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Download HTML Help runtime install (hhupd.exe) - requires IE backend.
Download HTML Help Workshop (htmlhelp.exe)Note: Workshop download includes a copy of the HTML Help V1.3x runtime installer (hhupd.exe), but does not install it. If you are running Win9x or WinNT4 then you will need to install the runtime files. Windows ME/2K/XP cannot be updated as the HH Runtime files are now protected with the rest of the operating system. To update these systems you will need an official MS Windows Service Pack.
For all info on MS Help 2.x please see our MS Help 2 Information page.
For all info on MS AP Help please see our Windows Vista AP Help Information page.
The latest 32bit MS WinHelp Compiler is version 4.03. It can be downloaded from:
Please visit the Helpware Book Shop for all the latest information on HTML Help books.
HTML Help 1.x requires IE3 backend (IE4/5/6 recommended),
while MS Help 2.x requires IE5 or greater:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/
Distribute MS Internet Explorer. No reporting required.
License Info: https://ieak.microsoft.com/en/License/isvlicense.asp
Our free Installer makes it easy: Helpware download page
Other free Installers: http://www.mvps.org/htmlhelpcenter/iesilent.htm
Download these essential tools from KeyWorks. KeyWorks is Ralph Walden and Cheri Lockett Zubak (Work Write Inc). Ralph developed WinHelp and was the chief architect behind HTML Help. He left MS early 1998.
- KeyTools - A group of essential utilities for WinHelp & HTML Help developers.
- KeyHH - An enhanced HH.exe replacement.
- KeyHelp - A DLL that extends the feature set of HTML Help. Including rich HTML popups.
Web site: http://www.keyworks.net/
Help Authoring Support Groups
Yahoo Groups
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HATT
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MSHelp2News Groups
news:microsoft.public.helpauthoring
news:microsoft.public.vstudio.helpauthoringMSDN Forums
MSDN Forums » Visual Studio » Developer Documentation and Help SystemFor a list of all popular Help Authoring support groups please see our Help Wiki
http://www.mshelpwiki.com/wiki/tiki-index.php?page=SupportGroups
Microsoft MVPs are knowledgeable professionals who give up lots of time to help others.
You can catch the Help MVPs on the HATT & MSHelp2 lists and on the help authoring news groups.
Help MVPs also run the community MS Help KB.http://www.mshelpwiki.com/wiki/tiki-index.php?page=MicrosoftHelpMVPs
Help MVPs Home Page Bill Burns (2002) - USA Char James-Tanny (2002) - USA Help Stuff Dana Worley (2002) - USA Frank Palinkas (Feb 2007) - South Africa frank.helpware.net Robert Chandler (1999) - Australia The Helpware Group [Delphi, FAR] Ulrich Kulle (Oct 2007) - Germany www.help-info.de
Yuko Ishida (2000) - Japan KeiYu HelpLab [Japanese]
Paul Neshamkin (1999) - USA Paul Neshamkin Group Rick Stone (2002) - USA Ricks Tricks Robert Cavicchio (2002-2007) - USA Mary Deaton (1997 - 2000) - USA Jeff Hall (1999 - 2002) - United Kingdom Eon Commerce Ltd Paul ORear (1999 - 2002) - USA Helpfulsolutions.com now with Microsoft MJ Plaster (1999 - 2003) - USA World Wide Winnovations, Inc. Dana Cline (1997 - 2005) - USA LockSmith, TANSTAAFL- Now a Media Center MVP Josef Becker (1999 -2005) - Germany HelpMaster (died 2006) Cheryl Lockett Zubak (1997 - 2005) - USA Work Write Inc, KeyWorks Pete Lees (2003 - 2006) - USA David Liske (1999 - 2006) - USA HTMLHelp Center [Visual Basic] Scott Boggan (1997 - 2006) - USA HelpCraft
Need training, a Help Consultant or an online documentation specialist?
These experts can help you. Each has a web site full of goodies.
The Experts Say...
