Help authoring tool: Difference between revisions

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{{OtherusesOther uses|Hat (disambiguation)}}

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{{Otheruses|Hat (disambiguation)}}

A '''Help Authoring Tool''' or '''HAT''' is a software program used by [[technical writer]]s to create [[online help]] systems.

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===File input===

HATs obtain their source text either by importing it from a file produced by another program, or by allowing the author to create the text within the tool by using an editor. File formats that can be imported vary from HAT to HAT, though they can include such formats as [[ASCII]], [[HTML]] , [[OpenOffice Writer]] and [[Microsoft Word]], and compiled Help formats such as [[Microsoft WinHelp]] and [[Microsoft Compressed HTML Help]].

===Help output===

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* [[Author-it]]

* [[ComponentOne|Doc-To-Help]]

* [[Helpware | FAR HTML]]

* [[HelpIQ]]

* [[Help & Manual]]