, and user manuals your readers will love. Author: Create content once using your favorite editor (e.g., Microsoft Word, Adobe Dreamweaver, or Doc-To-Help’s new built-in XML-based editor). Edit: Enjoy the convenience of visual project management features such as a topics organizer, related topics editor, and drag-and-drop linking. Plus, save time with automatic Table of Contents, Index, and Glossary generation. Publish: Generate a combination of outputs with just one-click (online Help, Web content, and press-ready manuals) – without changing or reformatting content. Doc-To-Help's unique combination of editing, single sourcing, and publishing technology translates to significant time savings and the highest level of quality. Since Doc-To-Help is the complete documentation solution, your need for additional tools has been eliminated.

Highlights

	Built-in XML Based Editor Author content in Doc-To-Help's full-featured editor. This unique editor has the ease of Microsoft Word while it automatically creates standards-compliant source code. An intuitive style editor helps you with formatting. Also included is a converter for transforming Word and HTML content to XHTML.
	Option to Author in Word or Any HTML Editor If you wish, author your source documents in Microsoft Word, HTML, or both. Doc-To-Help toolbars and wizards automatically install in Microsoft Word and FrontPage, as well as Adobe Dreamweaver. Your content stays in your editor, no import or proprietary code is necessary.
	Easy Single Source Publishing Quickly and easily create HTML Help, Web-based Help, JavaHelp, WinHelp, Visual Studio .NET-style Help, and printed documentation from one source project. Both automatic and manual conditional features ensure that content for each deliverable is appropriate.
	Convert Existing Manuals to Online Content or Help Doc-To-Help can easily convert your existing Word manuals to online content or Help. At the basic level, Doc-To-Help will separate your document into topics by headings or you can create more advanced projects with interactivity and customization.
	Embedded .NET Dynamic Help Easily embed a dynamic Help pane in the application's interface and use the visual topic mapping feature to associate topics with the interface elements. Communication between developers and writers has never been easier.

 

 

Features We Just Released

We are thrilled to bring you Doc-To-Help 2009. Check out these great new features.

 

 

	Built-in XML Based Editor Author content in Doc-To-Help's full-featured editor. This unique editor has the ease of Microsoft Word while it automatically creates standards-compliant source code. An intuitive style editor helps you with formatting. Also included is a converter for transforming Word and HTML content to XHTML.
	XHTML Converter Convert your existing Word or HTML documents to XHTML with a click. Doc-To-Help will even allow you to map your styles to XHTML elements if you wish.
	Drag-and-drop Linking Drag items from Doc-To-Help's topic grid and drop them into your content to automatically create links.
	Embedded .NET Dynamic Help Easily embed a dynamic Help pane in the application's interface and use the visual topic mapping feature to associate topics with the interface elements. Communication between developers and writers has never been easier.
	Import Project Settings Use settings from an existing project in order to jumpstart new projects and ensure consistency.

 

 

Spotlight Features

	Built-in XML Based Editor Author content in Doc-To-Help's full-featured editor. This unique editor has the ease of Microsoft Word while it automatically creates standards-compliant source code. An intuitive style editor helps you with formatting. Also included is a converter for transforming Word and HTML content to XHTML.
	Option to Author in Word or Any HTML Editor If you wish, author your source documents in Microsoft Word, HTML, or both. Doc-To-Help toolbars and wizards automatically install in Microsoft Word and FrontPage, as well as Adobe Dreamweaver. Your content stays in your editor, no import or proprietary code is necessary.
	Easy Single Source Publishing Quickly and easily create HTML Help, Web-based Help, JavaHelp, WinHelp, Visual Studio .NET-style Help, and printed documentation from one source project. Both automatic and manual conditional features ensure that content for each deliverable is appropriate.
	Convert Existing Manuals to Online Content or Help Doc-To-Help can easily convert your existing Word manuals to online content or Help. At the basic level, Doc-To-Help will separate your document into topics by headings or you can create more advanced projects with interactivity and customization.
	Embedded .NET Dynamic Help Easily embed a dynamic Help pane in the application's interface and use the visual topic mapping feature to associate topics with the interface elements. Communication between developers and writers has never been easier.

More Features

• XHTML Converter

  Convert your existing Word or HTML documents to XHTML with a click. Doc-To-Help will even allow you to map your styles to XHTML elements if you wish.

• Drag-and-drop Linking

  Drag items from Doc-To-Help's topic grid and drop them into your content to automatically create links.

• Import Project Settings

  Use settings from an existing project in order to jumpstart new projects and ensure consistency.

• Legacy Project Converters

  Using a Wizard, you can convert legacy projects with a few clicks. You can convert RoboHelp HTML, RoboHelp Word, HTML Help, WinHelp, and Doc-To-Help 2000 projects.

• Powerful Single-sourcing with Conditions

  Use Doc-To-Help’s built-in conditions for powerful single-sourcing. It is possible to conditionalize text, topics, or even entire documents. In addition, you can conditionalize by output type, project, and by fully-customizable attributes.

• Content Variables

  Using Variables, you can manage content in one place for reuse across your project. Text Variables can be used for any amount of unformatted text; Rich Content Variables allow you to store formatting along with text.

• Intuitive Microsoft Office 2007 Style Interface

  Doc-To-Help 2008 features a brand new interface. Outlook-style navigation, ribbon toolbars, and dialog boxes makes features and settings easy to find and use. This interface will make your experience more efficient and enjoyable.

