The document provides an overview of several technical writing tools, including RoboHelp, Adobe FrameMaker, MadCap Flare, Author-IT, Epic Editor, Doc-To-Help, ForeHelp, and Adobe Captivate. For each tool, 1-2 sentences summarize its key features and functions. MadCap Flare is discussed in more depth over 3 paragraphs, outlining its interface, formatting options using CSS and master pages, and benefits for content reuse and multi-channel publishing.
The document provides sarcastic tips for creating a bad PowerPoint presentation, including using different colors and fonts on every slide, not preparing handouts, not checking for spelling or grammar errors, saving the main point for the end and only stating it once, not rehearsing or checking the equipment, using low contrast colors that are hard to read, including irrelevant graphics and audio, memorizing the talk word for word so you have to start over if you lose your place, cramming too much small text on slides, starting talking before animations finish, lacking logical progression of ideas, overusing animations and effects, not matching design to topic, zooming through slides too fast, lacking pacing and organization, and failing to summarize or
This document provides guidance on writing thesis and project proposals. It outlines the typical elements of a proposal, including an introduction, problem statement, literature review, methodology, and timeline. The introduction describes the overall scope and purpose of the proposed work. The problem statement identifies the research gap being addressed. The literature review situates the study within existing research. The methodology section describes how the study will be conducted and analyzed. A timeline provides a plan for completing the work. The document offers tips for drafting each section and presents examples to help structure effective proposals. It aims to help readers understand the purpose and audience of a proposal to justify and obtain approval for their proposed research project.
WEEK 2 DLL.Oral Communication in ContextSheenaVelayo
1. The document outlines a daily lesson log for an 11th grade Oral Communication class that covers various models of communication over 4 days.
2. The lessons introduce students to linear models like Aristotle's, Shannon-Weaver's, and Berlo's models on day 1 and transactional and Schramm models on day 2.
3. On day 3, students learn about the Eugene White and Helical models and have a debate practice. Day 4 involves a formative assessment and additional advisory activities.
This document provides an overview of the key components of an argument, including the claim, reasons/data to support the claim, evidence to back up the reasons, and a warrant connecting the data to the claim. It also discusses acknowledging opposing views, drawing conclusions, inductive vs. deductive reasoning, the characteristics of arguable statements, and the importance of knowing your audience.
Paraphrasing involves restating a passage in your own words to demonstrate understanding, rather than quoting. It is better than extensive quoting and helps ensure you fully comprehend the original text. To paraphrase effectively, reread the source multiple times, then set it aside and rewrite the ideas without copying wording or structure, while accurately conveying the overall meaning and citing the source.
This document outlines the objectives and activities for a lesson that teaches students to differentiate between facts and opinions. Students will be presented with articles and asked to develop their own opinions based on the facts presented. They will then participate in a "four corners" activity where they must physically position themselves in a corner representing their level of agreement or disagreement with a provided article. Finally, students will conduct a survey to collect opinions from their peers on a school policy prohibiting cellphones in the classroom. The lesson aims to have students respectfully share and discuss different perspectives.
This document provides an overview of academic writing and publishing. It discusses the following key points:
- Section 1 introduces why academics write and publish, such as sharing research, gaining recognition, and personal satisfaction.
- Section 2 covers aspects of the academic article such as titles, author contributions, abstracts, and references.
- Section 3 discusses other types of academic publications including books, book chapters, theses, conference papers, and posters.
- Section 4 touches on additional topics like finding and disseminating information and choosing where to publish.
The document provides sarcastic tips for creating a bad PowerPoint presentation, including using different colors and fonts on every slide, not preparing handouts, not checking for spelling or grammar errors, saving the main point for the end and only stating it once, not rehearsing or checking the equipment, using low contrast colors that are hard to read, including irrelevant graphics and audio, memorizing the talk word for word so you have to start over if you lose your place, cramming too much small text on slides, starting talking before animations finish, lacking logical progression of ideas, overusing animations and effects, not matching design to topic, zooming through slides too fast, lacking pacing and organization, and failing to summarize or
This document provides guidance on writing thesis and project proposals. It outlines the typical elements of a proposal, including an introduction, problem statement, literature review, methodology, and timeline. The introduction describes the overall scope and purpose of the proposed work. The problem statement identifies the research gap being addressed. The literature review situates the study within existing research. The methodology section describes how the study will be conducted and analyzed. A timeline provides a plan for completing the work. The document offers tips for drafting each section and presents examples to help structure effective proposals. It aims to help readers understand the purpose and audience of a proposal to justify and obtain approval for their proposed research project.
