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All-in-one Authoring and Publishing Solution
Doc-To-Help® Enterprise enables technical
communicators, policy writers, and other content creators to
author in Doc-To-Help's XML-based editor, Microsoft Word or
HTML, (or use existing documents) and publish to the Web, Help
systems, or printed manuals with a single click.
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Why People are Choosing Doc-To-help® Enterprise
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Industry Leadership Since 1991Doc-To-Help was the first
tool of its kind available and has led the way since.
Doc-To-Help still delivers the support for Microsoft Word that
made it famous, but has also evolved to a next generation
authoring and publishing tool with technology such as a built-in
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Something for EveryoneHere are just some of the ways our customers use Doc-To-Help:
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Many Authoring and Editing OptionsDoc-To-Help gives you flexible authoring options. Work in one or a combination of these environments:
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Multi-Format PublishingPublish as many versions of these outputs as you need from one project with a single click. Additionally, our outputs are standards compliant. Any HTML-based output can be generated to comply with W3C XHTML and/or Section 508 guidelines.
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Powerful Single-sourcing: One Project, Many Outputs.Doc-To-Help's single-sourcing features make it easy to use the same project for different outputs. Both manual and automatic features ensure that each output has the appropriate content. Examples include:
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Import Existing Doucments, Projects, and Help SystemsWhether it is a manual written in Micrsoft Word, a only Help project, or an old Help system, Doc-To-Help gives you tools to convert exsiting content to a Doc-To-Help project.
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Embed Help Into Your ApplicationsEvery Doc-To-Help purchase includes the ComponentOne DynamicHelp tool. It allows developers to easily embed a dynamic Help pane in the application's interface and then authors use the visual topic mapping feature to associate topics with the interface elements. Communication between developers and writers has never been easier. |
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Guarantee the Latest Releases and Top-Level ServiceWith an available Platinum Support level, our customer enjoy these benefits:
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More Doc-To-Help® Enterprise Features
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Built-in XML Based Editor
Author content in Doc-To-Help's full-featured editor. This unique editor has the ease of Microsoft Word while it automatically creates standards-compliant source code. An intuitive style editor helps you with formatting. Also included is a converter for transforming Word and HTML content to XHTML.
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DynamicHelp Control for Embedding Help in .NET Applications
Every Doc-To-Help purchase includes the ComponentOne DynamicHelp tool. It allows developers to easily embed a dynamic Help pane in the application's interface and then authors use the visual topic mapping feature to associate topics with the interface elements. Communication between developers and writers has never been easier.
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XHTML Converter
Convert your existing Word or HTML documents to XHTML with a click. Doc-To-Help will even allow you to map your styles to XHTML elements if you wish.
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Drag-and-drop Linking
Drag items from Doc-To-Help's topic grid and drop them into your content to automatically create links.
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Import Project Settings
Use settings from an existing project in order to jumpstart new projects and ensure consistency.
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Automatic and Customizable Table of Contents and Index
Doc-To-Help can use information from your source content to automatically create a table of contents and an index. Customize them to your liking or create your own from scratch. You can even create customized TOCs for different outputs.
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Easy Glossary creation/integration
Use the convenient toolbar buttons or styles to add and sort glossary terms. If you wish, Doc-To-Help can automatically create a link to the glossary definition every time that term is used in your Help project.
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Reusable Content
Using content variables, you can manage content in one place for reuse across your project. Choose from simple Text Variables or manage any formatted block of content in Rich Content Variables.
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Time-Saving Project Management Features
Doc-To-Help makes managing your project easy. Here are some of the features our customers enjoy:
- Reusable project settings
- Topic management grid
- Index editor
- Contents editor
- Related topics editor
- Drag-and-drop linking
- Team authoring support
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Impress Your End-users
Use Doc-To-Help's toolbars, editors, and other technology to add these elements to your content. Many online only features are automatically excluded from print content.
- Graphics and videos
- Collapsing sections
- Pup-up, expanding, and drop-down text
- Contents editor
- Image maps
- Breadcrumbs for navigation
- Custom buttons
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Create Your Own Look and Feel
The look and feel of your output is 100% customizable with Doc-To-Help. Use the Theme Designer to control the layout and appearance of topics for HTML-based platforms. Also, edit or add your own style sheets and templates.
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Easy Context Sensitive Help
Automatically generate context IDs, or specify your own, to map topics to your application’s interface.
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Reference Documentation for Developers
Microsoft's Sandcastle utility automatically creates MSDN formatted reference documentation from .NET source code and XML comment files. Doc-To-Help integrates Sandcastle's XML output into your projects, automatically creating topics, index, TOC, and other Help elements. You can build on this information by editing/adding your own topics, and linking to namespaces. This content integrates with the Help system in Visual Studio .NET (Help 2.0).
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Advanced Features
Expert users and developers enjoy these features:
- .NET or XSLT transform support allows you to do anything you want with output.
- Modular Help allows you to connect Help systems.
- Scripting support allows you to use styles and scripts to create your own features.
