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IMPORTANT - ABOUT EasyHelp from EON SOLUTIONS
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Make sure you read the file DISCLAIM.TXT
This is version 2.5 of EasyHelp for Word 6.0a.
This is a fully working and uncrippled version. Try it out, but
after 30 days (or so) you should either register the product
or remove it from your machine.
If you have any initial queries or would like information on
registering, please contact me (see the Support section in this file).
A version to produce HTML files is available.
Version 3 of EasyHelp will be a fully compiled addin to Word 6.
Version 2.31 of EasyHelp is for Word 2.0c - it is freeware.
Eon Soultions also provide consultancy and training services.
IMPORTANT - TO GET IT WORKING
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To complete the installation you MUST run the tutorial by clicking on the
EasyHelp Tutorial icon in the EasyHelp Program Manager Group.
(This icon loads INSTALL.DOC into Word which installs the EasyHelp template
and then automatically loads the tutorial document).
EasyHelp: Quick Start
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If you are an experienced computer user you may want to get going quickly.
If this is the case, at least read this page! If you are not an experienced
user please install EasyHelp, read the manual and browse through the online
help. Then load the tutorial document to learn how to use EasyHelp.
Installing EasyHelp:
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1 Run a:setup to install EasyHelp.
2. Run the tutorial from the tutorial icon.
Preparing to use EasyHelp
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1 Load Microsoft Word.
2 Create a new document based on the EasyHelp template.
or
Load an existing document and then attach the EasyHelp template
to it.
3 Quickly check that EasyHelp is configured correctly by clicking on
the configure icon on the Word toolbar. (Or select Tools | ⌐
Configure EasyHelp from the menu)
Using EasyHelp
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1 Create some topics by positioning the cursor on the heading of each
topic and clicking the topic icon on the Word toolbar (Or select
Insert | ⌐ EasyHelp Topic from the menu)
2 Create some links (to the topic that you have defined) by
highlighting the text that is to be used as the link and clicking
the link icon on the Word toolbar (Or select Insert | ⌐
EasyHelp Link from the menu)
3 Your document is now 'marked up'. You must now process this 'markup'
by clicking the process icon on the Word toolbar (Or select Tools
| ⌐ Process Markup from the menu)
4 Finally build your help file by clicking on the build icon on the
Word toolbar (or select Tools | ⌐ Build Help from the menu)
Thats it! You have now created a Microsoft Help file by following four
simple steps:
1. Create Topics (T)
2. Create Links (L)
3. Process the 'markup' (P)
4. Build the Help file (B)
Latest Information
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This evaluation copy of EasyHelp is fully working but the online help
and tutorial are slightly out of date. Register and you will
receive the up to date documentation.
Support
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Contact: James Holroyd
Eon Solutions
12 Juniper Rise
Upton Priory
Macclesfield
Cheshire
England
SK10 4XT
(Tel: 0973 209667)
(Email: eon@cix.compulink.co.uk)
If you like EasyHelp let me know. If you don't, let me know why.
Future versions of this product will be designed to meet YOUR
requirements - so let me know what these are.