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NEW PRODUCT: VyperHelp

SUMMARY: An affordable outliner, editor and converter for OS/2 and Windows online help.

VyperHelp is a visual outliner and editor for creating online help for OS/2 and Windows systems. It is the only program that can convert OS/2 IPF help to both Windows help and printable RTF. It generates IPF files, which can be compiled into OS/2-based HLP and INF files. It also generates Windows help project source, including HPJ, CNT, RTF and HH files. A command-line conversion program is included.

The editor allows you to:

- maintain cross-platform help text from a single source.
- write help text without knowing IPF or RTF syntax.
- quickly and easily manipulate the contents tree.
- import or export IPF, Windows help or plain text.
- export to printable RTF or plain text.
- export help IDs to C language #define statements.

The converter allows you to:

- convert OS/2 IPF help to Windows help.
- convert Windows help to OS/2 help.
- convert OS/2 IPF or Windows help into printable RTF.
- import or export plain text.

The program allows a 30 day trial use period. During this period, it inserts promotional text at the end of each section during export or conversion. Registration is only $49. For more information, downloading and ordering, see

http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/mek/vyper.htm

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Mat Kramer [MekTek] mek@compuserve.com