Adobe today announced RoboHelp 6 which is also the first major upgrade to Macromedia RoboHelp X5 ever since the Help authoring software became part of Adobe. [Thanks, Ryan]
Adobe Robohelp 6 is less confusing than Robohelp X5 since the different editions like RoboHelp Office, RoboHelp Office Pro, RoboEngine, and RoboInfo have all been integrated into RoboHelp 6 itself.
The two most interesting features of Robohelp 6 for technical writers, screencasters and trainers include:
1. Integration with Adobe Captivate 2 - you can import Flash simulations from Captivate directly into Robohelp.
2. Robohelp 6 now has an inbuilt screen capture tool called RoboScreen Capture that lets you capture or edit screenshots without requiring any third-party software like SnagIt.
[RoboScreen Capture was sold as a separate screen capturing utility during the days when RoboHelp was part of eHelp]
It will be interesting to see how MadCap reacts to Robohelp 6. MadCap was formed by a group of former Macromedia Robohelp Developers who later launched MadCap Flare, a direct competitor to RoboHelp.
A 30 day trial version of the software is available from the Adobe website but once that expires, you will have to buy a Robohelp product key from Adobe to activate the software. Download Robohelp 6 [Size: 224.5 MB]
Like Adobe Acrobat 8, Robohelp 6 may not be compatible with Microsoft Office Word 2007 or Windows Vista though a patch may be in the works for sure.
PS: Adobe Robohelp 6 is shipping in January 2007, so we almost got it right.
Adobe Robohelp 6 is less confusing than Robohelp X5 since the different editions like RoboHelp Office, RoboHelp Office Pro, RoboEngine, and RoboInfo have all been integrated into RoboHelp 6 itself.
The two most interesting features of Robohelp 6 for technical writers, screencasters and trainers include:
1. Integration with Adobe Captivate 2 - you can import Flash simulations from Captivate directly into Robohelp.
2. Robohelp 6 now has an inbuilt screen capture tool called RoboScreen Capture that lets you capture or edit screenshots without requiring any third-party software like SnagIt.
[RoboScreen Capture was sold as a separate screen capturing utility during the days when RoboHelp was part of eHelp]
It will be interesting to see how MadCap reacts to Robohelp 6. MadCap was formed by a group of former Macromedia Robohelp Developers who later launched MadCap Flare, a direct competitor to RoboHelp.
A 30 day trial version of the software is available from the Adobe website but once that expires, you will have to buy a Robohelp product key from Adobe to activate the software. Download Robohelp 6 [Size: 224.5 MB]
Like Adobe Acrobat 8, Robohelp 6 may not be compatible with Microsoft Office Word 2007 or Windows Vista though a patch may be in the works for sure.
PS: Adobe Robohelp 6 is shipping in January 2007, so we almost got it right.