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Written to assist Web site administrators and developers in providing integrated help systems that can be delivered via the World Wide Web or a corporate intranet, this user-friendly guide also includes information on essential Microsoft tools for software. Original. (Intermediate).

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Excellent source for developing HTML Help, 7 April 1999

By A Customer

This book is a good source for the HTML Help; it also includes the HTML Help API section. I have no ideas on how to create HTML Help before reading this book. Even before finishing this book, I've already created the useful HTML Help. This book is kind of thin but it has a lot of good information. It seems that more useful information could have been included in this book. I hope that the second edition would come out soon with more useful information included. Overall, it's a good book and the HTML Help beginners should look into this book for the HTML Help information.

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Not especially helpful!, 17 Dec 1999

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I didn't know anything about the subject before I began reading the book, and feel I know very little more now - perhaps it will prove more useful as a reference guide than a teaching text. The author doesn't have a very reader-friendly style, and long sections of text got boring.

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Unhelpful and Tiring, 20 Aug 1999

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The book is written in the style of "Click here, enter this, select that." It does not explain what you are being told to do. It does not help you understand how to use HTML Help; it just guides you through a number of exercises. If you are familiar with the documentation for Wexler's product Doc-to-Help, then you will find this book typical. Basically, not useful.

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Specific Topic--Specific Info.
The book has a very specific topic (HTML Help Authoring), which basically means buy the book if you are creating an HTML help file (or if you want to weigh HTML Help versus Win... Read more

Published on 17 April 1999

Excellent Book a must for anyone involved in online
Steve and Brent did a faboulos job on this guide. An absolute must for anyone who is moving to HTML Help. Read more

Published on 11 Dec 1998

Ok book - but doesen't go too deep
This book is ok but it doesen't go very deep. It'll help you make HTML Help systems, but if you ie. want to know the sourcecode for a Contentsfile, it won't help you a bit. Read more

Published on 28 Oct 1998

This book is not useful for an application developer.
This book contains numerous screen shots, but very little useful information. In particular, this book does not provide coverage of application development topics such as how to... Read more

Published on 28 Sep 1998

To much screen dumps vs text
As most Computer books this one has loads of screen dumps, but if you have to create some HTML Help files it's a good start.

Published on 24 Aug 1998

Good So Far
Just started with the book 5 days ago. It is a great help and it seems to be written well. I hope I'll be an expert in no time.

Published on 18 Aug 1998

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