2024 has been a transformative year for HelpNDoc, marked by groundbreaking updates and insightful resources for technical writers worldwide. With each new release, HelpNDoc has elevated its position as a leading help authoring tool, continuously empowering its users with enhanced features and a seamless documentation experience. Let's take a closer look at the highlights of 2024.
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HelpNDoc celebrates its 20th anniversary! Discover the journey from its inception to becoming a leading help authoring tool. Explore major milestones, new features, and enhancements that have empowered technical writers and developers worldwide. Join us in celebrating two decades of innovation and community support.
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Are you tired of the constant struggle to keep documentation consistent, up-to-date, and error-free? For technical writers and content authors, managing these challenges can be a daunting task. Imagine you're managing hundreds of help topics, multimedia resources, and styles across a complex project, and suddenly needing to make a change to a key term or remove an image. This is where HelpNDoc's powerful search and replace capabilities become an invaluable tool in your daily workflow.
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HelpNDoc 9.5 is here with a range of exciting new features and improvements that make technical writing more efficient and enjoyable. This new version is packed with features that enhance usability, streamline workflows, and provide a more pleasant writing environment. From sleek dark mode support to smarter PDF generation, HelpNDoc 9.5 offers plenty of innovations to explore. Here's everything you need to know about what's new in HelpNDoc 9.5.
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In HelpNDoc 9.4, technical writers and developers will benefit from powerful new tools designed to improve their workflow and collaboration. This latest release introduces style-based search capabilities that allow writers to quickly find and update content based on specific font properties, paragraph settings, or style names across entire projects. In addition, multi-language code generation has been expanded to include C#, JavaScript, Python, and PHP, streamlining the integration of help documentation with code bases and reducing errors. These enhancements make HelpNDoc 9.4 an indispensable tool for ensuring consistency, accuracy, and efficiency in both documentation and development processes.
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As the back-to-school season approaches, educators and students are on the lookout for tools that can simplify content creation, improve collaboration, and enhance the overall learning experience. One such tool that stands out in the educational sector is HelpNDoc. Known for its versatility and ease of use, HelpNDoc is a free help authoring tool that offers a wide range of features designed to support both teachers and students in their academic endeavors.
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Creating CHM (Compiled HTML Help) files with HelpNDoc is a breeze, thanks to its user-friendly interface and powerful features. In this article we'll look into the specifics of how you can set the initial position and size of your CHM files to make sure they open exactly the way you want them to. We'll also touch on some of the limitations of this help file format and provide a useful tip for resetting your CHM file settings. Let's get started!
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Hello Technical Writers! Are you ready to make your documentation process smoother and more efficient? HelpNDoc 9.3 is here, and it’s packed with great new features that you’ll love. The star of this release is the Project Starter Kit Editor, which is perfect for setting up new projects with a consistent table of contents in no time at all. Plus, enjoy the new Markdown template for GitHub wikis, enhanced image handling, and numerous bug fixes for a more reliable experience. Say goodbye to repetitive tasks and hello to more productive writing sessions! Read on to find out more about these exciting updates, then download HelpNDoc — which is free for personal use and evaluation purposes — and see the difference for yourself!
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Sharing documentation effectively and securely is critical in the modern workplace. Whether youre distributing internal manuals, project documentation, or company policies, the HelpNDoc help authoring tool provides a versatile solution by generating a variety of documentation formats from a single source project. These formats include CHM, HTML, Word, PDF, ePub, Kindle, Qt Help, and Markdown. Each format has its own strengths and weaknesses when it comes to internal and private sharing. In this blog post, well explore the best practices for using these different formats within your organization, to ensure that your team has the access they need while maintaining security and ease of use. HelpNDocs ability to create multiple documentation formats makes it suitable for various scenarios and restrictions, providing a comprehensive solution for your documentation needs.
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HelpNDoc 9.2 represents a significant leap forward, designed to enhance user experience and productivity in technical writing. Among the most exciting additions is the AI Assistant, a powerful tool similar to ChatGPT and fully integrated in HelpNDoc. This feature promises to revolutionize how technical content is crafted, offering intuitive, context-aware assistance that goes beyond mere text editing to include content creation, revision, optimization, and even translation. Whether you are a seasoned technical writer or new to the field, HelpNDoc 9.2 will transform the way you engage with your writing projects, making it an essential tool for anyone involved in documentation and publishing.
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