Small budget no barrier to taking content online

December

In our regular Southern Communicator feature, we showcase a recent article from this Australasian journal.

Swapnil Ogale, who is currently organiser of the Melbourne Flare User Group, describes his first online project, in which he combined freeware tools with MS Word and SnagIt to create WebHelp for his geographically distributed audience.

He discusses the reasons for his choice of tools and deliverables, and the process he followed to complete the project. The specific tools he used were:

• Amaya: http://www.w3.org/Amaya/
  
• Precision Helper: http://www.be-precision.com/products/precision-helper/

Swapnil wraps up with a summary of the pros and cons of using this approach to create WebHelp. It's an interesting read, particularly for those wanting to make the move from paper output and do some prototyping with affordable tools.

To access the journal, you must log in to the TechCommNZ website, then select Members Area > Southern Communicator Journal > Subscriber Access and click the button...

Emma Harding