                            Help Assistant 2.0  

Thank you for trying Help Assistant.  This Word for Windows 2.0 shareware
macro utility was developed to assist Windows Help developers in producing
effective hypertext documents.   It is not intended to automate the creation
of Windows Help files, but rather facilitates the process while maintaining
a greater flexibility.  This macro also provides additional features not
directly supported by the Windows Help utility, such as Sound WAV and
Video for Windows playback capability.

This shareware copy of Help Assistant is fully functional except for the
"Options" feature that is not enabled.  This is a handy feature which
facilitates certain operations and by which you can also disable the
opening dialog box.  However, it does not limit the capabilities of the
system.

I hope you will find this program usefull.

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License Agreement

The use of Help Assistant is subject to the following terms and conditions. 

You may not make any changes or modifications to Help Assistant. You may 
not descramble, or otherwise reverse-engineer the software in any way.  
You may use Help Assistant on a trial basis provided you do not violate 
the protection afforded the licensed software by the copyright laws, and 
you  agree to the terms of the license agreement. If you continue to use 
Help Assistant past a 15 day evaluation period you are encouraged to 
purchase a license for its use.

A license for the use of Help Assistant can be obtained by sending
a $20.00  registration fee to: 

	TecKnow Logic

	45 Armcrest Dr.
	Lower Sackville, N.S.
	Canada
	B4C 3Z8

The license fee paid for Help Assistant is a one time fee.  Licensed 
users may obtain and use future maintenance releases of Help Assistant 
by TecKnow Logic without re-registration, at no additional cost except 
for Shipping and Handling.   Title to the licensed software is NOT 
transferred to the end user.  The  end user is granted an exclusive 
license to use the software on one computer or computer work station 
at any given time. 

Limited Warranty

TecKnow Logic does not warrant that the licensed software will meet your 
requirements or that the operation of the software will be uninterrupted 
or error free.  The warranty does not cover any media or  documentation 
which has been subjected to damage or abuse by you or others. The software
warranty does not cover any copy of the licensed software which has been 
altered or changed in any way.

ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES INCLUDING ANY WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR  
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE LIMITED TO THE TERM OF THE EXPRESS  
WARRANTIES. 

The warranties set forth above are in lieu of any and all other express 
or implied warranties, whether oral, written, or implied, and the remedies 
set forth above are the sole and exclusive remedies.  TecKnow Logic is not
responsible for any problems or damage  caused by the licensed software that
may result from using the licensed  software. This includes, but is not 
limited to, computer hardware, computer software, operating systems, and 
any computer or computing  accessories. End user agrees to hold TecKnow Logic  harmless  for any problems arising from the use of the software.
TecKnow Logic  SHALL NOT IN ANY CASE BE LIABLE FOR ANY  SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL,
CONSEQUENTIAL, INDIRECT OR OTHER SIMILAR DAMAGES  ARISING FROM ANY BREACH OF
THESE WARRANTIES EVEN IF TecKnow Logic OR ITS AGENTS OR DISTRIBUTORS HAVE 
BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.  In no case shall TecKnow 
Logic's liability exceed the license fees paid for the right to use the 
licensed software.

Help Assistant Distribution

You are granted a limited license to copy Help Assistant only for the 
trial use of others subject to the terms of this software license agreement
described herein, and the conditions described below are met:

Help Assistant MUST be copied in an unmodified form and MUST contain the
following files:

	helpass.dot
	helpass.hlp
	helpass.dll
	licence.txt
	readme.txt
	install.bat
	hcp.pif     

No fee, charge or other compensation may be accepted or requested by  
anyone without the express written permission of TecKnow Logic. Public 
Domain Disk Vendors may not charge a fee for Help Assistant itself.  
However you may include Help Assistant on a diskette for which you charge 
a nominal distribution fee. The purchaser of said diskette must be  
informed in advance that the fee paid to acquire the diskette does NOT  
relieve said purchaser from paying the Registration Fee for Help Assistant 
if said purchaser uses Help Assistant. Operators of electronic bulletin 
board systems (Sysops) may post Help Assistant  for downloading by their 
users without written permission only as long as the above conditions are 
met.  A fee may be charged for access to the BBS as long as no specific 
fee is charged for downloading Help Assistant files without first obtaining
express written permission from TecKnow Logic to charge such a fee.

Distributors of public domain and user supported software, such as disk 
vending services, may not charge a fee for Help Assistant itself. However 
you may include Help Assistant on a diskette for which you charge a nominal  distribution fee. The purchaser of said diskette must be informed in  
advance that the fee paid to acquire the diskette does NOT relieve said  
purchaser from paying the Registration Fee for Help Assistant.

