PITTSBURGH, March 5 /PRNewswire/ --

- Technical Communicators and Content Authors will Enjoy Many New Convenient Features in 2009 v2 Release

The award-winning industry leader in the Help authoring tool market, Doc-To-Help, is making life easier for technical communicators and content authors with the release of Doc-To-Help 2009 v2. Improved document import/management, editor enhancements, and streamlined project management make Doc-To-Help easy to use and learn.

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Doc-To-Help 2009 enables technical communicators, policy writers, and other content creators to author in Doc-To-Help's XML-based editor, Microsoft Word, or HTML, (with new or existing documents) and publish to the Web, Help systems, or printed manuals with a single click. Unlike other companies who force users to buy multiple tools to get your job done, Doc-To-Help bundles all its features into one self-contained product. The benefits are a diminished learning curve plus time and cost savings.

Doc-To-Help continues to evolve aggressively, mostly in response to user demands, which is why it is the preferred tool, said Dan Beall, Doc-To-Help product manager. The initial release of Doc-To-Help 2009 added a ribbon interface and an XML-based editor, which were very significant technology upgrades. Our focus is to continue to deliver the industry's most trusted product with the powerful functionality users demand.

New User Guidance

The project creation process is now automated with the Getting Started Wizard. Whether a user wants to start a project from scratch or import existing documents, this wizard walks through the process, step-by-step.

Document Import and Management

Today's release of Doc-To-Help 2009 v2 offers users the option of importing multiple documents at once, rather than importing them one at a time. Additionally, Doc-To-Help will automatically add the documents to the correct project folder. Doc-To-Help can also convert multiple documents to XHTML with a single click.

Editor Enhancements

The built-in editor, introduced in Doc-To-Help 2009, is designed to give authors an experience that allows them to focus on doing what they do best: write the content they need to produce.

Doc-To-Help 2009 v2 will now check your spelling as you type in 21 different languages. When creating hyperlinks, you can choose the appropriate target window. A Word-like style gallery makes style selection and editing simple and organizes style sheets logically.

Streamlined Project Management

The demand to make content and project management more efficient was the driving force behind Doc-To-Help 2009 v2 new project wizard, enhanced file management, and updated ribbons. The new project wizard allows the user to automate the project creation process, while the enhanced file management organizes project files in a convenient My Doc-To-Help Projects folder. The ribbon enhancements make it easier to choose and build outputs.

Pricing and Availability

ComponentOne offers the full version of Doc-To-Help for US$900.00 per user. Those who purchase Platinum support will receive free updates, product enhancements, and new products during its term. You may purchase ComponentOne Doc-To-Help online at www.doctohelp.com or by telephone (+1-800-858-2739 or +1-412-681-4343).

About Doc-To-Help ComponentOne 201 S. Highland Ave. Third Floor Pittsburgh, PA 15206 http://www.doctohelp.com/.

Doc-To-Help 2009 has been the premier authoring and publishing tool in the market since 1991. It enables technical communicators, policy writers, and other content creators to author in Doc-To-Help's XML-based editor, Microsoft Word, or HTML, and publish to the Web, Help systems, or printed manuals with a single click. ComponentOne is the only vendor that gives you everything you need to create your documentation deliverables in one application. Its unique combination of editing, single sourcing, and publishing technology translates to significant time savings and the highest level of quality. Since Doc-To-Help is the complete documentation solution, your need for additional tools has been eliminated.

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Eve Turzillo of ComponentOne, +1-412-681-4343, press@componentone.com /Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080410/NEW078LOGO