Airplane Help

A form of help that offers an online version of help when an internet connection is available and a fall back help system if no internet connection is available.

AVI

Audio Visual file format

Batch layouts

A way to generate several output types in a single click.

CHM

Compressed HTML

Context sensitive help

Help topics that users access from within an application, usually on a dialog by pressing F1, clicking Help buttons, or selecting Help from menus. The Help is usually displayed in a smaller custom window.

CSS

Cascading Style Sheet.  A document linked to HTML documents that defines how HTML elements appear in a web browser.

Help 2.0

Due to be released in 2003 by Microsoft

HTML

Hypertext Markup Language.

HTML Help

Microsoft HTML Help developed and released with Windows 98 and Internet Explorer 4.0 and currently the standard for online Help at Microsoft.

JavaHelp

Developed by Sun Microsystems, JavaHelp uses the Java Runtime Environment to display Help content in UNIX, Macintosh, and Windows systems.

Oracle Help for Java

Developed by Oracle Corporation, Oracle Help uses the Java Runtime Environment to display Help content in UNIX, Macintosh, and Windows systems.

Publishing

A way to deliver a generated system to another location.

Single source layouts

\"Templates\" for your output that allow you to save settings for multiple versions of a project.

WebHelp

Developed by eHelp, WebHelp uses an web browser to display the content.  WebHelp version 5.0 now uses an XML framework, added a Glossary tab, Skins, and Templates.

WinHelp

Microsoft Windows Help developed for Windows 3.1 and Windows 95.