RoboHELP 95 sets the standard worldwide for Windows 95 Help authors

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RoboHELP 95, the new 32-bit version of RoboHELP is a rapid Help Authoring
environment that supports all the new features of the Windows 95 Help
engine and makes Windows 95 Help development effortless. RoboHELP 95 turns
both Microsoft Word 95 and Word 6.0 32-bit into full-featured Hypertext
authoring tools capable of creating Windows Help systems as easily as
plain text. RoboHELP 95 not only provides a Help Authoring solution for
Windows 95 and Windows NT but also offers continued support for Windows
3.x.
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San Francisco, Windows Solutions, Booth #1633, August 30 - Blue Sky
Software announces its full support for Windows 95 with RoboHELP 95, the
award-winning Help Authoring tool for Windows. RoboHELP 95 enables both
software developers and help authors to effortlessly create Help systems
for Windows 95, Windows 3.x, and Windows NT.

"Windows Help has significantly changed in Windows 95 and any Windows 95
application will look antiquated without a true Windows 95 Help system.
Blue Sky Software now provides software developers and help authors with
RoboHELP 95 to easily create professional Windows 95 Help systems.
RoboHELP 95 takes away the complexity of creating Help systems for Windows
95 and lets software developers speed up their Windows 95 development, "
said Jorgen Lien, President of Blue Sky Software Corp.

New Windows 95 Help Feature Support

The Contents Tab

One main feature in 'Windows 95 Help is the Contents Tab and any Windows 95
Help system looks outdated without one. The Contents Tab visually displays
the topics, jumps, and popups of the Help system, organized by category. A
book is a category of topics; a page represents an individual topic or a
macro. RoboHELP 95 enables Help authors to drag and drop to create the
Contents Tab of a Help system - no programming is needed!

Multimedia and Advanced Graphics

* With RoboHELP 95, multimedia is now easily accessible in Windows Help.
RoboHELP 95 enables Help authors to instantly preview and integrate
digital video and sound into their Windows 95 Help systems. Multimedia
display properties can also be easily customized.

* RoboHELP 95 supports sophisticated features such as 256 color graphics,
high resolution graphics, and transparent graphics. RoboHELP 95 also
includes the graphics most commonly used in
Windows 95 Help.

With RoboHELP 95, Help authors do not need to know anything about
multimedia, advanced graphics, and other advanced Help features to create
professional Help systems.

Help Macros

RoboHELP 95 guides Help authors through using all the new and existing
WinHelp Macros - more than 80 total - such as A-links, K-links, and more.
The Macro Hotspot Editor lets users instantly access and edit all the
macros supported by the Windows Help engine. RoboHELP gives Help authors a
complete definition of the functionality provided by each macro. Using the
Macro Hotspot Editor is so easy that Help authors do not need to be
technical experts to integrate macros into their Windows Help systems.

OLE Control for Context-sensitive Help

The new SmartHelp OLE Control included in RoboHELP 95 eliminates the need
to program context sensitive Help into any application developed with
Visual Basic 4.0, Visual C++ 4.0, Access 95, and Visual FoxPro 3.0 or any
other environment supporting the OLE control standard. RoboHELP users
simply drag and drop the SmartHelp OLE Control to add context-sensitive
Help to their applications.

Windows 95 Look and Feel

RoboHELP provides Help authors with templates and easy-to-use tools to
automatically give the Windows 95 look and feel to their Help systems.

* What's This? is a new form of context-sensitive Help in Windows 95. The
short What's This? Help messages display when the application user right
clicks anywhere on the interface. With RoboHELP 95, the creation of What's
This? Help is automated and simple.

* Secondary windows have become a standard in Window 95 Help and are
commonly used to provide Help users with short and concise step-by-step
instructions. RoboHELP 95 includes a secondary window template set up with
the size, color, and toolbar buttons used in Windows 95. RoboHELP users
can customize up to 255 secondary windows by visually adding toolbar
buttons, colors, and startup macros.

* The style used in Windows 95 Help is different from Windows 3.x.
RoboHELP's new Windows 95 style template includes all the fonts, font
sizes, and styles used for the standard Windows 95 Help topics, tips,
notes, and warnings. This new template enables RoboHELP 95 users to
automatically give the Windows 95 look and feel to their Help systems.

* The new Windows 95 3-D look authorable buttons such as Shortcut, See
Also, Related Topics, and more are just a click away with RoboHELP.
RoboHELP 95 enables Help authors to easily add these buttons to any
Windows Help system and to visually link them to any Help topic,
executable, or macro.

Dual Support for Windows 3.x and Windows 95

Blue Sky Software is committed to provide Help authors with a unique
solution for all types of Windows Help development whether they create
Help systems for Windows 95, Windows NT, and/or Windows 3.x. RoboHELP 95
includes the 32 bit version of RoboHELP for Windows 95 and Windows NT
along with the award-winning RoboHELP for Windows 3.x.

Also, the Moving to WinHelp '95 Kit included in WinHelp Office is
invaluable for quickly converting any Windows 3.x Help system to Windows
95 and makes the transition between Windows 3.x and Windows 95 Help
automatic and effortless.

In a Nutshell

RoboHELP 95, award-winning Help Authoring Tool turns Microsoft Word 95 and
Word 6.0 32 bit into high-performance Hypertext authoring tools. RoboHELP
95 automates the process of creating Help systems for Windows 95, Windows
NT, and Windows 3.x. RoboHELP's new visual tool palette provides an easy
way to quickly create standard Help features such as jumps, topics,
popups, macros, secondary windows, multiple hotspot graphics, and more.
RoboHELP also supports all the new advanced features of the new Windows 95
Help engine such as Contents Tab, What's This? Help, A-Links, K-links,
multimedia, authorable buttons, new macros, secondary windows, secondary
window startup macros, and more. With the included Contents Tab Composer,
RoboHELP users simply drag and drop to visually create the Contents Tab, a
key feature in Windows 95 Help. Help authors can also easily link Help
files through the Contents Tab and the Index. RoboHELP offers two-way
conversion: it automatically converts existing documentation into a Help
system or vice-versa. Existing Help source projects, graphics, text and
RTF files can be imported. RoboHELP also supports the new Help Author
Mode. RoboHELP includes and calls the new HCW.EXE and HCRTF.EXE Microsoft
Help compilers.

WinHelp Office 95

RoboHELP 95 is also included in WinHelp Office 95 which is a suite of six
Help authoring tools for Windows 95, Windows 3.x, and Windows NT. WinHelp
Office 95 includes RoboHELP 95, WinHelp Video Kit, WinHelp Tool Kit,
WinHelp HyperViewer, Mastering WinHelp, and the Moving to WinHelp '95
Kit.

Pricing and Availability

RoboHELP 95 will be available in September at a suggested retail price of
$499. Registered users of RoboHELP 3.0 can upgrade for $149. WinHelp
Office 95 ($1343 value) will be available in September at a special
introductory price of $599. The SmartHelp OLE control included in both
RoboHELP 95 and WinHelp Office 95 is distributable royalty-free. The
Moving to WinHelp '95 Kit included in WinHelp Office is also available
separately at a suggested price of $199. For information, contact Blue Sky
Software Sales Department at 1-800-459-2356 - Intl.: 1-619-459-6365 - Fax:
619-459-6366. http://www.hlue-sky.com - Internet:sales@blue-sky.com.
 
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