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Adding local short description: "Computer image file format", overriding Wikidata description "file format"

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{{Short description|Computer image file format}}
A '''Segmented Hyper Graphics''' (SHG) file is a computer [[image file format]] that contains a [[bitmap]] and optionally a number of [[screen hotspot|hotspots]]. This file format was developed for use in [[WinHelp]] files, and allowed the user to click on different parts of an image to jump to different topics in the help file. SHG files can still be imported by some help authoring tools and thus can be used to create [[help file]]s in formats other than WinHelp.
<ref>[http://www.divcomsoft.com/info/graphicsinhelp.php?siteid2=3 "Graphics in Help Files"], Divcom software</ref>

The SHG format is rarely used for help file formats other than WinHelp. Most other help formats use a method based on [[HTML]] [[image map]]s.

== SHG-enabled software ==
* Microsoft's ''shed.exe'' <ref>[http://support.microsoft.com/kb/90291/en-us "Using Graphics Within a Help File"], Q90291, Microsoft</ref> the original application used to create SHG files
* JGsoft's ''Hotspot Builder'' [http://www.hotspotbuilder.com], which can create and edit SHG files
* EC Software's ''Help and Manual'' [http://www.helpandmanual.com], which can import SHG files
* Ulead Photo Explorer 8.5 [https://www.malavida.com/en/soft/ulead-photo-explorer/download], [https://www.softpedia.com/get/Multimedia/Graphic/Graphic-Others/Ulead-Photo-Explorer.shtml], which can be used to view SHG files

== References ==
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[[Category:Graphics file formats]]

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