patterns & practices: Documentation Tools CTP Available
The patterns & practices Team has released Documentation Tools.
Summary (from CodePlex)
These are the tools that have been used to create the accompanying documentation for many p&p projects, including the Enterprise Library, Smart Client Software Factory, Web Client Software Factory, and Web Service Software Factory. The tools allow authors to create guidance using Word 2007 and produce documentation in HTML, Help 1.0 (CHM), or Help 2.0 (HxS) format.
Project Overview (from CodePlex)
The patterns & practices: Documentation Tools project includes a Word 2007 template and tools that you can use to convert Word documents to HTML, Help 1.0 (CHM), and Help 2.0 (HxS). It also includes a tool that helps you manage your table of contents for large documentation sets. You can use these tools to create your own documentation guidance or take existing patterns & practices Word documents, modify the content, and then convert the content to your desired output.
The Documentation Tools include three binaries that you can install:
--Content Template. This is a Microsoft Word 2007 add-in and template that provides the p&p Content ribbon bar and pre-defined styles to create and format content.
--Master TOC Tool. This tool allows you to specify one or more Word documents to be converted by the conversion tools.
--Conversion Tool. This tool consists of transforms and Powershell scripts that convert your content (written in the Word template and specified in the Master TOC) to HTML, Help 1.0 (CHM), or Help 2.0 (HxS) format.
Resource Links (from CodePlex)
Overview of the DocTools in PowerPoint
Download the Word 2007 Template (includes custom ribbon bar)
Download the Master TOC Tool and Conversion Tool
Download the overall documentation (includes known issues)
Demo files
Check out the home page of the new project here.
Summary (from CodePlex)
These are the tools that have been used to create the accompanying documentation for many p&p projects, including the Enterprise Library, Smart Client Software Factory, Web Client Software Factory, and Web Service Software Factory. The tools allow authors to create guidance using Word 2007 and produce documentation in HTML, Help 1.0 (CHM), or Help 2.0 (HxS) format.
Project Overview (from CodePlex)
The patterns & practices: Documentation Tools project includes a Word 2007 template and tools that you can use to convert Word documents to HTML, Help 1.0 (CHM), and Help 2.0 (HxS). It also includes a tool that helps you manage your table of contents for large documentation sets. You can use these tools to create your own documentation guidance or take existing patterns & practices Word documents, modify the content, and then convert the content to your desired output.
The Documentation Tools include three binaries that you can install:
--Content Template. This is a Microsoft Word 2007 add-in and template that provides the p&p Content ribbon bar and pre-defined styles to create and format content.
--Master TOC Tool. This tool allows you to specify one or more Word documents to be converted by the conversion tools.
--Conversion Tool. This tool consists of transforms and Powershell scripts that convert your content (written in the Word template and specified in the Master TOC) to HTML, Help 1.0 (CHM), or Help 2.0 (HxS) format.
Resource Links (from CodePlex)
Overview of the DocTools in PowerPoint
Download the Word 2007 Template (includes custom ribbon bar)
Download the Master TOC Tool and Conversion Tool
Download the overall documentation (includes known issues)
Demo files
Check out the home page of the new project here.
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