- Great help tips and articles from Char James-Tanny at helpstuff.com
http://www.helpstuff.com/helpstuff.html- Great help tips and articles from Simon Jones at Wordsmith.
http://www.simon-jones.org.uk/help.htm- Great help tips from Technical Writer & eHelp MVP Rick Stone:
http://www.ricktips.myqth.com/ricks.htm- Great help tips and tutorials from on-line information specialist Rob Magrino:
http://www.magrino.com/- Great HTML Help and VB site by MS MVP David Liske:
http://www.mvps.org/htmlhelpcenter/- More great tips from MVP Paul O'Rear
http://helpfulsolutions.com/- Great site and a great list of help tools from MJ Plaster
http://www.wwwinnovations.com/products/products.html- Great authoring tips for WinHelp & HTML Help by Rhonda Bracey
http://www.cybertext.com.au/tips.htm
Online tutorials, documentation:
- Microsoft MSDN Library Online
- http://www.htmlgoodies.com/
- http://www.htmlcenter.com/
- http://webreview.com/
Companies offering training, consulting etc. No job too big or too small.
More links below...
- AuthorIT - AuthorIT Software Corporation (www.authorit.com)
- Doc-to-Help ComponentOne (www.componentone.com)
- HyperText Studio OlsonSoft (www.olsonsoft.com)
- HelpKit DevComponents.com (www.devcomponents.com)
- HDK Virtual Media Technology (www.vmtech.com)
- FAR The HelpWare Group (www.helpware.net) ** You're Here! **
- KeyHelp Keyworks Software (www.keyworks.net)
- DotCHM Auric Visions Ltd. (www.auricvisions.com)
- HelpBreeze SolutionSoft (www.solutionsoft.com)
- Html Help Generator - (www.htmlhelpgenerator.net)
- RoboHelp eHelp (now Macromedia) (www.macromedia.com) (was www.ehelp.com)
- Dec-2001:
- ForeHelp (ForeFront -www.ff.com) and Doc-to-Help (WexTech Systems - www.wextech.com) have been purchased by ComponentOne (www.componentone.com).
- Oct-2003:
- Macromedia purchase eHelp Corp.
- Visiomode Web Based Help Authoring - Server side PHP application outputs pure html.
Allows you to import HTML Help 1.x CHMs and publish them directly to the web.
This help system works on any browser.
- HelpExplorer by KAMA Software - Supports WinHelp on Linux.
- xCHM - Supports HTML Help 1.x on Linux.
- FAR HTML - MS Help 2.0 authoring made easy. MS Help 2 is the help system behind VS .NET, MSDN and Technet. Must have shareware product.
- Steema Software's TeeGofer Help for .NET Authoring Tool - designed to greatly ease the creation of online help documentation for Visual Studio .Net components.
- Document! X & HelpStudio by Innovasys - maintain HTML, HH 1.x, Help 2 documentation and context sensitive on-line help for .Net Assemblies, Visual Basic/VBA/Visual Basic.NET source code, COM components, type libraries and databases. Comes with royalty free registration tool you can ship with.
- NDOC - Code Documentation Generator for VS .NET. Great product and free too.
- KeyTools, KeyHH, KeyHelp must have tools by Keyworks - http://www.keyworks.net/
- WndTabs - WndTabs is a window and file management utility for the Visual C++ IDE. WndTabs gives you control over all your open windows and files.
- Keyword Index Tool (KIT) - Ulrich Kulle (www.help-info.de, from Hannover, Germany) has developed a nice utility for generating a single keyword file (*.HHK) from keyword meta tags in HTML <head> section.
- .NET Class Library to view HTML Help CHM file info (By Klaus Weisser)
http://www.codeproject.com/csharp/HtmlHelp.asp
Microsoft
- MSDN Library Online (CSS, HTML, DHTML, XML etc)
Delphi
- Delphi HTML Help Kit (free)
Help & HTML
Lots of great info on HTML/JavaScript/XML etc.
Others
CHM & HxS file format hacking
- Matthew Russoto's CHM page
- Pabs' CHM specification page (bonedaddy.net)
Freeware
Windows Setup authoring tools + Delphi source code:
- Ice Setup - http://www.nevrona.com/ice
- Inno Setup - http://www.jrsoftware.org/isinfo.htm
Freeware Executable Compression software: