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Outline
Introduction to
HTML Help
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Agenda
Why HTML Help?
Components
Creating HTML Help
Demo
Viewing Help standalone and on Web
Updating Help
Why HTML Help?
Familiar HTML language
Full support for local and Web Links
VBScript and JScript support
TOC, Index and Full-Text Searching
Viewable as local file or Web Site
ActiveX or Java
It’s a Microsoft Standard!
Components
Your content: HTML, GIF, JPG, scripts
.HHP: Project file
tracks file usage, window definitions, preferences
.HHC: Table of Contents
SiteMap format, defines icons and links
.HHK: Index
SiteMap format
Components, continued
Distribution
.CHM: Compiled Help File
ActiveX control
HH.EXE - standalone executable
Java Applet
Creating HTML Help
HTML Help Authoring Tool Free from Microsoft:
http://www.microsoft.com
/workshop/author/htmlhelp
Many Third Party Tools available
RoboHTML
ForeHelp
Doc-To-Help
Summary
HTML Help: standards based
Accessible through code or the web
Updatable
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