Subject:  HMP: V414C Help Maker Plus 
Author:  Ian Ippolito(ILuvPasta7@AOL.COM)
Uploaded By:  ILuvPasta7
Date:  5/2/1998

File:  HMP414C.ZIP (3629027 bytes) 
Estimated Download Time (35079 baud):  < 28 minutes
Download Count:  607

Needs:  An UnZIPing Utility, Windows 3.1x or higher, Word for Windows v6

Keywords:   Ippolito, MM, Windows, Help, Maker, TL 

Type:  Shareware

New for this version:  Upgrades Functionality.

If you have a Windows program that you want to look professional, a help file is a must!  But to make them from scratch requires you to to master complex RTF code sequences, help .PRJ file format, and the Microsoft help compiler...and even after all that it's often a matter of trial and error just to get one to look half decent!
	
But not any more!  Anyone who can use Microsoft Word can now make their own Help files with Help Maker Plus (tm)!  In seconds you'll be creating topics, pop-ups, jump destinations, fixed regions, incorporating multimedia movies, sounds, and running other programs from your Help File--all with the ease of pointing and clicking!  Help Maker Plus (tm) handles all of the hard stuff for you--you can even compile without ever leaving Word!   Also, Help Maker Plus (tm) includes the latest and greatest version of the Microsoft Help Compiler and comes with extensive documentation that will answer any questions you might have concerning help files in general and decrypting Microsoft compiler error codes.

	Features:
	-Create 4 different types of topics and hyper-text jumps:
		1)normal
		2)pop-up windows
		3)secondary windows
		4)simple jump destination
	-Topic features:
		a)automatic generation of keyword searches (if chosen)
		b)automatic generation of browser sequences (if chosen)
		c)automatic generation of context sensitive help id's (if chosen)
		d)automatic index of topics creation (if chosen)
		e)automatic creation of topic titles as fixed regions (if chosen)  
		f)automatic generation of a sound upon entry to a topic 
		(to simulate page turning sound, etc.) (if chosen)
	-Jump features:
		a)jump to destinations in help project or in an external
		help project
	-Create fixed regions
	-Embed pictures (*.bmp;*.mrb;*.wmf;*.shg files)
		a)Alignment:Normal, left margin or right margin
	-Create hyper-text jumps to sounds (.wav files)
	-Create hyper-text jumps to movies (.avi files)
	-Create hyper-text jumps to programs (.exe;.com;.bat; etc. files)
	-Create hot-spot graphics
	-Create a user manual from your help project
	-Create multiple resolution bitmaps
	-Compile and view your help file without every leaving Word
	-Customize the help window size
	-Create compressed help files for greater space savings
	-Create buttons that actually move when they get 'pressed'
	-Create links to the internet
		a)http (World Wide Web)
		b)ftp
		c)email
		d)newsgroups
	-Create 16 or 32 bit help files
	-Create customized background colors and fixed region colors
	-Integrate it with the World Wide Web Help Wizard Add-in program
	(included) to create world wide web sites from your project.
	
You can contact the author at:ILuvPasta7@AOL.COM

To install, unzip to its own directory and launch:  SETUP.EXE

To run, launch:  HELPMAKE.EXE or run from its Windows program icon.

Documentation:  README.TXT, VENDINFO.DIZ and HELPMAKE.TXT

Download of Previous Versions:  528