<s>
HelpSmith	B-Protocol
is	O
a	O
Windows-based	O
help	B-Protocol
authoring	I-Protocol
tool	I-Protocol
published	O
by	O
Divcom	O
Software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HelpSmith	B-Protocol
allows	O
a	O
technical	O
writer	O
to	O
create	O
documentation	O
in	O
various	O
formats	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
HTML	B-Protocol
Help	I-Protocol
(	O
CHM	O
)	O
,	O
Web	O
Help	O
(	O
HTML-based	O
help	O
system	O
)	O
,	O
PDF	B-Application
,	O
and	O
ePub	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
HelpSmith	B-Protocol
includes	O
screen	O
capture	O
and	O
image	O
annotation	O
tools	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
1.0	O
of	O
HelpSmith	B-Protocol
was	O
released	O
in	O
2007	O
as	O
a	O
help	B-Protocol
authoring	I-Protocol
tool	I-Protocol
that	O
had	O
support	O
for	O
a	O
single	O
HTML	B-Protocol
Help	I-Protocol
(	O
CHM	O
)	O
format	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
7	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
HelpSmith	B-Protocol
was	O
presented	O
on	O
the	O
Giveaway	O
of	O
the	O
Day	O
website	O
where	O
the	O
product	O
received	O
initial	O
feedback	O
and	O
feature	O
requests	O
from	O
its	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Over	O
the	O
past	O
few	O
years	O
,	O
HelpSmith	B-Protocol
has	O
obtained	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
major	O
documentation	O
formats	O
,	O
support	O
for	O
High	O
DPI	O
displays	O
,	O
improvements	O
to	O
the	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
,	O
and	O
other	O
enhancements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
to	O
common	O
help	B-Protocol
authoring	I-Protocol
tools	I-Protocol
,	O
HelpSmith	B-Protocol
includes	O
a	O
word	B-General_Concept
processor	I-General_Concept
to	O
edit	O
the	O
content	O
of	O
help	O
topics	O
,	O
customizable	O
templates	O
,	O
user-defined	O
variables	O
,	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
import	O
existing	O
documentation	O
,	O
media	O
files	O
management	O
tools	O
,	O
support	O
for	O
various	O
output	O
formats	O
,	O
conditional	O
compilation	O
capabilities	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
functions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Image	O
Tool	O
also	O
has	O
support	O
for	O
control	O
annotations	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
for	O
creation	O
of	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
documentation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
G2	O
Crowd	O
website	O
,	O
HelpSmith	B-Protocol
has	O
been	O
marked	O
as	O
a	O
high	O
performer	O
(	O
Fall	O
2020	O
,	O
Winter	O
2021	O
)	O
in	O
the	O
category	O
of	O
"	O
help	B-Protocol
authoring	I-Protocol
tool	I-Protocol
"	O
(	O
HAT	O
)	O
software	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
placed	O
in	O
the	O
list	O
of	O
top	O
help	B-Protocol
authoring	I-Protocol
tools	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
30	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
Visual	O
Studio	O
Magazine	O
announced	O
the	O
winners	O
of	O
its	O
26th	O
annual	O
Reader	O
's	O
Choice	O
Awards	O
where	O
HelpSmith	B-Protocol
was	O
chosen	O
as	O
the	O
Silver	O
winner	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
help	O
authoring	O
"	O
category	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
27	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
Visual	O
Studio	O
Magazine	O
announced	O
the	O
winners	O
of	O
its	O
27th	O
annual	O
Reader	O
's	O
Choice	O
Awards	O
where	O
HelpSmith	B-Protocol
was	O
chosen	O
as	O
the	O
Silver	O
winner	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
help	O
authoring	O
"	O
category	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HelpSmith	B-Protocol
is	O
available	O
as	O
a	O
free	O
trial	O
version	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
downloaded	O
for	O
evaluation	O
purposes	O
from	O
the	O
official	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
single-user	O
(	O
per	O
seat	O
)	O
license	O
allows	O
a	O
customer	O
to	O
install	O
HelpSmith	B-Protocol
Standard	O
or	O
HelpSmith	B-Protocol
Professional	O
Edition	O
on	O
the	O
main	O
computer	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
a	O
second	O
computer	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
laptop	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
multiple-user	O
(	O
floating	O
)	O
license	O
allows	O
a	O
customer	O
to	O
install	O
HelpSmith	B-Protocol
Terminal	B-Operating_System
Server	I-Operating_System
Edition	O
on	O
a	O
terminal	B-Operating_System
server	I-Operating_System
in	O
the	O
client/server	O
environment	O
for	O
concurrent	O
usage	O
by	O
multiple	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
