For Immediate Release


ANNOUNCING HELPBREEZE(tm) -- An Integrated System for Creating 
			     Windows Help Files


SUNNYVALE, CA--October 7, 1993--Solutionsoft announced today 
that it is shipping HelpBreeze(tm), a Word for Windows add-in which 
enables both programmers and non-technical users to create sophisticated 
Windows help systems.  HelpBreeze includes complete point and click 
support for all aspects of the Windows 3.1 help engine.  Automated,
two-way conversion between help files and printed documentation allows 
developers to use the same material as the basis for both on-line help and 
printed manuals.  Extensive support is included for establishing context-
sensitive links between help files and Windows applications.  In 
addition, HelpBreeze includes a royalty-free add-in DLL which enables 
developers to easily add slide shows, sound, 256-color graphics
and bitmap animations to help files.

HelpBreeze operates as a seamless extension to Word for Windows 
and completely insulates the user from the details of formatting help 
files.  Intuitive menu and toolbar commands are provided for defining 
and editing all the components of the help system.  Hypertext jumps and 
pop-ups are emulated within Word and may be used for navigation 
within documents during the development of the help system.
  
A number of commands are provided for automating what have 
traditionally been the most difficult or tedious aspects of developing help 
files.  For example, browse sequences can be defined and renumbered 
using drag and drop to order the topics, and bitmap graphics can be used 
as bullet points simply by clicking the normal Word for Windows bullet 
tool.  Point and click support is included for defining all help project 
options, and the help file can be compiled and tested from within the 
word processor. 

All features available in the Windows 3.1 help system are directly 
supported, including secondary windows, help macros, custom buttons, 
hypergraphics and add-in DLLs.  Visual tools are provided to make these 
features accessible to help file authors.   Secondary windows can be 
created and positioned by manipulating actual-size windows with the 
mouse.   Point and click macro construction eliminates syntax errors and 
allows developers to test and step through help macros directly from the 
macro editor--without the need to re-compile the help file.  The interface 
can easily be extended to accommodate add-in DLLs.

HelpBreeze can automatically generate context identifier include files 
formatted for C/C++, Pascal and Visual Basic and can be used in 
conjunction with any Windows language or programmable 
database application.  In addition, point and click support is provided for
using pre-defined include files prepared by the programmer or created 
using a code generator.
	
Integration with Microsoft Visual C++'s context-sensitive help 
support is particularly tight.  The help project (.HPJ) and rich text format 
(RTF) files created by AppWizard can be imported directly into 
HelpBreeze.  As the developer expands his or her application, setting up 
the context-sensitive links is simply a matter of selecting the proper 
identifiers from a list.

Included with HelpBreeze, is Slide Show for WinHelp(tm), a
distributable DLL which can be used to add slide shows and bitmap 
animations to help files.  VCR-style controls allow the user to control 
presentations directly.  Individual slides can act as hotspots linked to 
hypertext jumps or pop-ups, and a Windows sound file can be attached to 
each slide.  The Slide Show DLL is particularly effective when used to 
create WinHelp-based product demos, electronic brochures and simple 
multimedia presentations.  Windows help files are an attractive vehicle 
for such material because the entire Windows 3.1 installed base can be 
targeted--without the need to distribute the viewer software. 

Solutionsoft is a privately-held start-up company based in Sunnyvale, 
California.  The company is focused on marketing leading-edge 
development tools for the Windows environment.

Solutionsoft can be reached at (408) 736-1431, (408) 736-4013 (FAX), or
via electronic mail at CompuServe 75210,2214.

PRICING AND AVAILABILITY:

HelpBreeze will list for $279.00.  An introductory price of $199.00 will 
be available through December 31, 1993.  The product is available now. 


SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:

*	A personal computer running Microsoft Windows 3.1
*	Microsoft Word for Windows 2.0 or later.
*	Any version of the Windows Help Compiler (HC, HC31, HCP)
*	Slide Show add-in DLL requires a Windows resource editor

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Solutionsoft, HelpBreeze and Slide Show for WinHelp are trademarks of
Solutionsoft.  Microsoft is a registered trademark, and Windows, Word
for Windows, Visual Basic and Visual C++ are trademarks of Microsoft
Corporation.


**** For more information please see our demo in file HLPBRZ_D.ZIP ****