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HelpBreeze JavaHelp Edition Ordering Information

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HelpBreeze JavaHelp Help Edition and HelpBreeze HTML Help Edition are powerful, award-winning authoring tools which are specifically designed for the leading HTML-based online help standards:

• JavaHelp is Sun's cross-platform online help system designed to be the standard vehicle delivering help for Java applications. HelpBreeze supports the new JavaHelp 2.0 release as well as JavaHelp 1.x.
  
  
• HTML Help is the next generation help system from Microsoft and is now the standard help system in Windows 2000/XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7.  HelpBreeze supports the latest release of Microsoft HTML Help.

• In addition to these online help formats, HelpBreeze JavaHelp Edition also automatically generates professional quality printed documentation (see an example ) and plain HTML (complete with table of contents and index) suitable for the web or your intranet. HelpBreeze is a complete, single-source documentation solution.

Both the JavaHelp and HTML Help tools are hosted by the same easy-to-use visual environment and are included together in the download package, and your purchase includes a license for both tools. Download your free trial copy now!

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New Features in Version 3.0

• Full support for JavaHelp 2.0, including the new Favorites and Glossary views, Presentations, etc.
• JavaHelp projects can target either JavaHelp 2.0 or 1.x.
• Automatically create a web/intranet version or your JavaHelp or HTML Help system with an HTML table of contents and index.
• Improved navigation within the editor.
• Dramatically improved Document Wizard now integrates with Microsoft Word to create printed documentation from your help system.
• Global Search/Replace throughout your help project.
• New "Check for Broken Links" feature verifies hyperlinks throughout your help project. 
• New Context-Sensitive Help Editor for creating "What's This" style help in HTML Help projects.
• Increased stability throughout the product. Dozens of small improvements and fixes based on user feedback

Key Features

• A powerful but easy-to-use WYSIWYG HTML editor for developing help content. Or if you prefer, HelpBreeze will integrate with a 3rd party HTML editor (Dreamweaver, Front Page, etc.).
• Full access to the HTML source code (i.e. HTML tags).
  
• Drag and drop table of contents and index creation and maintenance.
  
• Complete project management features automatically handle the creation and maintenance of all the files required for a working HTML Help or JavaHelp system.
  
• Test/Preview mode lets you test your help system from within the editing environment.
• Compile (HTML Help) or build index keywords and run the JAR compressor (JavaHelp) from within the authoring environment.
  
• Automatically create professional quality printed documentation (for use as a manual or PDF file) from the topics in your help project. HelpBreeze can integrate with Microsoft Word to fully automate the process of generating printed documentation.
  
• Automatically generate a web version of your help system to publish on the web or your intranet. The web version includes a table of contents and index and can optionally employ an expanding/contracting TOC implemented with DHTML.
  
• Easily import existing HTML content. 
• Generates map files for linking the online help to applications. Works with all programming languages that support JavaHelp or HTML Help, including,  Java, c++, Delphi, Visual Basic and VB.NET, C#, etc.
• HelpBreeze HTML Help Edition works directly with Visual Basic 6.0 to make adding HTML Help to VB applications easy. HelpBreeze also includes the Context Sensitive Help Editor for creating What's This style help.
  
• HelpBreeze HTML Help Edition includes preset style sheets so you can easily create online help systems that have  the same look and feel Microsoft uses in its own online help.
  
• HelpBreeze JavaHelp Edition includes preset style sets similar to the ones used in Sun's JavaHelp v. 2.0
• Visual tools for creating elements specific to each platform:

• HTML Help: Pop-ups, Expanding/Contracting Sections, etc.
• JavaHelp: Pop-up and Secondary Window lightweight components, Presentation Windows, Glossary, etc.

Ordering Information for HelpBreeze JavaHelp Editon

HelpBreeze HTML Help/JavaHelp V 3.0 is now available at a special price of $199 (No shipping charge; delivered via download). All customers will receive both the HTML Help and JavaHelp Editions.

Secure online ordering is available at the top of this page.

Alternatively, you can purchase the HelpBreeze 3.0 Suite package. This includes HelpBreeze 3 for Microsoft Word (used primarily for creating Windows Help files and printed documentation), as well as HelpBreeze HTML Help/JavaHelp Editions 3.0.

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