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