A complex Web Site can seem like a maze.

Hi HelpIndex adds a Contents and an Index, and
... presto!... your Site can be read like a book.

• Hi HelpIndex is custom-made for each site using the Hi Lab Windows design tool. The Hi Lab wizard scans your pages. You can then fine tune the displayed information.
• Use Hi Jump to provide navigation arrows on each page.
• Easy to set up on your site or CD-ROM
• Works direct from a CD-ROM: no installation required
• Server independent: no programming
• No more blanket searches on the server
• Easy support for different languages; Supporter facilement autres langues natales
• Invaluable for large complex Web Sites, CD-ROMs and Web Databases
• Can be made a part of your product's help system
• Uses compact static index files that are read quickly

Hi HelpIndex is a Java applet/bean that downloads with your pages giving a Contents site map, as in the above screen shot. Your visitor can jump straight to the page of interest. Hi HelpIndex is server, platform and browser independent. The example on the left shows the Hi HelpIndex Index of keywords. Hi HelpIndex has adjusted its size to a narrower format. Entering search text finds matching keywords and the corresponding pages that mention these keywords. Hi HelpIndex  Java applet 2.1 for JDK 1.0+ Hi HelpIndex  Java bean applet 2.3 for JDK 1.1+ Hi Jump  Java applet 1.0 for JDK 1.0+ Hi Lab  1.1 for Windows. Hi Brow  Java bean 1.0 for JDK 1.1+ Download your free evaluation copy from PHD Computer Consultants Ltd www.phdcc.com/helpindex/

Why use Hi HelpIndex?

Following links into a complex Web Site can often be like getting lost in a maze - you can't see the wood for the trees.

Hi HelpIndex uses the metaphor of a book, adding a Site Contents and a Site Keyword Index. The Contents takes users directly to a section of interest. The Index allows users to search for keywords and then jump deep into your site directly to where the keyword is mentioned. The searches are NOT general searches undertaken on the server - they are speedy local searches into a carefully tailored Index.

Getting to useful information on the Net can be incredibly slow. With Hi HelpIndex users can browse your whole Site in seconds and quickly get to the page they really want to see. A study by Ahlberg in 1992 showed that when users received dynamic feedback as they were constructing a query, they found what they were looking for in less than half the time.

How to use Hi HelpIndex As a Web Designer, you would run the design tool Hi Lab to set up Hi HelpIndex for your site. The Hi Lab wizard automatically traverses a Web Site, either locally or on-line, to produce a HelpIndex data file. Hi Lab then allows you to edit and modify the Contents and Index data using its highly flexible visual editor, shown in the example on the right. Once the Contents and Index are defined, you add the Hi HelpIndex applet and the data file to your Site's pages, ready to fire up automatically when someone visits you. All text can be modified to suit any language All features such as colour and size are fully configurable Hi HelpIndex can run either embedded in a page, or as a separate floating window Works in frame sets

Using on a CD-ROM

You build the help index file beforehand and put it on the CD-ROM. Hi HelpIndex and the index file will load quickly as they are available immediately on the CD-ROM.

If your CD-ROM has thousands of pages then the help index file might be very big making it take a while to load. One solution is to split the pages into several areas and let the user select the appropriate one in Hi HelpIndex's Select tab card.

"Hi HelpIndex and Hi Lab are 2 ingenious products that help take the labor intesive task of web publishing and website maintainence and make it easy. The built-in index makes document finding easy for the end-user, too. It helps our Program communicate."

Hi HelpIndex Licence Recommended Pricing

PHD Computer Consultants Ltd Lake View, Bampton, Penrith, Cumbria CA10 2QU, United Kingdom Tel: 01314634131    International: +44 1314634131 Email: [email protected]    www.phdcc.com/helpindex/ Hi, Hi HelpIndex and Hi Lab © 1996-2005 PHD Computer Consultants Ltd

You can evaluate Hi HelpIndex for 30 days before buying a full licence, either direct from PHD or from one of our on-line ordering outlets. The evaluation version is restricted to smaller sites.

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