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Innovasys HelpStudio 3 Feature Summary

Output

Feature   More Information
Pure HTML Output Click for More Information For cross-platform help or where a browser based help system is required, HelpStudio delivers the same level of functionality you would find in a compiled help system including index, table of contents and full text search (with search term highlighting).
PDF Booklets Click for more information HelpStudio can generate PDF Booklets natively. Adobe software or a PDF printer driver are not required.
Microsoft HTML Help Click for more information Microsoft HTML Help is the windows standard help format.
Microsoft Help 2.x Click for more information Microsoft Help 2.x is the help format used in Visual Studio .NET and MSDN. As well as native Help 2.x output support, HelpStudio includes an advanced Help 2.x link designer that makes it quick and easy to link to content in other Help 2.x help files.
Dynamic Help Click for more information HelpStudio allows you to create dynamic help files, for integration directly in to your applications user interface using the HelpStudio Dynamic Help SDK, or for integration with the Visual Studio.NET dynamic help system. Dynamic help windows are a highly effective way of providing context sensitive help to your users.
Popup Help Click for more information For Visual Basic applications, the HelpStudio Popup Help designer can be used to create simple popup help to complement a full help system.
Build Profiles Click for more information Build to multiple different outputs, using different Build Flags to control conditional content. Great for producing 'Lite' and 'Professional' versions of a help system from a single project (for example).

Content Authoring

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Import Click for more information HelpStudio can import existing content from HTML files, HTML Help projects, Help 2.x projects, other HelpStudio projects or Word documents.
Topic Editor Click for more information With a wealth of time saving features, the HelpStudio topic editor makes it quick and easy to create your help content.
Content Widgets Click for more information Customizable Content Widgets speed the creation or complex help content, including drop down sections, expand in place images or tip boxes. Content Widgets are fully extendable - add common content to improve consistency and save time.
Dynamic Spell Check Click for more information Dynamic spell check (red wavey line) in the Topic editor, Table of Contents editor and Project Explorer.
Hyperlink Designer Click for more information Point and click definition of hyperlinks and See Also links, including links to Document! X content (if Document! X integration is used).
Glossary Editor Click for more information Create a set of Glossary terms and HelpStudio will automatically create a formatted Glossary and replace use of the terms within topic content with a popup box containing the glossary term definition.
Conditional Content Click for more information Mark content, Table of Contents nodes or Topics with a build flag in order to create multiple versions of the same help system from a single project.
Multi Language Authoring Click for more information HelpStudio allows you to work with any number of additional languages in addition to the primary language of your project. Define the project structure and Table of Contents just once and then localize for the additional languages in the same familiar HelpStudio environment or work with 3rd party translation providers using the HelpStudio XML Import / Export Wizard.
Project Properties Click for more information Create properties containing common information (e.g. a support email address, or a product name) that can then be used in Topic content, Topic Titles or Table of Contents nodes. If the common information changes, it only then needs updating in one place.
Full Unicode Support Click for more information HelpStudio supports Unicode throughout, including Japanese, Chinese and Korean.
Custom Topic Properties Define custom properties that you would like to track against Topics. Work with the properties alongside the built in ones in the Topic Properties window.

Project Tools

Feature   More Information
Find and Replace Click for more information Find or Replace across the whole project, including Table of Contents node captions, Topic titles, Glossary terms.
Spell Check Click for more information Check the spelling of the entire project with a single click. Save time and effort by only checking topics changed since the last project spell check and adding technical terms to the project 'Ignore word' list.
Link Verifier Click for more information Ensuring that all the hyperlinks and See Also links used within your project is key to delivering a quality help system. The HelpStudio Link Verifier makes this quick and simple. Each suspect link can be easily edited directly from the results list.
Task Management Click for more information Create and manage outstanding tasks, associated with a particular Topic if required. Use tasks statuses to track completion of outstanding tasks.
Unused Images Easily identify any 'legacy' image files that are no longer used in any content using the Find Unused Images tool. Remove them from the project with a single click.

Working with Images

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Screen Capture Click for more information Integrated screen capture functionality allows you to effortlessly capture screen shots, including the generation of thumbnails. HelpStudios unique 're-capture' feature makes it quick and easy to update screen shots when your applications user interface changes.
Image Editor Click for more information An image editor containing a range of image manipulation functionality ideally suited to help authoring tasks.
User Interface Mapper Click for more information A unique tool for adding annotation and effects (mosaic, gray scale, color wash) to screen shots.

Integrating Help

Feature   More Information
Context ID Mapper Click for more information If your application already has a .h file containing help context IDs (i.e. if you are developing in Delphi or C++), the integrated Context ID mapper can be used to relate topics to your applications user interface.
Visual Basic 6 Topic Mapper Click for more information Visually map Topics to your Visual Basic applications from directly within the Visual Basic IDE.
Dynamic Help Window Click for more information Dynamic help windows are a highly effective way of providing context sensitive help to your users. Integrating a dynamic help window within your application is possible using the HelpStudio Dynamic Help SDK.
Visual Studio .NET Integrate end user help with your .NET application using the .NET Help Provider component. Easily Integrate your .NET component or AddIn Help system into Visual Studio .NET using InnovaHxReg, a freely distributable Help 2.x registration tool. Create content for the Visual Studio .NET Dynamic Help Window using the HelpStudio Dynamic Help Editor.

Customization

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Template based Topic Layout Click for more information HelpStudio Topics are based on a page layout template that makes it easy to create a professional layout quickly and to customize and adapt the layout over time without having to modify each Topic individually.
Automation and Extensibility Click for more information HelpStudio offers an unrivaled documented API for creating, manipulating and building projects and extending / automating the User Interface.
Customizable Toolbars and Windows Click for more information The Helpstudio toolbars and dock window layouts are preserved, allowing you to customize the User Interface to your requirements.
Widgets Click for more information Customizable content helpers that speed the creation of dynamic help content. Widgets are fully extendable - add common content to improve consistency and save time.

Team working and Collaboration

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Source Control Integration Click for more information HelpStudio integrates with Visual SourceSafe, Team Foundation Server, SourceGear Vault as well as other source control systems implementing an MSCCI interface for version control, access control and collaboration functionality.
Task Management Click for more information Create and manage outstanding tasks to track and guide team efforts on a help project.
Topic Status Use the Topic status indicator to track the completion of Topics.