RoboHELP 4 fully supports emerging Microsoft HTML Help Standard.Redmond, WA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 2, 1996--Blue Sky(r) Software, a leading provider of state-of-the-art Help authoring tools is now shipping RoboHELP(r) 4, the newest version of its award-winning Help authoring tool, providing rich support for all Windows Help Microsoft WinHelp is a proprietary format for online help files that can be displayed by the Microsoft Help browser winhelp.exe or winhlp32.exe. The file format is based on Rich Text Format (RTF). It remained a popular Help platform from Windows 3. platforms and the emerging HTML-based Help standards. RoboHELP 4 turns Microsoft Word A full-featured word processing program for Windows and the Macintosh from Microsoft. Included in the Microsoft application suite, it is a sophisticated program with rudimentary desktop publishing capabilities that has become the most widely used word processing application on the market. 7 into a full-featured authoring tool capable of creating professional Windows Help, HTML-based Help, printed documentation, and Intranet/Internet Web sites - all from a single source. "RoboHELP(r) 4 fully supports the creation of Microsoft(r) HTML HTML in full HyperText Markup Language Markup language derived from SGML that is used to prepare hypertext documents. Relatively easy for nonprogrammers to master, HTML is the language used for documents on the World Wide Web. Help and makes the transition to the new Microsoft HTML Help format extremely easy," said Tod Nielsen Tod Nielsen, formerly of Microsoft, Crossgain, BEA, and Oracle Corporation, is the new Borland CEO (fall 2005). External links
1 Click Single Source Technology -------------------------------- RoboHELP 4 supports all standard and advanced Windows Help features such as jumps, topics, popups, macros, multiple hotspot graphics, Contents Tabs, multimedia, shortcut (1) In Windows, a shortcut is an icon that points to a program or data file. Shortcuts can be placed on the desktop or stored in other folders, and double clicking a shortcut is the same as double clicking the original file. buttons, etc. RoboHELP 4 also supports many new, innovative features, including Dynamic WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) Pronounced "wiz-ee-wig." It refers to displaying text and graphics on screen the same as they will print on paper or display on a Web page. , ActiveTest, ActiveEdit, WinHelp Internet Access See how to access the Internet. , and more. With the new, state-of-the-art 1 Click Single Source Technology, RoboHELP 4 automatically creates all the files needed for Windows Help, HTML-based Help, printed documentation, and Intranet/Internet Web sites - all from a single source. RoboHELP 4 supports 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. Help (both NT 4.0 and NT 3.51), Windows 95 Help, Windows 3.1 Help, Microsoft(r) HTML Help, and Netscape(tm) NetHelp. Jump to the Internet from within Windows Help --------------------------------------------- The new RoboHELP 4 is also invaluable for companies wanting to easily access the Internet from Windows Help. RoboHELP 4's new WinHelp Internet Access allows both Help authors and Help users to easily jump from Windows Help to any Internet/Intranet Web page using their favorite Web browser The program that serves as your front end to the Web on the Internet. In order to view a site, you type its address (URL) into the browser's Location field; for example, www.computerlanguage.com, and the home page of that site is downloaded to you. . Full Support for all Help Formats --------------------------------- Easily Create Windows Help RoboHELP is a rapid Help authoring environment that guides Help authors through the process of creating Help systems for Windows NT, Windows 95, and Windows 3.1. Fully Supports HTML-based Help RoboHELP 4 provides rich support for the emerging HTML-based Help standards: Microsoft HTML Help and Netscape NetHelp. RoboHELP 4 automatically creates all the new specific HTML-based Help features such as contents files, full indexes, navigation buttons, frames, related topics, mid-page jumps, and splash screens An introductory screen displayed by an application after it is loaded and just before it starts. It generally shows the software company's name, logo, copyright and other related information. Either it goes away by itself, or it requires the user to press escape or click the close button. as well as HTML pages, Hyperlinks, GIF files, MAP files, and more. Automatically Generate Printed Documentation With the new Documentation Wizard, RoboHELP 4 users can easily create professional documentation. RoboHELP instantly generates a user manual complete with a Table of Contents, a full Index, and