Welcome to NetHelp2


An Overview of NetHelp2

NetHelp2 is Netscape's second generation of HTML-based, cross-platform, online help technology. NetHelp2 lets online authors easily create a single help system that can be deployed across an entire enterprise - PCs, Macs, and UNIX. NetHelp2 is the first online help system that provides this "write once, deploy everywhere" advantage to help designers.

NetHelp2 was created during the Netscape Communicator project to provide a robust help platform for Communicator itself. NetHelp2 is based on technology built into Communicator, so users of NetHelp2 systems need to have Communicator installed in order to access the help.

This site is targeted for help developers who are interested in developing help systems using NetHelp2. The NetHelp2 SDK (Software Development Kit) is available here, as are FAQs, information for help authors and for programmers linking to NetHelp2 systems, a complete NetHelp Authoring Guide in the form of a NetHelp2 system, links to other resources, and more.

What's New


Check out the Guide to Customizing NetHelp2!

What's in Each Section

Details Documents and more documents. This area hosts the NetHelp2 FAQ, excerpts from our NetHelp2 Authoring Guide, information for programmers, glossaries, troubleshooting, and more.
Tools Current status and future plans concerning tools for NetHelp2 authors.
DevKit Home of the NetHelp2 SDK (Software Development Kit) this section includes three major parts: the NetHelp2 Builder, the NetHelp2 Authoring Guide, and the NetHelp2 Templates.
Buzz Links to conferences where we'll be talking about NetHelp2, articles about NetHelp2, and how to give us feedback.
Spotlight A small but growing gallery of actual NetHelp systems from Netscape and others.


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