- Adobe RoboHelp
Infobox_Software
name = Adobe RoboHelp
developer =Adobe Systems
caption = Adobe RoboHelp 7
latest_release_version = 7.0.2
latest_release_date = release date and age|2008|05|30
operating_system =Windows XP
Windows 2000
Windows Vista
genre = Technical Documentation Editor
license = Proprietary
website = [http://www.adobe.com/products/robohelp/ Adobe RoboHelp Homepage]RoboHelp is a
Help authoring tool (HAT) created by theeHelp Corporation and now owned byAdobe Systems following the acquisition ofMacromedia .Features
The software is used by
technical writer s to create computer help files in various formats, including:
*FlashHelp
*Microsoft WinHelp
*HTML
*Microsoft Compiled HTML Help
*SunJavaHelp
*WebHelp
*Oracle Help for Java
*XML
*Microsoft Word
*Adobe PDF History
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 [http://www.adobe.com/devnet/ Developer Center] describe some of the new features.
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 [http://www.adobe.com/products/robohelp/productinfo/features/ Adobe's website] .
Robohelp 7 started shipping at the end of October 2007.
External links
* [http://www.adobe.com/products/robohelp/ Adobe System's RoboHelp Home Page]
* [http://www.adobe.com/products/special/crossproduct/tech_communication/faq.html Adobe FAQ describing a future roadmap for RoboHelp and Framemaker]
* [http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/webforums/forum/index.cfm?forumid=65 Adobe RoboHelp Forums - a peer-to-peer support forum]References
* [http://www.adobe.com/devnet/logged_in/mhu_rh_whatsnew.html Adobe Development Centre - What's new in Robohelp 6]
* [http://www.adobe.com/devnet/robohelp/articles/buildtag.html Using the Conditional Build Tags feature in RoboHelp]
* [http://www.adobe.com/devnet/robohelp/articles/userdefinedvars.html Adobe Development Centre - User Defined Variables]
* [http://ua2006.blogspot.com/2006/04/winhelp-is-dead-robohelp-lives.html WritersUA 2006 Conference Blog - "WinHelp is Dead! RoboHelp Lives!"]
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