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Welcome to HelpStudio Suite
HelpStudio Suite is a comprehensive Help Authoring Tool (HAT) that combines the features of Document! X and HelpStudio.
Document! X is an automated documentation tool designed to create technical reference documentation. It facilitates the creation, publishing, and maintenance of documentation for .NET, Web Services, Databases, XSD Schemas, COM Components and Type Libraries, and Java and JavaScript.
HelpStudio is an authoring tool to facilitate you in the production of HTML-based online help and PDF Booklets. You can concentrate on developing the help content without worrying about the output. HelpStudio automatically lays out and generates the Table of Contents in a consistent and professional style. Its template-based approach enables you to change and evolve the look and feel of your help project without requiring any rework on the help content.
HelpStudio Suite can import existing HTML files, HTML Help 1.x Projects, Microsoft Help 2.x Projects, RoboHelp Projects and Word Documents.
Generated Output
Output Formats
HelpStudio Suite can generate the XML and XHTML based content to:
- Cross-platform Web Help
- Compiled HTML Help 1.x files
- Compiled Microsoft Help 2.x help files (Visual Studio 2002-2008 help format)
- Compiled Microsoft Help Viewer help files (Visual Studio 2017, 2019, and 2022 help format)
- PDF Booklets.
HelpStudio Suite generates a comprehensive set of HTML files, optionally compiled into an HTML Help 1.x, Microsoft Help 2.x or Microsoft Help Viewer file, which includes:
- A full Table of Contents and Index
- Full text search
- F1 Context Sensitive / Visual Studio Dynamic Help support
- Object Relationship Diagrams
- Inheritance Trees and Language Filtered Syntax Summaries (.NET only), and much more.
Standard look and feel