Help authoring tool: Difference between revisions

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Some common Help authoring tools include:

*[[Chm maker]]: An easy-to-use help authoring tool for creating help files in CHM format.

*[[AuthorIT]]: A collaborative authoring tool used for single-source content management.

*[http://www.softany.com/winchm[Chm WinCHMmaker]]: An easy-to-use [[HTML]] help authoring tool for creating help files in CHM format.

*[[Doc-To-Help]]: An authoring tool based on [[Microsoft Word]]

*[[Epic Editor]]: An [[XML]]-based authoring tool.

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*[[Help & Manual]] from EC Software: Creates online help in WinHelp, HTML Help, [[PDF]] and other formats.

*HTML Help Generator: Help generator and authoring tool for [[Visual Basic]], [[Microsoft Access]] and [[Visual Studio .NET]].

*[[RoboHelp]]: A specialized tool for creating online help.

*[[Microsoft HTML Help SDK]]: A collection of tools for creating files in Microsoft's HTML Help format.

*[[Microsoft Word]]: Widely used for technical writing despite its limitations. Requires other tools to convert content to online Help.

*[[Microsoft Visio]]: Software for creating diagrams.

*[[Republicorp XDK]]: An [[XML]], [[HTML]], and Help toolkit based on Microsoft Word.

*[[RoboHelp]]: A specialized tool for creating online help.

*[[Webworks Publisher]]: Converts documents in various formats to other formats, primarily [[HTML]]. Often paired with FrameMaker.

*[http://www.softany.com/winchm WinCHM]: An easy-to-use [[HTML]] help authoring tool.
*[http://www.xmetal.com/en_us/products/xmetal_author_dita/index.x XMetaL Author DITA Edition]: An [[XML]] Editoreditor optimized for single-source output (including online help) based on the [[DITA]] standard.

Technical writers often use [[content management system]]s and [[version control system]]s to manage their work.