ComponentOne Doc-To-Help 2010

ComponentOne Doc-To-Help 2010 has everything you need to author, edit, and publish documentation, policy manuals, and user manuals your readers will love.

Use Doc-To-Help’s XML-based editor, Microsoft Word, or HTML and produce desktop, Web, or print deliverables. All you need to do is write (or import) and Doc-To-Help does the rest.

• Author: Create content once using your favorite editor (e.g., Microsoft Word, Adobe Dreamweaver, or Doc-To-Help’s new built-in XML-based editor).
• Edit: Enjoy the convenience of visual project management features such as a topics organiser, related topics editor, and drag-and-drop linking. Plus, save time with automatic Table of Contents, Index, and Glossary generation.
• Publish: Generate a combination of outputs with just one-click (online Help, Web content, and press-ready manuals) – without changing or reformatting content.
• Publish Professional Quality Online and Print Content No Matter What the Source is: Whether you are writing in Doc-To-Help’s editor, Microsoft Word, or HTML, both print and online output will be professional quality.
• Generate as Many Versions as You Like From a Single Project, with a Single Click: Imagine producing different version of print and online docmentation just by making a menu selection. The time savings are outstanding.
• Easily Leverage Existing Content: Start with content you already have. Doc-To-Help can import/parse Word, HTML, and XHTML files as well as RoboHelp, HTML Help, and WinHelp projects.
• True XML Editing with Word-like Simplicity: Author directly in Doc-To-Help’s editor, if you choose, and it will create standards compliant source code for you.
• Everything is in One Box: You get all this in one application. There is no need to buy and use multiple products.

Doc-To-Help's unique combination of editing, single sourcing, and publishing technology translates to significant time savings and the highest level of quality. Since Doc-To-Help is the complete documentation solution, your need for additional tools has been eliminated.

Editions When choosing Doc-To-Help, you have many options: Doc-To-Help Enterprise - Use Doc-To-Help’s XML-based editor, Microsoft Word, or HTML and produce desktop, Web, or print deliverables. All you need to do is write (or import) and Doc-To-Help does the rest. Doc-To-Help for Word - Transform Word documents to desktop, Web, or print deliverables. Automatic navigation and organization plus content management features make your life easy. Doc-To-Help Enterprise DemoWorks Bundle - bundles ComponentOne's popular screen recording toll with Doc-To-Help for one low price.

