<s>
Help	B-Protocol
&	I-Protocol
Manual	I-Protocol
is	O
a	O
Windows-based	O
help	B-Protocol
authoring	I-Protocol
tool	I-Protocol
published	O
by	O
EC	O
Software	O
,	O
a	O
company	O
based	O
in	O
Austria	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
many	O
help	B-Protocol
authoring	I-Protocol
tools	I-Protocol
,	O
Help	B-Protocol
&	I-Protocol
Manual	I-Protocol
allows	O
the	O
writer	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
single	B-Application
source	I-Application
text	O
which	O
it	O
then	O
converts	O
to	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
target	O
formats	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
this	O
case	O
,	O
the	O
author	O
creates	O
the	O
source	O
text	O
using	O
an	O
editor	O
built	O
into	O
the	O
Help	B-Protocol
&	I-Protocol
Manual	I-Protocol
program	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
text	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
user	O
's	O
settings	O
for	O
the	O
project	O
,	O
are	O
stored	O
in	O
XML	B-Protocol
files	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
7.0	O
of	O
Help	B-Protocol
&	I-Protocol
Manual	I-Protocol
was	O
released	O
June	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
4.x	O
of	O
Help	B-Protocol
&	I-Protocol
Manual	I-Protocol
also	O
supports	O
Unicode	O
for	O
creating	O
help	O
in	O
all	O
international	O
languages	O
,	O
including	O
Asian	O
languages	O
like	O
Chinese	O
,	O
Japanese	O
and	O
Thai	O
but	O
excluding	O
right-to-left	O
languages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
5.x	O
of	O
Help	B-Protocol
&	I-Protocol
Manual	I-Protocol
contains	O
a	O
completely	O
redesigned	O
Ribbon	O
interface	O
,	O
and	O
permits	O
multiple	O
users	O
to	O
collaborate	O
and	O
work	O
on	O
a	O
single	O
help	O
project	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
6.x	O
of	O
Help	B-Protocol
&	I-Protocol
Manual	I-Protocol
has	O
a	O
slightly	O
modified	O
user	O
interface	O
and	O
adds	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
ePUB	O
publishing	O
format	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
7.x	O
of	O
Help	B-Protocol
&	I-Protocol
Manual	I-Protocol
adds	O
support	O
for	O
Team	B-Application
Foundation	I-Application
Server	I-Application
version	O
control	O
and	O
the	B-General_Concept
Amazon	I-General_Concept
Kindle	I-General_Concept
publishing	O
format	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
program	O
comes	O
bundled	O
with	O
several	O
tools	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
screenshot	O
capture	O
tool	O
,	O
a	O
graphics	O
program	O
with	O
functions	O
for	O
editing	O
and	O
enhancing	O
screenshots	O
,	O
a	O
help	O
context	O
tool	O
for	O
managing	O
,	O
importing	O
and	O
exporting	O
help	O
context	O
numbers	O
,	O
a	O
"	O
print	O
manual	O
designer	O
"	O
for	O
creating	O
and	O
editing	O
layout	O
templates	O
for	O
PDF	B-Application
files	I-Application
and	O
printed	O
manuals	O
and	O
a	O
reporting	O
tool	O
for	O
generating	O
and	O
exporting	O
project	O
reports	O
.	O
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