WEEK 2 DLL.Oral Communication in ContextSheenaVelayo
1. The document outlines a daily lesson log for an 11th grade Oral Communication class that covers various models of communication over 4 days.
2. The lessons introduce students to linear models like Aristotle's, Shannon-Weaver's, and Berlo's models on day 1 and transactional and Schramm models on day 2.
3. On day 3, students learn about the Eugene White and Helical models and have a debate practice. Day 4 involves a formative assessment and additional advisory activities.
This document provides an overview of the key components of an argument, including the claim, reasons/data to support the claim, evidence to back up the reasons, and a warrant connecting the data to the claim. It also discusses acknowledging opposing views, drawing conclusions, inductive vs. deductive reasoning, the characteristics of arguable statements, and the importance of knowing your audience.
Paraphrasing involves restating a passage in your own words to demonstrate understanding, rather than quoting. It is better than extensive quoting and helps ensure you fully comprehend the original text. To paraphrase effectively, reread the source multiple times, then set it aside and rewrite the ideas without copying wording or structure, while accurately conveying the overall meaning and citing the source.
This document outlines the objectives and activities for a lesson that teaches students to differentiate between facts and opinions. Students will be presented with articles and asked to develop their own opinions based on the facts presented. They will then participate in a "four corners" activity where they must physically position themselves in a corner representing their level of agreement or disagreement with a provided article. Finally, students will conduct a survey to collect opinions from their peers on a school policy prohibiting cellphones in the classroom. The lesson aims to have students respectfully share and discuss different perspectives.
This document provides an overview of academic writing and publishing. It discusses the following key points:
- Section 1 introduces why academics write and publish, such as sharing research, gaining recognition, and personal satisfaction.
- Section 2 covers aspects of the academic article such as titles, author contributions, abstracts, and references.
- Section 3 discusses other types of academic publications including books, book chapters, theses, conference papers, and posters.
- Section 4 touches on additional topics like finding and disseminating information and choosing where to publish.
This document provides guidelines for writing a concept paper proposing a new project or activity at an educational institution. It outlines 13 requirements for the concept paper, including providing background information on the proposed activity, objectives aligned with the institution's mission and values, an implementation plan, expected outcomes, budgets, and evaluation tools. Requirements include attaching documents like schedules, invitations, registration forms, letters, and certificates. The concept paper must be submitted a month before the proposed activity for administrative review and approval.
The document provides guidance on writing the draft of an essay. It recommends creating a title that reflects the topic and is attention-grabbing. The draft should have a fully developed introduction with a thesis statement, body paragraphs with topic sentences and examples supporting the thesis, and a conclusion that restates the main point without introducing new ideas. Effective editing and revising of the draft is important to developing a coherent essay.
This document provides information about how debates are structured and tips for effective debating. It discusses the key parts of a debate: constructive speeches from each side laying out their arguments, a cross-examination period, and rebuttals. Successful debaters state a clear resolution up front, research their position thoroughly, address their opponents' arguments, and stay on topic while speaking within the allotted time limits. Planning, practicing, and working as a team are emphasized as important strategies.
REPORT WRITING:TYPES, FORMAT, STRUCTURE AND RELEVANCETulika Paul
This document discusses different types of reports, their formats and structures. It describes formal and informal reports. Formal reports have specific sections like introduction, body, conclusion and are used for official purposes. Informal reports are shorter and less formal, taking forms like memos. Common types of formal reports include informational, analytical and recommendation reports. The document outlines different formats for reports and their relevance for communication, decision making and sharing unknown information within organizations.
The document provides guidance on creating an outline for an essay. It explains that an outline allows writers to plan their essay in an organized way before drafting. The outline should include an introduction with a thesis statement, three body paragraphs each with a topic sentence and supporting details, and a conclusion. Sample outlines are included to demonstrate how to structure the paragraphs and supporting ideas.
The document provides guidance on developing supporting details for a topic sentence. It discusses including primary and secondary support points that show, explain, or prove the main point. Examples of primary support could include attendance, experience, and being hardworking. Secondary details further explain the primary supports, such as never being late or having longevity at a job. The document encourages preparing a flowchart to organize ideas and developing a paragraph with complete sentences, specific details, and transitional phrases. Strategies are offered for generating supporting details, such as circling important words, freewriting, and selecting the clearest details that back up the topic sentence.
The document provides instructions for using the paraphrasing strategy to improve reading comprehension. It explains that paraphrasing means putting information into your own words. It recommends paraphrasing any time reading to help remember and understand what was read. The document outlines the RAP mnemonic as a step-by-step process for paraphrasing, which includes reading, asking questions, and putting the information in one's own words. It also warns against plagiarism.
