Dr. Explain Reviews & Product Details

Dr. Explain is intuitive and easy to use and install. I really appreciate how seamless it was to convert a competitor’s compiled helpfile to a Dr. Explain helpfile (no additional typing or cutting and pasting needed). I also like being able to easily create an online html helpfile with free Tiwri hosting using Dr. Explain. Creating and integrating context sensitive help into Delphi code was simple too. In addition, it was not a problem to switch the license and project to a new computer.

In summary I bought Dr. Explain because I need a helpfile compiler that provide online helpfiles with hosting and context sensitive help and it worked extremely well. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The free Tiwri hosting requires monthly reconfirmation and you only get a 2- or 3-day window to do this. I should not really complain since it is free, though. Otherwise I have not had any issues yet. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The thing I like most about Dr. Explain is about the functionality that allows us to create numbered steps/stages on an image explaining a particular function of a software. That is; using Dr. Explain we can capture image (screenshot) of a particular function of the software and then number each step on the screenshot accordingly. This can greatly help a new software user to clearly see the steps/stages of how to use a software and go through it effectively. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I don't think I dislike anything about Dr. Explain as everything works out fine to me. Particlarly, the layout and design seems to fit perfectly well to a technical writer who might be writing a user guide for a software because it have everything you might need to write a good software user guide document. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

We had a CHM file from an obsolete system, and Dr Explain was the best app we could find to import that and turn it into an editable format.

Copying and pasting content from various other sources is easy, so we can publish an article in our internal newsletter, and also include the same content in our Help file without having to muck about with a lot of reformatting.

And the most recent version 6 has really made screen capture a breeze, the easiest I've seen in any product. That feature alone makes Dr Explain worthwhile. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The latest free version really trashes the images with watermarks, making them almost unreadable.

I use Context IDs to link the pages in the CHM to specific windows and menus in the app, and it took a while to find out how to turn these on in Dr Explain. That wasn't very intuitive, and the online information I found about it didn't seem to be up to date with the latest release. Once they were turned on it was fine. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Well implementend node-based authoring. HTML 5 and chm-support. WHYSIG for chm, pdf, hmtl.

Good callout designer with many options, though sometimes complicated. You can do your own callout sets, like choosing colours and using own icons, but it takes some practise. Easy to learn, easier to master than Word. Good, useable chm output which is real benefit seldom seen. Stable, good support.

Generally, good and reduced feauture set, compared to e.g.Word or Framemaker. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

More callout sets included would help. A conservative callout set would be great (decent numbers in circles). PDF output is a bit simple, RTF-only Word import lacks formatting options, a bit. Dr. Explain could advance here. Please implement .docx- export! I would very much like templates for tables. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

One feature I like most is the ability to save in multiple formats such as HTML and PDF and have it be easy to use. I didn't want to spend a lot of time learning a new piece of software so fortunately Dr Explain is intuitive enough for me to get started with little need to look at or review documentation. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I'm not sure I've fully investigated the customization options to give our documentation its own look and feel. Perhaps this could be easier or perhaps I'm not looking for the instructions on howto do this. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

A very simple user interface, multi format export (html, pdf, chm, rtf), advanced screen capture tool, fast workflow and a very simple (but complete) user interface. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Random crashes, no support for multi language manuals, sometimes the screen capture utility is very slow and retrieve some unwanted items. Some issues with screen capture using high dpi monitor. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The easy to use and WYSIWYG interface of the platform

The output format covers all what we need

Automatical creation of TOC

Automatic creation of "search"

Screen capture

Look and feel of the target document totally configurable

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Translation are not easy to handle(but soon they will be), because in the European market there is the need to translate portals at least in 6 languages, but you might arrrive up to 27.

This is, from my point of view, the unique point I dislike

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I cherish that it is so natural to interface tab, hook up pictures, and arrangement the content for simple entry and perception. We could get a new record I got from the collaborator instantly, without going through wide preparing. At the conclusion during, the controls were extremely instinctive in my experience. The particular status highlight was additionally instrumental in controlling my work as opposed to getting the person who utilized the framework before disclose to me each and every segment that necessities work. Considering what number of tabs we have as of now, this was a gigantic help for us! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I regularly have issues with it solidifying at times and afterward being not able close the program without based on the errand chief. I spare as often as possible however, so this isn't a major issue for me. I had an issue reaching client bolster when endeavoring to move the PC that approached the task starting with one PC then onto the next, however everything abandoned a hitch after that. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Simplicité, polyvalence, puissance sont les gros points forts du logiciel Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Certains manques relatifs à la personnalisation de la mise en page (couleur des liens, ...) Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The screen capture feature that do all the job for me (automatic capture and analysis of the application controls, insertion into the doc, insertion of the annotations, auto TOC,...). I love it! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The collaboration feature that needs you to have Dr Explain installed on your workstation to use it. I would praise a full web application to generate help the same way. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.