High DPI scaling, topic sorting scripts and enhanced HTML documentation in HelpNDoc 5.3

High DPI scaling, topic sorting scripts and enhanced HTML documentation in HelpNDoc 5.3
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We are glad to announce the immediate availability of HelpNDoc 5.3, an update to the popular help authoring tool which can be downloaded completely free for personal use and evaluation purposes. HelpNDoc 5.3 includes many new features and enhancements, such as a fully revised user interface with vector icons which correctly scale on High DPI screens, various new scripts such as sorting topics in the table of contents, an enhanced HTML documentation format, and much more. Read on to learn more or download your free version of HelpNDoc now

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Using HelpNDoc scripting capabilities to automatically reset all help context numbers

Using HelpNDoc scripting capabilities to automatically reset all help context numbers
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HelpNDoc includes a very powerful script editor with access to multiple API methods which provides a way to automate almost all parts of your documentation creation and maintenance process. We've already seen how to use HelpNDoc's scripting capabilities to automate help and documentation creation, update the path of your external media elements when they are moved and export Help IDs and Help Context numbers for your developers. Let's now see how we can create a handy script to automatically reset help context numbers for all topics in the documentation project

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Recap of Valuable Social Media Posts For Technical Writers

Recap of Valuable Social Media Posts For Technical Writers
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We’re always excited to share valuable resources from our social media posts with authors and technical writers. If you’ve missed any of our posts, this recap is a hub of our recent posts about tips and tricks for authors and technical writers to help them stay at the top of their games. To get notified on future posts, follow us on on social media: FaceBook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube or Google+

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Enhanced HTML search engine and XML sitemap generation in HelpNDoc 5.2

Enhanced HTML search engine and XML sitemap generation in HelpNDoc 5.2
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We are thrilled to announce the immediate availability of HelpNDoc 5.2, an update to the popular help authoring tool which can be downloaded completely free for personal use and evaluation purposes. HelpNDoc 5.2 includes many new features and enhancements, such as an enhanced HTML search engine, the ability to generate XML sitemaps, an enhanced build summary, new text transformation tools and much much more. Read on to learn more or download your free version of HelpNDoc now

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How to share and backup HelpNDoc templates

How to share and backup HelpNDoc templates
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HelpNDoc is a powerful help authoring tool which can generate multiple documentation formats (including CHM, HTML, Word, PDF, ePub, Kindle, Qt Help) from a single source. It includes a very powerful template system, which provides a way to customize almost any part of the generated documentation's look and feel. Once a custom template has been created, it can be shared between multiple co-workers or backed up easily. Let's see how this can be done

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Override project settings for each build in HelpNDoc 5.1

Override project settings for each build in HelpNDoc 5.1
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We are thrilled to announce the immediate availability of HelpNDoc 5.1, an update to the popular help authoring tool which can be downloaded completely free for personal use and evaluation purposes. HelpNDoc 5.1 includes great enhancements on the responsive HTML template, provides a way to override project settings for each build, a more powerful HTTP server and much more. Read on to learn more or download your free version of HelpNDoc now

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New responsive HTML documentation generation with HelpNDoc 5.0

New responsive HTML documentation generation with HelpNDoc 5.0
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We are thrilled to announce the immediate availability of HelpNDoc 5.0, a major update of the popular help authoring tool which can be downloaded completely free for personal use and evaluation purposes. This new update includes a redesigned user interface, a completely rewritten responsive HTML template and much, much more. Read on to learn more and download your free version of HelpNDoc now

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New Windows 10 Update Allows You To Reach 400 Million Users By Creating ePub eBooks With HelpNDoc

New Windows 10 Update Allows You To Reach 400 Million Users By Creating ePub eBooks With HelpNDoc
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Recently, Microsoft announced the release of its Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 15041 for PC and mobile platforms. This update allows Windows Insiders (beta testers) to purchase eBooks directly from the Windows store and read them in Microsoft Edge. A feature which will be available globally in the upcoming Windows 10 Creators update, scheduled to arrive in Spring 2017. This is a huge opportunity for HelpNDoc users who can already easily produce ePub eBooks that are compatible with the new Windows 10 update!

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