The Robohelp program was first created by the eHelp Corporation in 1998, eHelp were eventually taken over by Macromedia and then by Adobe Systems. Adobe RoboHelp is used to create comprehensive help files for a range of programs. Adobe RoboHelp is a vital tool in any technical writers’ arsenal and it has been used to provide complex and detailed documentation for a range of software applications.
Adobe RoboHelp can create help files in WebHelp, Adobe PDF, FleshHelp, Adobe AIR, XHTML, Microsoft Compiled HTML Help, Microsoft Word, XML, ePub and many more. Adobe RoboHelp is perfect for developers who have created a complex software application and need to create help files to go along with it. These files can be created by the developers or by freelance or in-house technical writers using the Adobe RoboHelp program. Adobe RoboHelp is fairly simple to use, although some prior technical knowledge is required. Anyone with experience working on technical writing projects will adapt easily to the Adobe RoboHelp program and will find the program invaluable.
