HelpNDoc is an easy to use yet powerful and intuitive tool to create html help files.

HelpNDoc provides a clear and efficient interface to build the most amazing html help files without worrying about the inner working of help file generation.

HelpNDoc is an useful tool that creates HTML help files.

You just have to enter your text in the built-in word processor and hit the "Compile" button to obtain a fully functional help file which looks exactly as you designed it.

Forget about bloated user interfaces and incomprehensible tools. HelpNDoc has been engineered to provide the most advanced functionalities in their simplest form: creating html help files is usually a painful process but thanks to HelpNDoc you may surprise yourself enjoying it!

You know how to use windows explorer and your favourite word processor? Then you already know how to use HelpNDoc: it's that easy! Add to that many powerful features such as live spell checking in a fully WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) environment and you'll begin to imagine how fast and easy it will be for you to create your next help file and how professional it will look like.

Note: Free only for personal use.

Here are some key features of "HelpNDoc":

· No need to know anything about HTML or Help Generation
· Clear and powerful user interface
· Full featured word processor, including hyperlinks, tables, images, bullets and numbering...
· Multilingual live spell-checker
· Automatic generation of Topic IDs, smart warning and error hints...
· Easy node placement via Drag & Drop
· Fast and easy management of keywords
· See all project keywords, attach them to a topic, filter them...
· HelpNDoc is free for personal use
· No ad-ware and no spy-ware included

Requirements:

· Pentium 166Mhz
· 32MB of RAM
· 20MB of free disk space
· Help Viewer: HTML Help Viewer (only required for Windows 95)
· Help Compiler: HTML Help Workshop (required on all systems)

Limitations:

· The freeware version inserts a little text at the bottom of each page
· The freeware version of HelpNDoc has no limitation on features compared to the purchased version. The only differentiation between the two version is a small text added at the bottom of each page by the freeware version. In addition to that, the HelpNDoc license doesn't permit the use of the freeware version for any profit and/or commercial purposes. You can find more information about the restrictions by reading the license. Finally, no support will be given for the freeware version of HelpNDoc. E-mail support is available for registered users as long as they are entitled to upgrades.

What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]

· Extended Table of content: Easily and rapidly edit topic ID and Context number
· HTML Table of content can now optionaly be collapsed when generated
· Advanced PDF output options: document encryption, compression and fine layout tuning
· Possibility to insert / remove extra page breaks within the documentation
· HTML search engine did not provide search results for numeric characters
· HTML keywords would not always correctly show up with quoted topic titles
· Incorrect character escaping in HTML table of content
· Topic ID field didn't allow the underscore character