Intro. to Persuasive Writing - A guiding Google Slides presentation on the writing genre. Best taught with persuasive texts during reading conferences. Please like and share!
How to prepare and deliver a good presentationLong Hoàng
This document provides guidance on how to prepare and deliver an effective presentation. It discusses four main principles: being well-prepared by planning content and structure and rehearsing; focusing on engaging the audience rather than relying on slides; creating concise and visually appealing slides to support the speech; and maintaining audience interest by speaking dynamically. The document also outlines dos and don'ts for speakers, speeches, and slideshows to help presenters succeed.
9 Tips for Creating an Excellent PowerPoint Presentation Workforce Group
To create an exceptional PowerPoint presentation, you need to have design skills, technical literacy, and a good sense of creativity. These 9 tips should help you prepare for your next presentation.
This document provides guidance on writing introductions and conclusions for essays. It discusses using attention-grabbing introduction starters like telling a short story or asking a question to prepare the reader for the topic. Conclusions should summarize the thesis and main supporting points, and can close with final thoughts or a challenge to the reader. Examples of introduction and conclusion starters are provided. The document emphasizes determining the topic, thesis, and supports before writing the introduction and conclusion.
a collective of data from different sources and summarize into 7 insights for easy to understand.
GDP Venture is a venture builder, focusing on digital communities, media, commerce and solution companies in the Indonesian consumer internet industry.
I did not create this presentation, but found it online. During my presentation, I made no changes to the original and gave credit to the person that created it.
Do's & Donts in Preparing PowerPoint Presentationloisvil
The document provides guidelines for effective PowerPoint presentations, including recommendations to:
1) Use consistent formatting and a limited number of fonts, colors, and slide transitions.
2) Keep content concise with no more than 5-7 words per line and 5 lines per slide.
3) Employ animations and multimedia sparingly to avoid distracting from the core message.
We held the largest ever Virtual SlideShare Summit a week back, if you missed it here's your chance to hear from the experts once more on some of the takeaways on presentation design and SlideShare Marketing
How to successfully give a seminar presentationRushdi Shams
This document provides guidance on how to present a successful seminar or presentation. It outlines the three essential features of a good presentation: tell the audience what you will present, present the core materials, and tell the audience what you presented. It also provides tips on opening and closing statements, use of slides, answering questions, and concluding the presentation on time. The document emphasizes keeping presentations concise with approximately one slide per minute of allotted time.
This document provides guidance on writing an effective position paper, including defining a position paper, outlining its purpose, and describing the typical structure which includes an introduction stating the position, body with supporting evidence, and conclusion with suggested actions. It also lists several issues that are well-suited for a position paper such as social issues, education, technology, media, and politics. The document aims to help students understand how to research, organize, and argue a position on a controversial topic.
One of the most difficult challenges of public speaking is creating a presentation that best represents your topic. You can spend hours upon hours attempting to craft something that will impact and entertain your audience.
That's why we wrote the SlideShare Handbook- to help you learn how to write, design, and market powerful content.
Once you’ve convinced an employer that you know how to write, can play well with others, and are curious about technology, you need to demonstrate your mastery of the authoring tools they require on the job. But which authoring tools should you master? Jeff Haas, past president of STC Atlanta, discusses the tools that are currently in demand and the ones that are likely to be in demand in the very near future.
Aerospace & Defense Manufacturing in Tijuana, Mexico - White Paper 2013Kate Reifers
Table of Contents:
1. Mexico: A Hub for Aerospace & Defense Manufacturing
2. National Flight Plan: A+D Roadmap for Baja California
3. Aerospace Megaregion: California & Baja California Border
4. Defense Manufacturing in Mexico & Baja California
5. Export Control Regimes, UAV Market, Nadcap, ITAR
6. NAFTA for the Aerospace & Defense Industries
7. NAFTA, IMMEX, Special Aerospace Tariff Sections, IP Protections & Support Service Infrastructure
8. Mexico's Highly Skilled, Low Cost Work Force
9. Globally Competitive Labor Rates
10. Cultural Ties to the United States
11. Mexico's Commercial Trade & Logistics Infrastructure
12. Highways, Commercial Border Crossings, Facilities & Real Estate, Utilities, and the Supply Chain
13. Nearshore vs. Offshore - Logistics Savings and World Bank country ratings
14. Getting Started in Mexico: Admin Services Industry, Safety & Security and Mexico
This document provides guidelines for writing a concept paper proposing a new project or activity at an educational institution. It outlines 13 requirements for the concept paper, including providing background information on the proposed activity, objectives aligned with the institution's mission and values, an implementation plan, expected outcomes, budgets, and evaluation tools. Requirements include attaching documents like schedules, invitations, registration forms, letters, and certificates. The concept paper must be submitted a month before the proposed activity for administrative review and approval.
