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HelpSmith 3.1

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HelpSmith is an innovative help authoring tool for easy creation of CHM Help files, Web Help , PDF, and Print Manuals using the same source. The stand-alone and very easy-to-use environment integrates a powerful MS Word-like unicode text editor for editing help topics with dynamic styles and live spell checker, advanced approach to working with graphical and video files, and many other unique features.

HelpSmith, the help authoring tool from Divcom Software, provides you with an easy way to create help files from scratch and also lets you import help topics from HTML, Word RTF, TXT files that can be written in different ANSI charsets.

HelpSmith helps you provide technical documentation for your application in different output help formats one of which is context-sensitive CHM HTML Help files, a standard format for application's online Help in Windows. HelpSmith has complete support for all the features of HTML Help, allowing you to create the hierarchical TOC, alphabetical keyword Index, edit and create custom html help's help windows, etc..

For experienced technical writers, HelpSmith includes the Import facility, making it possible for you to import your existing help projects from the .HHP format (Microsoft HTML Help Workshop) or directly from compiled CHM files.

The WYSIWYG principle makes the process of using HelpSmith as easy as working with regular office application. And, in fact, you do not have to learn any technical details to start writing professional help files with HelpSmith.

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History updates

HelpSmith 3.1 [10-22-09]

Improved the HTML export engine used for the HTML Help and Web Help output formats.
Added new pre-built topic templates to the New Template dialog-box.
Implemented the "Add to Dictionary" command for the word processor's right-click popup menu.
Other minor improvements and bug fixes.

Other versions : 3.0 2.1.4 2.1.3 2.1.1 2.0 1.6.1 1.6 1.5.2 1.5 1.3 1.0

HelpSmith v3.0 [07-16-09]

Added support for Templates.
Added support for text Variables.
Added the Non-scrolling Area feature.
A new customizable Breadcrumbs placeholder.
New Web Help features making it much easier to provide Context-Sensitive Help.
Added support for the A-Keywords feature in HTML Help.

HelpSmith v2.1.4 [04-14-09]

Improved search in Web Help.

HelpSmith v2.1.3 [01-08-09]

Improved search in Web Help.

HelpSmith v2.1.1 [10-16-08]

Improved search in Web Help.

HelpSmith v2.0 [08-23-08]

Now with dynamic styles and improved Web Help.

HelpSmith v1.6.1 [07-12-08]

Improvements for Web Help added.

HelpSmith v1.6 [06-19-08]

Improvements for Web Help added.

HelpSmith v1.5.2 [05-10-08]

Added the ability to sort items of the table of contents.
Added the ability to export topic Context numbers for C++, Delphi, Visual Basic.

HelpSmith v1.5 [04-19-08]

Added the ability to create Web Help.
HTML Help compiler (HHC.exe) did create corrupted .CHM files sometimes. Added a workaround fixing the problem.
Now you can open topics for editing in the contents pane as well as in the general topic list (optional).

HelpSmith v1.3 [02-16-08]

New Printed Manual format added.
Output directory for the .CHM file did not work properly.
Minor bugs fixed.

HelpSmith v1.0 [12-18-07]

Initial public release.

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