Words from the Editor
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What Do You Need from the Web?
Dan Beall, Product Manager
The number one channel for delivering information to users is the Web. That may be stating the obvious, but it’s worth talking about. Many people are using Microsoft’s Help formats, embedded Help, PDFs, and printed manuals, but the most commonly used platform to share information is the Web.
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This is why we're focusing our current efforts on making NetHelp, our Web-based output, as useful as it possibly can be. The next Doc-To-Help release will include a shiny new version that is lighter, faster, and more flexible. Since we're creating this technology for you, I would like to give you the chance to email me and tell me what you want from the Web. Specifically, what would you like a Web-based help system to do? Join the discussion by tweeting with #DocToHelp or by emailing me.
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Featured Article
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Integrating Google Custom Search into Your NetHelp Outputs
Brad Keller, Sales Consultant
We recently had a customer ask us if it was possible to integrate Google Search functionality into NetHelp targets. The idea behind it is that you replace NetHelp's built-in search technology (and search interface) with the search technology and interface of Google. |
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We knew that we had customers that had successfully accomplished this, but we weren't sure exactly how they did it. The development team set to the task of figuring it out and found the answer to be surprisingly simple (albeit with a number of important, well-defined steps)... continue to full article. |
What's New
Doc-To-Help Wins Code Project Members Choice Award
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The Code Project announced that Doc-To-Help has won its Help and Documentation Members Choice award for 2011. This announcement came at Microsoft TechEd Atlanta where thousands of technical professionals gather to share ideas and learn new tools and techniques. Doc-To-Help has won the award every year since its inception. |
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Agile: A Hot Topic at the STC Summit
The Doc-To-Help team just returned from the 2011 STC Summit in Sacramento, CA where agile development and documentation were hot topics. Did you know that our customers are using Doc-To-Help in agile environments? Check out these resources:
- Podcast with Mary Connor, an agile documenter.
- Software Documentation and Agile blog post by Nicky Bleiel.
- Why Doc-To-Help and not a Wiki? Blog post by Mary Connor.
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Upcoming Webcasts
Introducing Doc-To-Help
Take a look "under the hood" of Doc-To-Help. 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.
June 1 at 3:00 PM (ET) Register
June 22 at 3:00 PM (ET) Register
How to Create API/SDK Reference Documentation in a Click with Doc-To-Help
Join us to learn how easy it is to create reference documentation with Doc-To-Help.
June 23 at 10:00 AM (ET) Register
Improve Usability with ComponentOne DynamicHelp
Learn how embedded, dynamic Help improves usability, watch the C1DynamicHelp control in action, and see how simple it is to map a Help file to your interface.
June 22 at 3:00 PM (ET) Register
Write, Share, and Publish Your Documentation using Microsoft Word and Doc-To-Help
See how you can write in Microsoft Word and create the useful, searchable, appealing outputs that your customers need.
May 31 at 2:00 PM (ET) Register
June 22 at 2:00 PM (ET) Register
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Event Center
| The Doc-To-Help team will be presenting and exhibiting at several events this season. We look forward to meeting you; visit us to get your questions answered and see in-person demonstrations. |
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Doc-To-Help Version 2011 Live in Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Technologie- und Innovationspark Park Berlin
May 31, 2011 |
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UA Europe 2011
Brighton, UK
Thistle Brighton Hotel
June 16-17, 2011 |
Ask the Expert
Q: I'd like to provide browser-based Help for my desktop application, but when users try to open the Help, they often receive the message, "This browser has restricted this webpage from running scripts or ActiveX controls, click here for options." This is an extra step my users don't need. Is there any way to stop this from happening?
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A: Yes, there is a way to stop this security warning from appearing in the browser and blocking the display of your locally installed NetHelp output (Doc-To-Help’s uncompiled HTML browser-based output). This is done by adding the Mark of the Web to every HTML file in the NetHelp Target. This can be done in one click with the Mark of the Web check box in the Help Targets dialog box. More information. |
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If you have any additional questions on this subject or any others, please email me. Thanks, Nicky
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Survey Center
May/June Quick Survey
Please take a moment to partake in the following survey. How do you (or will you) deliver Help for mobile device viewing?
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Last Month's Survey Results
Last month, we asked if you needed to put your documentation on SharePoint. Here are the results:
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