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Doc2Help – How To Save Time With Dynamic Content Creation

November 11th, 2009 · Comments Off · Technical Writing

How can I create technical documents or web content that gets updated on the fly?

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How Technical Writers can use XML in Adobe’s Technical Communication Suite

November 8th, 2009 · Comments Off · Technical Writing

Manish on the Adobe Tech Comms site uploaded this video on how to get more information on the XML power in the Technical Communication Suite. He presented this video at the summer XML conference and talked about topic based documentation using TCS2 in XML way.

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5 Reasons Why Women Are Better Technical Writers Than Men?

November 7th, 2009 · Comments Off · Career, How To

Technical Writing attracts women. They’re very good at it and make great team leads.
Maybe I’ve been very lucky but I believe women are far better as technical writers than men.
Here are five areas where I think they have the edge of the guys.
1. Communication
When in entered technical writing, I assumed my days would be spent [...]

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What are Your Favorite 10 Technical Writing Tools?

November 4th, 2009 · View Comments · Technical Writing

I’ve used the same technical writing tools for the last 5 years. A few products have come across my desk but nothing that really blown me away.
Here’s a run-down of what I use to write my technical documents. No order of preference. Which should I keep? Which should I replace?

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RoboHelp 8.0.1 Improves Integration with Adobe FrameMaker; Anchored Frames and Hyperlinks Display Correctly

November 4th, 2009 · View Comments · Technical Writing

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Adobe has addressed some of the glitches in RoboHelp 8 and fast-tracked version 8.1. This release also improves the FrameMaker-RoboHelp interaction for the Technical Communication Suite users.
Key points regarding Adobe FrameMaker integration include better response time when linking multiple .fm files; images set in the FrameMaker’s Anchored Frame are displayed correctly in RoboHelp; [...]

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5 Quick Links: Using Adobe AIR for Online Help

October 25th, 2009 · Comments Off · Technical Writing

Want to develop Online Help based on Adobe AIR. Here are some resources to help you learn more:

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FrameMaker 9 on Windows Vista, How to Optimize Performance

October 22nd, 2009 · Comments Off · How To

My latest project involves using FrameMaker 9 on Windows Vista. This is my first time using Vista and, let’s say, I’m finding my feet. I’ve had some performance issues with FrameMaker 9 using Vista — and for the first time — FrameMaker crashed on me!
With that said I found this tutorial (http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/406/kb406897.html) on the Adobe site that gives some tips on how to optimize the performance of FrameMaker 9 on Windows Vista.

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From FrameMaker To RoboHelp

October 21st, 2009 · Comments Off · Technical Writing

I have a love/hate relationship with Adobe FrameMaker. Finding a sensible way to move content between Adobe FrameMaker and Robohelp is something I’ve explored for clients. So, this post from the Adobe Tech Comms team was a nice intro to some points I had overlooked.

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UK FrameMaker Training Courses: Beginner & Advanced, Structured & Unstructured FrameMaker

October 16th, 2009 · View Comments · Technical Writing

Cherryleaf has released details of new courses for FrameMaker users and technical writers who want to fully understand the features of this powerful tech writing application.

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Adobe FrameMaker 9.0.3 Released & Features that SHOULD Work

October 14th, 2009 · Comments Off · Technical Writing

You can now download the FrameMaker 9.0.3 patch.
Mahesh (http://blogs.adobe.com/techcomm over on Adobe does a great job of keeping us up to date with all things FrameMaker. This is available through Adobe Update Manager (AUM). This patch (9.0p250) must be applied on top of 9.0.2 (9.0p237) only. You can check for updates through Help->Updates Menu in [...]

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Can I get a job as a Technical Writer without a Degree?

October 9th, 2009 · View Comments · Career, How To, Technical Writing

I got this email during the week. There are quite a few things to address here but the bottom line is, as is mentioned below, is it worth the time and money to take college technical writing courses?
“I’ve been reading articles about Technical Writing and I’m thinking about a change in career. I’ve worked as [...]

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Review MadCap Mimic 4.0, Reuse your Existing E-learning and Training Content

October 3rd, 2009 · Comments Off · Technical Writing

MadCap Mimic 4.0 is a native XML application designed for creating software simulations and tutorials. The newest version lets you import PowerPoint files, has a new Flash engine, print and output options that support conditionalized publishing. While it will take time to dislodge Adobe FrameMaker, especially legacy users, publishing managers and those responsible for running [...]

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How to convert Microsoft Word documents into Adobe FrameMaker

October 1st, 2009 · Comments Off · How To

This article explains how to convert large files between Microsoft Word and Adobe FrameMaker.In this tutorial, the source file is the file being converted (Word) and target file is the file that it will be converted into (in this case, a FrameMaker file).

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Why use Master Templates in Adobe FrameMaker?

October 1st, 2009 · Comments Off · How To

Master templates let you control the format and positioning of every component in your FrameMaker documents.
In plain English this means that if you setup a footer as Arial, size 10, and then apply it to the main document, all footers will appear in this font and this size. Sounds good!

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Top 50 Technical Writers on the Web

October 1st, 2009 · View Comments · Career, India

I’ve made a list of the top 50 technical writers with a web presence. Some of these you might know, such as Darren Barefoot and Tom Johnson. I have also added some other writers from India, Russia and Israel to reach out to a wider audience. I’m sure there are others that I’ve missed. Let me know and I’ll update the list.

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