Authors can use fpHelp Builder to create online help
for a software application or content for a
multimedia title or web site. As an information
delivery system, HTML Help is suited for a wide range
of applications, including training guides,
interactive books and electronic newsletters, as well
as help for software applications.

However, help-authoring tools from Microsoft do not
provide easy and comfortable interface for creating
and editing HTML files or, managing content navigation
structure. Fortunately, there are more suitable and
powerful such utilities such as Microsoft® FrontPage
and fpHelp Builder. These not only allow you to design
HTML pages and navigation structures of web sites, but
also apply themes, manage links, receive reports, etc.
In addition, the main advantage of this solution is
that the user does not need to learn new software but
can use an already familiar one.

The fpHelp Builder is a very simple and powerful
Microsoft FrontPage add-in that allows the conversion
of a web site to a Microsoft HTML Help file (CHM
file). Your workable of FrontPage is enough to
construct the Help file from any web site.

Once your web site is complete, you can compile it to
create the final compressed help file (CHM file). As a
help author, you manage the locations of your topic,
contents, index, and other files. You can also modify
the web site to match the design of your help system
or can make other changes depending on the size and
complexity of your system.

Instead of creating the traditional Help files you can
convert any web site into a single compressed help
(.chm) file which is the help standard for Microsoft
Windows. After that you can distribute your sites as
single units which could be manuals, Helps, guides,
readme files, e-books, etc..

The main advantage of the fpHelp Builder is its
simplicity and usability: in a few mouse clicks you
will receive the CHM file from your FrontPage web site.

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