This Knowledge base offers two major tools allowing third parties to contribute to it.

This Knowledge base offers two major tools allowing third parties to contribute to it and to use it as well.

1. Publishing Tool

The Publishing Tool is a tool for publishing documents to the Knowledge Base from MS Word. Just write your article, document or application note in MS Word and publish it with a push of a button. You need to apply and to be approved by KB administrators in order to become contributing editor. Materials are subject to approval before being published. Application is easy online and KB administrators commit to approve it within 3 business days.

2. Querying Tool

The Querying Tool comes in two formats, and both are in the form of HTML code. The HTML code will not tell you much by itself when looking at it. However, when you copy and paste it in any web site, and the result is amazing! You’ll see a clean, rectangular window for entering text. Ask a question in this window, and the answers will pop up directly from the Knowledge Base. The first tool will provide “Ask a question” function, supporting questions asked in natural language. The second tool will provide “Search” capability, similar to the search engines search by keyword(s).

Both the “Publishing Tool” and “Querying Tool” are available at www.apluskb.com. You can find them in the left vertical column.