WinHelp has been used extensively over the years. HTML Help was developed by our friends in Redmond, Washington, to replace the aging WinHelp format. Those who have may not have realized the difference between HTML Help and traditional WinHelp. Let's begin by describing HTML Help, since many users have not yet used HTML Help. A technology looking for an application, as it were-not an unusual concept for the GIS practitioner! Specifically, this article will address the use of HTML Help for GIS training and user support purposes.

Instead, it will explain how this highly capable technology can be put to a variety of exciting uses. This article will not try to change that.

Most computer users will readily concede that 'nobody reads the stinkin' documentation'-a statement that encompasses help files. What is interesting about HTML Help is that it isn't just for help anymore. It is gradually replacing the well-established WinHelp format familiar to most Windows users. HTML Help is the emerging standard in help file technology.

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