RoboHelp
Encyclopedia
RoboHelp is a help authoring tool
(HAT) created by eHelp Corporation
(formerly named Blue Sky Software), acquired by Macromedia
, which itself was then acquired by Adobe Systems
.
RoboHelp 7 started shipping at the end of October 2007.
Help authoring tool
A Help Authoring Tool or HAT is a software program used by technical writers to create online help systems.-Functions:The basic functions of Help Authoring Tools can be divided into the following categories:-File input:...
(HAT) created by eHelp Corporation
EHelp Corporation
eHelp Corporation was co-founded by Jørgen Sigurd Lien and Trond Bergquist in 1990, and headquartered in San Diego, California....
(formerly named Blue Sky Software), acquired by Macromedia
Macromedia
Macromedia was an American graphics and web development software company headquartered in San Francisco, California that produced such products as Flash and Dreamweaver. Its rival, Adobe Systems, acquired Macromedia on December 3, 2005 and controls the line of Macromedia...
, which itself was then acquired by Adobe Systems
Adobe Systems
Adobe Systems Incorporated is an American computer software company founded in 1982 and headquartered in San Jose, California, United States...
.
Features
Technical writers use RoboHelp to create the following help files:- Adobe PDF
- FlashHelp
- FlashHelp Pro
- WebHelp
- WebHelp Pro
- Adobe AIR
- XHTMLXHTMLXHTML is a family of XML markup languages that mirror or extend versions of the widely-used Hypertext Markup Language , the language in which web pages are written....
- Microsoft Compiled HTML Help
- Microsoft WinHelp
- Microsoft Word
- Oracle Help for Java
- Sun JavaHelpJavaHelpJavaHelp refers to both an application and a format for online help files that can be displayed by the JavaHelp browser. It is written in Java, and is mainly used in Java applications...
- XMLXMLExtensible Markup Language is a set of rules for encoding documents in machine-readable form. It is defined in the XML 1.0 Specification produced by the W3C, and several other related specifications, all gratis open standards....
- ePubEPUBEPUB is a free and open e-book standard by the International Digital Publishing Forum...
Macromedia RoboHelp 5
RoboHelp 5, (or more precisely, RoboHelp X5 Office), was produced by eHelp Corporation. It was acquired by Adobe and is no longer supported. This version of the product required the use of Word for XP, Word 2000 or Word 97.Adobe RoboHelp 6
On January 16, 2007, notices were sent out announcing "RoboHelp 6." Some of the new features are command-line compilation, user-defined variables, conditional build tags, build-tag usage reports, RoboSource Control 3, Microsoft Word import/export improvements, and Adobe Acrobat Elements. Articles at Adobe's Developer Center describes some of the new features.Adobe RoboHelp 7
On September 25, 2007, notices were sent out announcing "RoboHelp 7." Some of the new features are Unicode support, Vista and Office 2007 support, a more-flexible user interface, and a cleaner editor. A description of the features can be found on Adobe's website.RoboHelp 7 started shipping at the end of October 2007.