Features

• 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.
• Option to Author in Word or Any HTML Editor
  If you wish, author your source documents in Microsoft Word, HTML, or both. Doc-To-Help toolbars and wizards automatically install in Microsoft Word and FrontPage, as well as Adobe Dreamweaver. Your content stays in your editor, no import or proprietary code is necessary.
• Easy Single Source Publishing
  Quickly and easily create HTML Help, Web-based Help, JavaHelp, WinHelp, Visual Studio .NET-style Help, and printed documentation from one source project. Both automatic and manual conditional features ensure that content for each deliverable is appropriate.
• Convert Existing Manuals to Online Content or Help
  Doc-To-Help can easily convert your existing Word manuals to online content or Help. At the basic level, Doc-To-Help will separate your document into topics by headings or you can create more advanced projects with interactivity and customization.
• Embedded .NET Dynamic Help
  Easily embed a dynamic Help pane in the application's interface and use the visual topic mapping feature to associate topics with the interface elements. Communication between developers and writers has never been easier.
• 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.
• Drag-and-drop Linking
  Drag items from Doc-To-Help's topic grid and drop them into your content to automatically create links.
• Import Project Settings
  Use settings from an existing project in order to jumpstart new projects and ensure consistency.
• Legacy Project Converters
  Using a Wizard, you can convert legacy projects with a few clicks. You can convert RoboHelp HTML, RoboHelp Word, HTML Help, WinHelp, and Doc-To-Help 2000 projects.
• Powerful Single-sourcing with Conditions
  Use Doc-To-Help’s built-in conditions for powerful single-sourcing. It is possible to conditionalize text, topics, or even entire documents. In addition, you can conditionalize by output type, project, and by fully-customizable attributes.
• Content Variables
  Using Variables, you can manage content in one place for reuse across your project. Text Variables can be used for any amount of unformatted text; Rich Content Variables allow you to store formatting along with text.
• Intuitive Microsoft Office 2007 Style Interface
  Doc-To-Help 2008 features a brand new interface. Outlook-style navigation, ribbon toolbars, and dialog boxes makes features and settings easy to find and use. This interface will make your experience more efficient and enjoyable.
• Configure Help Elements with Styles
  Use convenient toolbars to effortlessly apply styles that translate into Help elements (pop-up topics, links, dynamic text, cross-references, and more) when you build your project.
• Quickly Integrate Graphics and Movies
  Easily insert images and Flash movies in your project. Add hotspot links to images using the Image Map Editor.
• Context Sensitive Help Mapping in a Snap
  Automatically generate context IDs, or specify your own, to map topics to your application’s interface.
• Insert ComponentOne DemoWorks Flash Movies
  You can now quickly insert a Flash movie into your Word files with a new toolbar button. With a Wizard, Doc-To-Help will embed the movie and automatically apply conditions that exclude it from printed manuals and other outputs that do not support Flash. Flash movies can be created with DemoWorks, also available from ComponentOne. Special DemoWorks Bundles are available. See purchase options for more details.
• Configurable Breadcrumb Navigation
  Breadcrumbs help end-users pinpoint their location in a Help file. Doc-To-Help's HTML-based outputs (NetHelp, HTML-Help, HTML 2.0) include breadcrumbs that are fully customizable and removable.
• Organize Topics with Expanding/Collapsing Sections
  Increase the readability of your online Help topics by including collapsible/expandable sections complete with "+" and "-" icons. Doc-To-Help makes this as simple as applying a style; no special code is needed.
• Insert Dynamic Text Effects into Help
  Impress your end-users with expanding, drop-down, and pop-up text.
• 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.
• 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.
• Control the Look and Feel of Your Help
  Use the Theme Designer to control the layout and appearance of topics for HTML-based platforms. NetHelp themes include print/email topic and save-to-favorites options to improve the user experience.
• Built-in Style Sheet Editor
  The new Style Sheet Editor allows you to edit and manage your HTML styles in an intuitive Microsoft Office 2007 style interface.
• Team Authoring Support
  Doc-To-Help’s source control technology provides integrated check-in/check-out functions so multiple authors may contribute to one project.
• Microsoft Windows Vista and Office 2007 System Support
  Doc-To-Help supports Windows Vista and the 2007 Microsoft Office System including seamless integration with Word 2007.
• NetHelp for Web Publishing
  ComponentOne NetHelp is our exclusive Cross-Platform HTML output. Easily create a searchable Help system designed for deployment on the Web.
• One-click XHTML Output
  Doc-To-Help now generates XHTML versions of all HTML based outputs (NetHelp, HTML Help, Help 2.0, and JavaHelp). The content generated complies with the W3C transitional XHTML specification.
• Industry Standard Help files
  Create virtually every popular Help output. Chose from Web-based Help, HTML Help, Help 2.0, JavaHelp, and WinHelp.
• Powerful Print Output Features
  Create professional printed documentation from Word or HTML source complete with a customizable title page, table of contents, index, and glossary – without any adding field codes, page breaks, or headers/footers. You can automatically create a print-ready PDF manual and skip the manual-to-PDF conversion process.
• Microsoft Sandcastle Plug-in
  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).
• Drag-and-drop Topic Relations
  The new Related Topics Editor makes it easy to form topic relations. Doc-To-Help automatically creates “See Also” links based on styles; now you can augment those links, or even remove selected ones.
• Built-in or Custom Templates
  Choose from a variety of templates for producing high quality print documentation. You can modify the built-in templates or use your own.
• Margin Notes That Work in Both Print and Online
  Add margin notes in Word with the click of a button. These notes can be designated to appear as popups in online Help.
• Merge Multiple Projects
  Combine multiple projects into one TOC, index, and glossary.
• Modular Table of Contents Utility
  Automatically populate all modular system Help files with fully functional table of contents links.
• Generate PDFs Two Different Ways
  Doc-To-Help produces printed manuals in .PDF and/or Word format. Generate your .PDF directly from Doc-To-Help or from a generated .doc file. This gives you the option to format your manual before you generate the .PDF. No need for third-party utilities either.
• Section 508 Compliant Output
  Doc-To-Help creates a version of NetHelp that is Compliant with Section 508 of the US Rehabilitation Act.
• XML Transforms
  Use XSLT or .NET to add your own topic features in XHTML-based outputs.
• Command-line Support
  Build a Doc-To-Help project, or multiple Doc-To-Help projects in batch, from the command line.
• Scripting Support
  Use Visual Basic to create custom scripts and assign them to styles to develop your own features.

