In the context of technical documentation, security refers to the measures taken to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the documentation. Technical documentation may contain sensitive information, such as trade secrets, proprietary technology, or confidential customer data, and it is essential to safeguard this information from unauthorized access or disclosure. Technical documentation security can involve a range of practices, such as restricting access to the documentation, ensuring that only authorized individuals can make changes to the documentation, and implementing encryption and other security measures to protect the data in transit and at rest. Overall, security is a critical aspect of technical documentation, and it is essential to ensure that the documentation is protected from unauthorized access, disclosure, or modification.
We are glad to announce the new major version of the popular HelpNDoc help authoring tool, which can be downloaded completely free for personal use and evaluation purposes. This major update includes a ton of new features and enhancements, such as a completely revised architecture as HelpNDoc is now a 64-bit application for improved speed and memory usage; It can now sign, encrypt and password-protect both Word and PDF documents; It supports scalable SVG graphic images in all documentation formats; It allows for styles to be overridden for each documentation output; and much, much more…
PHP is a powerful server-side scripting language that has been an essential tool for web development for decades. With its ability to dynamically generate content, enhance user experience, handle security restrictions, increase interactivity or collect user data, it is a great addition to online user documentation. Thanks to the HelpNDoc help authoring tool's powerful and versatile template system, these benefits are now easily achievable: let's explore how incorporating PHP into online user documentation can help to improve the user experience and provide better engagement and feedback. Whether you're a web developer, a technical writer, or someone looking to enhance their online documentation, this post will provide valuable insights and tips on how to use HelpNDoc to make the most of PHP in your online documentation.
After you’ve completed your documentation, you can activate encryption and generate a password-protected PDF Document in three easy steps:
Step 1: Generate help Click the top half of the Generate help button in the Home ribbon tab. Step 2: Select a PDF build This displays the ‘Generate Documentation’ window.
The builds created for this project are listed along the left-hand side in your build list. Click a PDF build to access its settings.
The new HelpNDoc 2.2 is available for immediate download and provides lots of additions and improvements such as the enhanced PDF exporter which can generate 128-bit encrypted and compressed documentation with customizable user permissions and detailed viewer preferences.
