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{{Short description|Software to aid production of "help" systems}}

{{Other uses|Hat (disambiguation)}}

{{UnreferencedMore citations needed|date=DecemberOctober 20092024}}

A '''Help Authoring Tool''' or '''HAT''' is a software program used by [[technical writer]]s to create [[online help]] systems.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Heath |first=Catherine |date=2019-01-14 |title=Best Help Authoring Tools (HAT) & Software Compared for 2024 |url=https://document360.com/blog/help-authoring-tools/ |access-date=2024-09-12 |website=Document360 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=What is an help authoring tool ? |url=https://www.helpndoc.com/help-authoring-tool/ |access-date=2024-09-12 |website=www.helpndoc.com |language=en}}</ref>

==Functions==

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===Help output===

The output from a HAT can be either a compiled Help file in a format, such as [[WinHelp]] (*.HLP) or [[Microsoft Compiled HTML Help]] (*.CHM), or noncompiled file formats such as Adobe [[PDF]], [[XML]], [[HTML]] or [[JavaHelp]].

===Auxiliary functions===

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* [[MadCap Software|Doc-To-Help]]

* [[MadCap Software|MadCap Flare]]

* [[Help & Manual]]

* [[Sandcastle (software)|Sandcastle]]

* [[AsciiDoc]]

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{{Authority control}}

==References==

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[[Category:Technical communication]]

[[Category:Technical communication tools]]

[[Category:OnlineHelp helpauthoring tools]]