LR> Thanks for trying to Help, steve.  What are you using and where did 
LR> you get it - how much did it cost, etc..  How would you meassure the 
LR> extent of writing a help file for a app - in man-weeks, man-months, 
LR> etc. - aka how does one estimate the time it takes to create a help 
LR> file for a app?  It is strating to look like a a significant time 
LR> consumming project in iteslf.  Do you agree?
LR> Thanks again.
Boy, that's a lot of questions in a few sentences ;)   Anyway, it's been a 
while since I wrote a help file. I have done using an RTF capable word 
processor such as word (pain in the behind). I have also tinkered with some 
shareware and commercial programs. I liked VBAHA when I was using Visual 
Basic, but haven't need to create any help files recently. I think if you are 
going to write a big help file or lot's of help files, you should check into 
the commercial products. They all seem to be quite different in ease of use 
and how they work. I'd look around and see if you can check out some demos to 
see what you like. With a good program, you can whip out simple help pretty 
quickly. Help files are a pain if you don't have good tools, so you'll have 
to weigh that one yourself based on the tools you look at.  
Sorry I couldn't be more help in this area. I just don't have the need to do 
big help files right now. 
Steve
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