• Configure Help Elements with Styles

  Use convenient toolbars to effortlessly apply styles that translate into Help elements (pop-up topics, links, dynamic text, cross-references, and more) when you build your project.

• Quickly Integrate Graphics and Movies

  Easily insert images and Flash movies in your project. Add hotspot links to images using the Image Map Editor.

• Context Sensitive Help Mapping in a Snap

  Automatically generate context IDs, or specify your own, to map topics to your application’s interface.

• Insert ComponentOne DemoWorks Flash Movies

  You can now quickly insert a Flash movie into your Word files with a new toolbar button. With a Wizard, Doc-To-Help will embed the movie and automatically apply conditions that exclude it from printed manuals and other outputs that do not support Flash. Flash movies can be created with DemoWorks, also available from ComponentOne. Special DemoWorks Bundles are available. See purchase options for more details.

• Configurable Breadcrumb Navigation

  Breadcrumbs help end-users pinpoint their location in a Help file. Doc-To-Help's HTML-based outputs (NetHelp, HTML-Help, HTML 2.0) include breadcrumbs that are fully customizable and removable.

• Organize Topics with Expanding/Collapsing Sections

  Increase the readability of your online Help topics by including collapsible/expandable sections complete with "+" and "-" icons. Doc-To-Help makes this as simple as applying a style; no special code is needed.

• Insert Dynamic Text Effects into Help

  Impress your end-users with expanding, drop-down, and pop-up text.

• Automatic and Customizable Table of Contents and Index

  Doc-To-Help can use information from your source content to automatically create a table of contents and an index. Customize them to your liking or create your own from scratch. You can even create customized TOCs for different outputs.

• Easy Glossary creation/integration

  Use the convenient toolbar buttons or styles to add and sort glossary terms. If you wish, Doc-To-Help can automatically create a link to the glossary definition every time that term is used in your Help project.

• Control the Look and Feel of Your Help

  Use the Theme Designer to control the layout and appearance of topics for HTML-based platforms. NetHelp themes include print/email topic and save-to-favorites options to improve the user experience.

• Built-in Style Sheet Editor

  The new Style Sheet Editor allows you to edit and manage your HTML styles in an intuitive Microsoft Office 2007 style interface.

• Team Authoring Support

  Doc-To-Help’s source control technology provides integrated check-in/check-out functions so multiple authors may contribute to one project.

• Microsoft Windows Vista and Office 2007 System Support

  Doc-To-Help supports Windows Vista and the 2007 Microsoft Office System including seamless integration with Word 2007.

• NetHelp for Web Publishing

  ComponentOne NetHelp is our exclusive Cross-Platform HTML output. Easily create a searchable Help system designed for deployment on the Web.

• One-click XHTML Output

  Doc-To-Help now generates XHTML versions of all HTML based outputs (NetHelp, HTML Help, Help 2.0, and JavaHelp). The content generated complies with the W3C transitional XHTML specification.

• Industry Standard Help files

  Create virtually every popular Help output. Chose from Web-based Help, HTML Help, Help 2.0, JavaHelp, and WinHelp.

• Powerful Print Output Features

  Create professional printed documentation from Word or HTML source complete with a customizable title page, table of contents, index, and glossary – without any adding field codes, page breaks, or headers/footers. You can automatically create a print-ready PDF manual and skip the manual-to-PDF conversion process.

• Microsoft Sandcastle Plug-in

  Microsoft's Sandcastle utility automatically creates MSDN formatted reference documentation from .NET source code and XML comment files. Doc-To-Help integrates Sandcastle's XML output into your projects, automatically creating topics, index, TOC, and other Help elements. You can build on this information by editing/adding your own topics, and linking to namespaces. This content integrates with the Help system in Visual Studio .NET (Help 2.0).

• Drag-and-drop Topic Relations

  The new Related Topics Editor makes it easy to form topic relations. Doc-To-Help automatically creates “See Also” links based on styles; now you can augment those links, or even remove selected ones.

• Built-in or Custom Templates

  Choose from a variety of templates for producing high quality print documentation. You can modify the built-in templates or use your own.

• Margin Notes That Work in Both Print and Online

  Add margin notes in Word with the click of a button. These notes can be designated to appear as popups in online Help.

• Merge Multiple Projects

  Combine multiple projects into one TOC, index, and glossary.

• Modular Table of Contents Utility

  Automatically populate all modular system Help files with fully functional table of contents links.

• Generate PDFs Two Different Ways

  Doc-To-Help produces printed manuals in .PDF and/or Word format. Generate your .PDF directly from Doc-To-Help or from a generated .doc file. This gives you the option to format your manual before you generate the .PDF. No need for third-party utilities either.

• Section 508 Compliant Output

  Doc-To-Help creates a version of NetHelp that is Compliant with Section 508 of the US Rehabilitation Act.

• XML Transforms

  Use XSLT or .NET to add your own topic features in XHTML-based outputs.

• Command-line Support

  Build a Doc-To-Help project, or multiple Doc-To-Help projects in batch, from the command line.

• Scripting Support

  Use Visual Basic to create custom scripts and assign them to styles to develop your own features.

All-in-one Authoring and Publishing Solution

Doc-To-Help Enterprise enables technical communicators, policy writers, and other content creators to author in Doc-To-Help's XML-based editor, Microsoft Word or HTML, (or use existing documents) and publish to the Web, Help systems, or printed manuals with a single click.