HelpBreeze -- Windows Help Authoring Tool

SUNNYVALE, CA--October 7, 1993--Solutionsoft announced today that it is
shipping HelpBreeze(tm), a Word for Windows add-in which enables both
programmers and non-technical users to create sophisticated Windows help
systems.  HelpBreeze includes complete point and click support for all
aspects of the Windows 3.1 help engine.  Automated, two-way conversion
between help files and printed documentation allows developers to use the
same material as the basis for both on-line help and printed manuals.
Extensive support is included for establishing context- sensitive links
between help files and Windows applications.  In addition, HelpBreeze
includes a royalty-free add-in DLL which enables developers to easily add
slide shows, sound, 256-color graphics and bitmap animations to help
files.

HelpBreeze operates as a seamless extension to Word for Windows and
completely insulates the user from the details of formatting help files.
Intuitive menu and toolbar commands are provided for defining and editing
all the components of the help system.  Hypertext jumps and pop-ups are
emulated within Word and may be used for navigation within documents
during the development of the help system.

A number of commands are provided for automating what have traditionally
been the most difficult or tedious aspects of developing help files.  For
example, browse sequences can be defined and renumbered using drag and
drop to order the topics, and bitmap graphics can be used as bullet points
simply by clicking the normal Word for Windows bullet tool.  Point and
click support is included for defining all help project options, and the
help file can be compiled and tested from within the word processor.

All features available in the Windows 3.1 help system are directly
supported, including secondary windows, help macros, custom buttons,
hypergraphics and add-in DLLs.  Visual tools are provided to make these
features accessible to help file authors.   Secondary windows can be
created and positioned by manipulating actual-size windows with the mouse.
  Point and click macro construction eliminates syntax errors and allows
developers to test and step through help macros directly from the macro
editor--without the need to re-compile the help file.  The interface can
easily be extended to accommodate add-in DLLs.

HelpBreeze can automatically generate context identifier include files
formatted for C/C++, Pascal and Visual Basic and can be used in
conjunction with any Windows language or programmable database
application.  In addition, point and click support is provided for using
pre-defined include files prepared by the programmer or created using a
code generator.

Integration with Microsoft Visual C++'s context-sensitive help support is
particularly tight.  The help project (.HPJ) and rich text format (RTF)
files created by AppWizard can be imported directly into HelpBreeze.  As
the developer expands his or her application, setting up the
context-sensitive links is simply a matter of selecting the proper
identifiers from a list.

Included with HelpBreeze, is Slide Show for WinHelp(tm), a distributable
DLL which can be used to add slide shows and bitmap animations to help
files. VCR-style controls allow the user to control presentations
directly. Individual slides can act as hotspots linked to hypertext jumps
or pop-ups, and a Windows sound file can be attached to each slide.  The
Slide Show DLL is particularly effective when used to create WinHelp-based
product demos, electronic brochures and simple multimedia presentations. 
Windows help files are an attractive vehicle for such material because the
entire Windows 3.1 installed base can be targeted--without the need to
distribute the viewer software.

Solutionsoft is a privately-held start-up company based in Sunnyvale,
California.  The company is focused on marketing leading-edge development
tools for the Windows environment.

Solutionsoft can be reached at (408) 736-1431, (408) 736-4013 (FAX), or via
electronic mail at CompuServe 75210,2214.

PRICING AND AVAILABILITY:

HelpBreeze will list for $279.00.  An introductory price of $199.00 will be
available through December 31, 1993.  The product is available now.

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:

 * A personal computer running Microsoft Windows 3.1
 * Microsoft Word for Windows 2.0 or later.
 * Any version of the Windows Help Compiler (HC, HC31, HCP)
 * Slide Show add-in DLL requires a Windows resource editor

NOTE:  A demo with complete information about HelpBreeze is
       available at ftp.cica.indiana.edu in directory
       /pub/pc/win3/demo (file HLPBRZ_D.ZIP).

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