Adobe RoboHelp
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| Developed by | Adobe Systems |
| Latest release | 7.0.1 / February 20, 2008 |
| OS | Windows XP Windows 2000 Windows Vista |
| Genre | Technical Documentation Editor |
| License | Proprietary |
| Website | Adobe RoboHelp Homepage |
RoboHelp is a Help authoring tool (HAT) created by the eHelp Corporation and now owned by Adobe Systems following the acquisition of Macromedia.
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[edit] Features
The software is used by technical writers to create computer help files in various formats, including:
- FlashHelp
- Microsoft WinHelp
- HTML
- Microsoft Compiled HTML Help
- Sun JavaHelp
- WebHelp
- Oracle Help for Java
- XML
- Microsoft Word
- Adobe PDF
[edit] History
[edit] Adobe RoboHelp 6
On 16 January 2007, notices were sent out announcing "RoboHelp 6". New features include command-line compilation, user-defined variables, build tag usage reports, conditional build tags, RoboSource Control 3, Microsoft Word import/export improvements, Adobe Acrobat Elements, and more. Articles at Adobe's Developer Center describe some of the new features.
[edit] Adobe RoboHelp 7
On September 25, 2007, notices were sent out announcing "RoboHelp 7". New features include Unicode support, Vista and Office 2007 support, a more flexible user interface and cleaner editor. A description of the features can be found on Adobe's website.
Robohelp 7 started shipping at the end of October 2007.
[edit] External links
- Adobe System's RoboHelp Home Page
- Adobe FAQ describing a future roadmap for RoboHelp and Framemaker
- Adobe RoboHelp Forums - a peer-to-peer support forum
[edit] References
- Adobe Development Centre - What's new in Robohelp 6
- Using the Conditional Build Tags feature in RoboHelp
- Adobe Development Centre - User Defined Variables
- WritersUA 2006 Conference Blog - "WinHelp is Dead! RoboHelp Lives!"
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