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Blue Sky Software eases the transition to Windows 95.


LA JOLLA La Jolla (lə hoi`yə), on the Pacific Ocean, S Calif., an uninc. district within the confines of San Diego; founded 1869. The beautiful ocean beaches, in particular La Jolla shores and Black's Beach, and sea-washed caves attract visitors and , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 28, 1995--Blue Sky Software announced the Moving to WinHelp '95 Kit, which includes the Moving to WinHelp '95 Porting Tool to quickly convert Windows 3.x Windows 3.x can refer to either an individual or all of the following versions of Microsoft Windows:
  • Windows 3.0
  • Windows 3.1x
These should not be confused with the first three releases of Windows NT, which were also given "3.x" version numbers, i.e.
 Help systems to Windows 95 and Mastering Windows 95 Help, the Official Book on Help Authoring.

There is a lot of concern in the Help development community about moving current Help systems to Windows 95. The Moving to WinHelp '95 Kit provides software developers and Help authors with an easy solution to quickly move to Windows 95 Help.

The Moving to WinHelp 95 Porting Tool -------------------------------------

The Moving to WinHelp '95 Porting Tool allows Help authors to easily create the Contents Tab, a key feature in Windows 95 Help: the Contents Tab visually displays the Help system with books and pages. The Moving to WinHelp '95 Porting Tool also updates and regenerates all the Help source files for Windows 95 and quickly converts any current Windows 3.x Help system to Windows 95.

``I am very impressed im·press 1  
tr.v. im·pressed, im·press·ing, im·press·es
1. To affect strongly, often favorably:
 with this tool! ... The ability to drag and drop A graphical user interface (GUI) capability that lets you perform operations by moving the icon of an object with the mouse into another window or onto another icon. For example, files can be copied or moved by dragging them from one folder to another.  items into place was almost too easy... This tool will come in VERY handy as I migrate my 3.1 help files to 95...'' --Brad Lindamood, technical writer, Attachmate Corp.

Mastering Windows 95 Help, the Official Book on Help Authoring --------------------------------------------------------------

Mastering Windows 95 Help is the first and only book solely dedicated to Windows 95 Help. Mastering Windows 95 Help covers the exciting new features of Windows 95 Help and compares Windows 3.1 Help and Windows 95 Help.

``I found the information in this book very informative. This book does a great job of illustrating the differences between Windows 3.x Help and Windows 95 Help... I now have a better understanding of Windows 95 Help systems and the Contents Tab. This book provides information I haven't seen anywhere else. Mastering Windows 95 Help reveals the future of Windows 95 Help systems!'' --Daryl Rinaldi, president, Access Softek.

Pricing and Availability

The Moving to WinHelp '95 Kit is now included in WinHelp Office ($1,343 value), shipping at a special introductory price of $599. The Moving to WinHelp 95 Kit is also available separately at a list price of $199. WinHelp Office includes RoboHELP, WinHelp Video Kit, WinHelp Tool Kit, WinHelp HyperViewer, the Mastering WinHelp video and the Moving to WinHelp '95 Kit.

For information, contact Blue Sky Software Sales Department at 800/459-2356; fax 619/459-6366; international 619/459-6365; http://www.blue-sky.com; Internet Internet

Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the
 sales@blue-sky.com. -0-

Windows Solutions -- San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden  -- August 30. Booth #1633.

NOTE TO EDITORS: Windows 95 Help and WinHelp '95 are used in this news release to describe the new Help engine in Windows 95 (and Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. 3.51), technically referred to as Microsoft Windows See Windows.

(operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then.
 Help version 4.0.

CONTACT: Blue Sky Software Corp., La Jolla

Marylin Guarino, 619/459-6365

619/459-6366 (fax)

701-1737 (MCI (1) (Media Control Interface) A high-level programming interface from Microsoft and IBM for controlling multimedia devices. It provides commands and functions to open, play and close the device.

(2) (Microwave Communications Inc.
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http://www.blue-sky.com

71052,1641 (CompuServe)

maryling@blue-sky.com (Internet)
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