automatic page numbering. Quickly Build Intranet/Internet Web Sites RoboHELP 4 automatically generates the Home page, all the HTML, GIF GIF in full Graphics Interchange Format Standard computer file format for graphic images. GIF files use data compression to reduce the file size. The original version of the format was developed by CompuServe in 1987. , and MAP files, and Hyperlinks needed for an Intranet/Internet Web site. RoboHELP 4 fully supports the HTML 3.2 format, including the creation of HTML 3.2 tables. Easily Create Context-Sensitive Help Context-sensitive help is a kind of online help that is obtained from a specific point in the state of the software, providing help for the situation that is associated with that state. for Applications ----------------------------------------------------- RoboHELP 4 revolutionizes the creation of Context-sensitive Help for Windows applications with a new and unique cutting-edge technology available only from Blue Sky Software. What's This? Help Composer The new What's This? Help Composer in RoboHELP 4 allows Help authors to quickly and easily add What's This? context-sensitive Help to any applications' dialog box A movable window that is displayed on screen in response to the user selecting a menu option. It provides the current status and available options for a particular feature in the program. controls without programming. The What's This? Help Composer automatically creates a Help topic with default text for each dialog box control, and generates all the files needed for context-sensitive Help. SmartHelp and WebPopupHelp ActiveX Controls The new SmartHelp ActiveX control eliminates the need to program context-sensitive Help into any Windows applications developed with any development environment supporting the ActiveX or OLE Control See OCX. standard. With the WebPopupHelp ActiveX Control, RoboHELP 4 users can also easily add popup Help windows to any Intranet/Internet Web site using Microsoft Internet Explorer See Internet Explorer. 3.0 or any other Web browser supporting ActiveX controls. Advanced, Flexible Authoring Environment ---------------------------------------- RoboHELP 4 integrates many new, innovative features: Dynamic WYSIWYG and TrueCode RoboHELP users have the option of using the classic RoboHELP TrueCode mode or the new Dynamic WYSIWYG mode. The TrueCode mode displays the actual WinHelp code in a Help project. Dynamic WYSIWYG allows Help authors to view graphics, multimedia, and buttons in a Help project while authoring, exactly as they would appear in the compiled Help file. ActiveEdit With ActiveEdit, Help authors can simply click the newly created ActiveEdit button in Windows Help and instantly access the corresponding Help topic source code in RoboHELP. This powerful, on-the-fly editing feature dramatically shortens the editing process. ActiveTest The new ActiveTest is a very powerful Test mode. Help authors can instantly test their work at any time during Help development and immediately view any Help topic in their Help project without compiling the entire project. U.S and International Versions of Word RoboHELP 4 supports U.S. and major international versions of Microsoft Word 7 for Windows 95 and Windows NT. AutoUpdate Program for HTML-based Help -------------------------------------- The initial specifications for the new HTML-based Help formats, HTML Help and NetHelp will be modified by Microsoft and Netscape before being finalized. As the specifications evolve, Blue Sky Software's new AutoUpdate Program(tm) will provide up-to-date versions of the new RoboHELP HTML-based Help technology to match the changing specifications for Microsoft HTML Help 1.0 and Netscape NetHelp 1.0. The AutoUpdate Program is available for FREE to all RoboHELP 4 registered users. Pricing and Availability RoboHELP 4 is now available at a list price of $499. WinHelp Office 4 is now available at a list price of $699. Registered users of RoboHELP 95 can purchase the upgrade to RoboHELP 4 for $199 and the upgrade to WinHelp Office 4 for $299. For additional information, please contact Blue Sky Software at 1-800-459-2356 - Intl: 1-619-459-6365 - Fax: 1-619-459-6366 - Internet:sales@blue-sky.com. Please use 1-800-459-2356 for publication. Press contact Marylin Guarino, Public Relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most Manager - INTERNET: maryling@blue-sky.com - Cs: 71052,1641 - Blue Sky Software's PR Department: Tel: 619-551-2485 - Fax: 619-551-2486 - Please do not publish PR department numbers - http://www.blue-sky.com - All trademarks are property of their respective owners. CONTACT: Blue Sky Software, San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. Marylin Guarino, 619-551-2485 |
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