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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 or Doc-to-Help – which one do you recommend?

November 2nd, 2009 · View Comments · Reviews

I have a choice. Robohelp or Doc-to-Help? My client has given me permission to use whatever tool I want to do the next batch of tech docs — and they’ll buy the software. No cost to me. Which one should I choose?

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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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RoboHelp 6 Error with Acrobat Elements

October 12th, 2009 · Comments Off · Technical Writing

When you try to install Adobe RoboHelp 6, you might get this error message “…you already have a more functional product installed”. This occurs during the Acrobat Elements portion of setup.

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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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How to Convert Files to PDF Online – Supported File Types

July 9th, 2009 · Comments Off · Technical Writing

This free service from Adobe lets you convert most all MS Office and a wide range of other file types to PDF.

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I hate users – Part 2

June 30th, 2009 · View Comments · Technical Writing

I had a query here. for example, the related posts mentioned above – “Adobe FrameMaker Users Get SDL AuthorAssistant for Tech Authoring Adobe FrameMaker 9 users can now download SDL AuthorAssistant.”
How will u rephrase the sentence and remove ‘USERS’ from it?

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Twitter Updates for 2009-06-25

June 25th, 2009 · Comments Off · Technical Writing

Diagram of SaaS model for ERP software. Also known as Software as a Service. http://flic.kr/p/4Legu5 #
How to import Blogger posts into Wordpress – Step 1 http://flic.kr/p/6vXqr2 #
Greasemonkey script that gives quick access to different sizes available for a photo on Flickr. http://flic.kr/p/oxJba #
I just uploaded "Business Process Roadmap 101" to Docstoc: http://tinyurl.com/lypnkc #
RT @twsuccess Study [...]

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DITA specialization in Adobe FrameMaker 9

June 22nd, 2009 · Comments Off · Technical Writing

DITA Specialization lets you define new information classifications that can be structural or a new domain specification. Structural specialization in DITA lets you define new topic or map structures derived from base topics and maps, such as concept, task, or reference whereas domain specialization in DITA lets you define markup for a specific information domain or subject area, such as programming or hardware.

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