Edition Comparison

	Doc-To-Help for Word	Doc-To-Help Enterprise
Built-in Editor
Word Source
HTML Source
Multiple Author Support
RoboHelp HTML Converter
HTML Help Converter
RoboHelp Word Converter
WinHelp Converter
All Outputs
All Help Features

What's New in 2010 v1

• Use Doc-To-Help with Microsoft Team Foundation Server
  Doc-To-Help now integrates with Team Foundation Server so you can manage all aspects of your project in the industry standard source control system. Doc-To-Help gives you an interface for all of Team Foundation Server’s features (i.e., versioning, history, comparison) so you can rest easy when planning team projects. Note that Doc-To-Help also includes its own team authoring support feature for those who do not wish to use Team Foundation Server.
• Convert Any RoboHelp Project to XHTML
  Doc-To-Help has long been recognized as the tool of choice for RoboHelp users looking for alternatives. The RoboHelp project converter would convert RoboHelp HTML to a Doc-To-Help HTML source project and, likewise, a RoboHelp Word project to a Doc-To-Help Word source project. Now, you can convert any RoboHelp project to XHTML for editing in Doc-To-Help’s built-in editor. Try it.
• Don’t Worry About Lists; Support has been improved
  Lists (bulleted or numbered) are a thorn in an author’s side. Seemingly simple tasks such as restarting numbering and nesting lists can become difficult in any editor. Doc-To-Help 2010 now allows you choose to continue or restart numbering as well as create nested lists without problem. Additionally, lists are preserved when converting a source from RoboHelp, Word, or HTML to XHTML.
• Click a Button; Get Collapsible Sections
  The ability to configure expanding/collapsing sections in any editing environment is a very popular Doc-To-Help feature. Until now, users had to find and apply the appropriate styles to add this functionality to their content. Now, all it takes is a simple click of a button on the Doc-To-Help (or Insert) toolbar.

Licensing

One software license is required per user. All updates and upgrades included for 1 Year.

Standard Service (Included with any Doc-To-Help purchase) includes:

• All updates and upgrades for 1 Year
• Unlimited email support
• Unlimited online support
• Community forums
• Knowledgebase access

Platinum Service includes all Standard Service features and:

• Unlimited phone support (available Monday through Friday, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM Eastern, USA, except weekends and holidays)
• FastTrack 24 hour response (Excludes weekend and holidays)

Upgrade Price Options

Renewal Price Options

Doc-To-Help has 2 levels of service: Standard and Platinum. Both levels last for one year from date of purchase.

Standard Service includes:

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Lance turned to Doc-To-Help to write content once and reuse it for many documentation channels, including in-application, support website, and printed manuals. Lance's experience with Doc-To-Help began with him converting his RoboHelp projects, initially authoring in Dreamweaver and ultimately working in Doc-To-Help's editor.