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Feature Spotlight
Customize the Style Gallery to Create a Collection of Your Favorite Styles
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Among the world of technical communication, Microsoft Word has become commonplace. With that in mind, we have designed
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Doc-To-Help's Style Gallery is no exception. The Style
Gallery, located on the Editor tab in the ribbon toolbar, gives you quick access and a preview for commonly used styles. A default
set of styles are displayed, but you can customize it to include any style you use. Start by clicking the dialog box launcher
(the arrow in the lower-right corner), which opens the Manage Styles dialog box. Choose Show all styles from the drop-down, and
select the styles you want to appear in the Style Gallery. You can show any style you have in your style sheet. |
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Words from the Editor
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A Great Year Ahead
Gustavo Eydelsteyn, Co-founder
As we begin the second decade of the 21st century,
I can't help but reflect on how Doc-To-Help has evolved and where we plan to take it in 2010.
The current generation of Doc-To-Help is more powerful, easier to use, and more versatile than ever. In 2008, Doc-To-Help saw a complete
interface overhaul and in 2009 Doc-To-Help saw a brand new editor and a truckload of usability enhancements.
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Going into 2010, Doc-To-Help is a leading-edge application that truly is an invaluable tool for documentation writers of any kind. This year
will see even more evolution with items on the slate such as RoboHelp converter improvements, Team Foundation Server integration, overhauled outputs,
and some ground breaking surprises. I can't wait to tell you about these upgrades as more issues of the Tech Connection roll out. So, happy New Year,
and look forward to a spectacular 2010 with Doc-To-Help.
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Featured Article
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Software Documentation Sample Gives Best Practices
Dan Beall, Product Manager
In lieu of a tutorial or technical article, this month I would like to point you to Doc-To-Help's new sample titled, "Software Documentation".
This sample uses Microsoft Word as a source and not only shows you how Doc-To-Help works, but gives you best practices for documentation in
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Learn about topics such as Help deliverables, context sensitive Help, embedded assistance, structuring documentation, and more.
To view this sample:
- Download and install Doc-To-Help 2009 v3.
- Choose Open a Sample Project from the Getting Started Wizard.
- Open the SoftwareDocumentation folder.
- Open the SoftwareDocumentationWordSource.d2h project.
- Choose an output, such as NetHelp, and build it to view the material in a Help file. You can also view the source documents by double
clicking on the Word documents located in the Documents pane.
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What's New
Meet Doc-To-Help's New Account Manager
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"Hi, my name is Jennifer Wilson and I am the new Doc-To-Help Account Manager at ComponentOne.
After downloading Doc-To-Help, I would like to hear about your product evaluation experience and would be happy to answer any of your questions.
Feel free to contact me today at 1.412.681.4343 ext. 204 or email me.
We may also discuss purchase options and I'd be happy to provide you a quote."
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Doc-To-Help's Senior Information Developer Up for STC Election
Nicky Bleiel, Senior Information Developer at ComponentOne, currently serves on the Society for Technical Communication's
board of directors and is running for reelection as a Director-At-Large. Polls open in March, please show your support by voting for Nicky.
Her election website is http://nickybleiel.com/.
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Competitive Upgrade Pricing Extended for 2010
Back by popular demand, we are extending deep discounts for those who own competing applications. If you currently own a
tool that creates Help files, contact you ComponentOne representative or an authorized reseller to discuss a quote. Competitive
upgrades start as low as $400!
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Upcoming Webcasts
Introducing Doc-To-Help -
Join Brad Wednesday, January 13th at 3:00PM EST and take a look "under the hood" of Doc-To-Help. This webcast covers the essential features and technologies that Doc-To-Help utilizes to cover every aspect of your software documentation project. Topics covered include customization and creation of the Table of Contents, Context IDs, and the Index, as well as an overview of how the software works, tips, tricks, and best practices.
Reserve your seat at no cost.
Improving Usability with ComponentOne DynamicHelp -
Join Nicky Wednesday, January 27th at 2:00PM EST and learn how to improve usability by embedding a Help pane directly into your application's
interface with ComponentOne DynamicHelp, a control included with Studio for WinForms and Doc-To-Help. Then watch how you or your Help authors
can visually map topics.
Reserve your seat at no cost.
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Event Center
WritersUA
March 21-24, 2010
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Join WritersUA for a 4-day conference on software user assistance. The focus is on developing the best possible user experience
for all types of software applications through well-designed interfaces and helpful and accessible support information. Stop by our booth and
attend Nicky Bleiel's (our "Ask the Expert" author) sessions: "Speed Sketching" A Software Documentation Project and the "User Assistance Trends"
panel.
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Ask the Expert
Q: Can I create different TOCs for different Targets?
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A: Yes, you can create different TOCs for all your Targets if you wish - even two of the same type.
Simply select the Target from the Doc-To-Help Home tab, then open the Contents pane. In the Contents pane toolbar, click the
"Target-specific Table of Contents" button. Now any changes you make to that TOC will be specific to only that Target. |
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To customize the next Target's TOC, select that Target from the Home tab, and repeat. If you decide at any time (or in any Target) that you
would like Doc-To-Help to recreate the TOC that it automatically created for you based on the document structure, just click the
"Rebuild Table of Contents" button in the Contents pane toolbar.
If you have any additional questions on this subject (or any others), please email me at
asktheexpert@doctohelp.com.
Thanks, Nicky
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Survey Center
January Quick Survey
Please take a moment to answer the following question.
What is your experience with Doc-To-Help?
Please click your answer.
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Last Month's Survey Results
Last month, we asked if you used SharePoint for Document Workflow. Here are the results:
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Feature Spotlight
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Customize the Style Gallery to Create a Collection of Your Favorite Styles |
Words from the Editor
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A Great Year Ahead |
Featured Article
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Software Documentation Sample Gives Best Practices |
What's New
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Meet Doc-To-Help's New Account Manager |
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Doc-To-Help's Senior Information Developer Up for STC Election |
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Competitive Upgrade Pricing Extended for 2010 |
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Upcoming Webcasts |
Event Center
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WritersUA |
Ask the Expert
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Can I create different TOCs for different Targets?
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Survey Center
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January Quick Survey |
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December Survey Results |
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