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Technical Writing News – Nov 6th

November 5th, 2009 · Comments Off · Reviews

New technical writing screencasts, Madcap win an award, and the Intercom editorial calendar is finally announced. What more could you want?
Here is a quick roundup of this week’s technical writing news.

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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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IBM's Master Inventor Predicts the Future

June 29th, 2009 · Comments Off · How To

IBM’s Master Inventor Predicts the Future

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IBM’s Master Inventor Predicts the Future

June 29th, 2009 · Comments Off · Technical Writing

IBM’s Master Inventor Predicts the Future

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Response to Is MadCap Flare a Better Tool than RoboHelp?

May 31st, 2009 · View Comments · How To

My recent article on moving from RoboHelp to Madcap Flare seems to have generated interest in the technical writing community. Rick Stone made some excellent points that I’d like to share here. As the points raised are so detailed, I have created a new post to address each one. Again, thanks to Rick and here goes.

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MadCap X-Edit — Software for Short Technical Documents

May 30th, 2009 · Comments Off · How To

I’ve used different MapCap technical authoring tools over the years, so this new release comes as a nice surprise. It’s aimed at technical writers, especially those who write shorter technical documents. It does not have the full set of features you get with MapCap Flare or MapCap Blaze but it’s worth a look.

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MadCap X-Edit — Software for Short Technical Documents

May 30th, 2009 · Comments Off · Technical Writing

I’ve used different MapCap technical authoring tools over the years, so this new release comes as a nice surprise. It’s aimed at technical writers, especially those who write shorter technical documents. It does not have the full set of features you get with MapCap Flare or MapCap Blaze but it’s worth a look.

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Is MadCap Flare a Better Tool than RoboHelp?

May 27th, 2009 · View Comments · How To

One of the questions I get asked from technical writers and content managers is whether or not they should move to Madcap Flare. Many of you will have already invested time and energy in RoboHelp (when it was owned by Macromedia), and now that it is part of the Adobe family, may have some thoughts [...]

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MadCap MadPak – 1 Minute Review

May 27th, 2009 · Comments Off · How To

Technical writers who use Madcap Flare may not be aware of another technical writing application, MadPak, This claims to be the industry’s first true single-sourcing product suite, resulting in the tightest product-to-product integration ever seen.

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MadCap MadPak – 1 Minute Review

May 27th, 2009 · Comments Off · Reviews

Technical writers who use Madcap Flare may not be aware of another technical writing application, MadPak, This claims to be the industry’s first true single-sourcing product suite, resulting in the tightest product-to-product integration ever seen.

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Case Study – How US Healthcare Provider Uses MadCap Flare to Tailor Technical Documentation

May 26th, 2009 · View Comments · How To

A new case study from MadCap Software, shows how MadCap Flare can improve the quality of documentation for healthcare software users and streamline the technical writing team’s efforts. It highlights how one company in the healthcare software industry was able to build 11 online and print documentation outputs in just two days.

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Case Study – How US Healthcare Provider Uses MadCap Flare to Tailor Technical Documentation

May 26th, 2009 · Comments Off · Technical Writing

A new case study from MadCap Software, shows how MadCap Flare can improve the quality of documentation for healthcare software users and streamline the technical writing team’s efforts. It highlights how one company in the healthcare software industry was able to build 11 online and print documentation outputs in just two days.

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MadCap Flare Tips and Tricks – Video

May 17th, 2009 · Comments Off · How To

Video from Scott DeLoach, the founder of ClickStart and a Certified Flare Instructor. These tips and tricks will show you how to import Word and FrameMaker documents into MadCap Flare, as well as create Styles, Variables, Printed documentation and WebHelp.
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MadCap Flare Tips and Tricks
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Website link: http://www.slideshare.net/scottdeloach/flaretipsandtricksweb

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MadCap Flare Tips and Tricks – Video

May 17th, 2009 · Comments Off · Technical Writing

Video from Scott DeLoach, the founder of ClickStart and a Certified Flare Instructor. These tips and tricks will show you how to import Word and FrameMaker documents into MadCap Flare, as well as create Styles, Variables, Printed documentation and WebHelp.
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MadCap Flare Tips and Tricks
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Website link: http://www.slideshare.net/scottdeloach/flaretipsandtricksweb

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Free Converter for Migrating Projects from MadCap Flare to Adobe RoboHelp

May 16th, 2009 · Comments Off · Technical Writing

Adobe has responded to technical request’s for an easy migration from MadCap Flare to Adobe RoboHelp . Adobe’s tech writing blog says that some of the reasons for migration were:

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