The above constitutes the license agreement for Help Assistant. It 
superceeds any and all previous license agreements. 

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Registration:

With respect to the Shareware registration, there is no reminder box just
your conscience to encourage registration.  If the registration response
is good, then I will have incentive to keep improving the program as well
as the funds to support development.

Please forward your comments and suggestions to: 

	Roger St-Pierre  CompuServe 70410,457


Order Form

Please send me Help Assistant 2.0 (or latest version)

NAME______________________________________________

COMPANY___________________________________________

ADDRESS___________________________________________

ADDRESS___________________________________________

TOWN______________________________________________

CITY_______________________________________________

COUNTRY____________________ POSTAL CODE___________

TELEPHONE NUMBER_________________________



Help Assistant $20.00 per copy x  _______=
Shipping/Handling -  	                    $3.00
PST (Nova Scotia Only) 11% =  $2.50
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			Total.........	____________

Make certified cheques payable to: TecKnow Logic
Mail to:
  
	TecKnow Logic
	45 Armcrest Dr.
	Lower Sackville, N.S.
	Canada
	B4C 3Z8

TecKnow Logic, 29 June 1993


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HELP ASSISTANT  - LIST OF STANDARD FEATURES

Option
Supported Features

  File Setup
- Edit existing file
- Add existing file to the project
- Create New file, add it to the project
- Remove file from the project


  Jump to Topic
- Show text selection that will be used for hot-spot
- Manual entry of Context String
- Automatic insertion of Context String by selecting a topic from a Topic 
  List
- Can specify the name of the file containing the topic identified by the 
  Context String
- Can select the window (main or secondary) to be used for displaying 
  the topic from a list of available window definitions
- Can disable WinHelp default underlined green text attribute and 
  maintain current selected text attributes


  Pop-up Topic
- Show text selection that will be used for hot-spot
- Manual entry of Context String
- Automatic insertion of Context String by selecting a topic from a Topic 
  List
- Can specify the name of the file containing the topic identified by the 
  Context String
- Can disable WinHelp default dotted-underlined green text attribute and 
  maintain current selected text attributes


  Window Definition
- Setup of existing window definitions
- Add new window definition
- Remove existing window definition
- Specify window - caption, color, metrics, and display mode


  Project Setup
- Specify project filename, project title, root directory, bitmaps directory, 
  contents context string, icon filename, header map filename
- Edit header file from WinWord
- Automatically include Glossary Button, CD-ROM file format option, 
  Browse Buttons, and Multimedia DLL Registration (supports Sound 
  WAV playback)
- Specify compression mode
- Specify compiler warning level
- Specify use of old key phrases
- Automatically create new project definition file
- Open existing project
- Manually edit project definition file from WinWord


  Topic Setup
- Specify Context String, Topic Title, Keywords, Browse Sequence, Build 
  Tag, Help Macros, Copyright Statement and Comments
- Provides a standard list of Macros including sndPlaySound() to 
  playback Sound WAV files.
- Automacially creates a list of Topics with their associated Context 
  String. (This list is accessible for Topic selection for Jumps and Pop-
  ups)


  Bitmap Insertion
- Recognize BMP, SHG, WMF, MRB, & DIB
- Provides a list of bitmaps available in the format selected
- Specify justification (Character, Left, & Right)
- Can launch graphic editor for BMP & SHG from within WinWord


  Video for Window
- Provides a list of available AVI files in the project directory
- Specify justification (Character, Left, & Right)
- Automatic insertion/registration of the embedded playback window


  Help Macros
- Supports Hot Spot macro, Topic macro and Project macro (i.e. play 
  whenever a hot spot is selected, a topic accessed or the Help file is 
  launched)
- Supports custom and standard macros
- Can disable WinHelp standard underlined green text attribute and 
  maintain the selected text attributes
- Provides a standard list of Macros including sndPlaySound() to 
  playback Sound WAV files.
- Maintain custom macros in project definition file (i.e. Add, Remove, or 
  Update macros)


  Other
- Quick save & close
- Can compile project from within WinWord
- Can play compiled Help file from within WinWord
- Provides On-line help
- Recognize all standard statements in the project file that can only be set 
  manually (e.g. [BAGGAGE] statements)
- Provides custom toolbar, and menus
- Provides color coding of features (Hot-text = green, Hidden command = 
  red, Unformatted = keeps current attributes)