The document provides guidance on writing the draft of an essay. It recommends creating a title that reflects the topic and is attention-grabbing. The draft should have a fully developed introduction with a thesis statement, body paragraphs with topic sentences and examples supporting the thesis, and a conclusion that restates the main point without introducing new ideas. Effective editing and revising of the draft is important to developing a coherent essay.
This document provides information about how debates are structured and tips for effective debating. It discusses the key parts of a debate: constructive speeches from each side laying out their arguments, a cross-examination period, and rebuttals. Successful debaters state a clear resolution up front, research their position thoroughly, address their opponents' arguments, and stay on topic while speaking within the allotted time limits. Planning, practicing, and working as a team are emphasized as important strategies.
REPORT WRITING:TYPES, FORMAT, STRUCTURE AND RELEVANCETulika Paul
This document discusses different types of reports, their formats and structures. It describes formal and informal reports. Formal reports have specific sections like introduction, body, conclusion and are used for official purposes. Informal reports are shorter and less formal, taking forms like memos. Common types of formal reports include informational, analytical and recommendation reports. The document outlines different formats for reports and their relevance for communication, decision making and sharing unknown information within organizations.
The document provides guidance on creating an outline for an essay. It explains that an outline allows writers to plan their essay in an organized way before drafting. The outline should include an introduction with a thesis statement, three body paragraphs each with a topic sentence and supporting details, and a conclusion. Sample outlines are included to demonstrate how to structure the paragraphs and supporting ideas.
The document provides guidance on developing supporting details for a topic sentence. It discusses including primary and secondary support points that show, explain, or prove the main point. Examples of primary support could include attendance, experience, and being hardworking. Secondary details further explain the primary supports, such as never being late or having longevity at a job. The document encourages preparing a flowchart to organize ideas and developing a paragraph with complete sentences, specific details, and transitional phrases. Strategies are offered for generating supporting details, such as circling important words, freewriting, and selecting the clearest details that back up the topic sentence.
The document provides instructions for using the paraphrasing strategy to improve reading comprehension. It explains that paraphrasing means putting information into your own words. It recommends paraphrasing any time reading to help remember and understand what was read. The document outlines the RAP mnemonic as a step-by-step process for paraphrasing, which includes reading, asking questions, and putting the information in one's own words. It also warns against plagiarism.
Intro. to Persuasive Writing - A guiding Google Slides presentation on the writing genre. Best taught with persuasive texts during reading conferences. Please like and share!
How to prepare and deliver a good presentationLong Hoàng
This document provides guidance on how to prepare and deliver an effective presentation. It discusses four main principles: being well-prepared by planning content and structure and rehearsing; focusing on engaging the audience rather than relying on slides; creating concise and visually appealing slides to support the speech; and maintaining audience interest by speaking dynamically. The document also outlines dos and don'ts for speakers, speeches, and slideshows to help presenters succeed.
9 Tips for Creating an Excellent PowerPoint Presentation Workforce Group
To create an exceptional PowerPoint presentation, you need to have design skills, technical literacy, and a good sense of creativity. These 9 tips should help you prepare for your next presentation.
This document provides guidance on writing introductions and conclusions for essays. It discusses using attention-grabbing introduction starters like telling a short story or asking a question to prepare the reader for the topic. Conclusions should summarize the thesis and main supporting points, and can close with final thoughts or a challenge to the reader. Examples of introduction and conclusion starters are provided. The document emphasizes determining the topic, thesis, and supports before writing the introduction and conclusion.
a collective of data from different sources and summarize into 7 insights for easy to understand.
GDP Venture is a venture builder, focusing on digital communities, media, commerce and solution companies in the Indonesian consumer internet industry.
I did not create this presentation, but found it online. During my presentation, I made no changes to the original and gave credit to the person that created it.
Do's & Donts in Preparing PowerPoint Presentationloisvil
The document provides guidelines for effective PowerPoint presentations, including recommendations to:
1) Use consistent formatting and a limited number of fonts, colors, and slide transitions.
2) Keep content concise with no more than 5-7 words per line and 5 lines per slide.
3) Employ animations and multimedia sparingly to avoid distracting from the core message.
We held the largest ever Virtual SlideShare Summit a week back, if you missed it here's your chance to hear from the experts once more on some of the takeaways on presentation design and SlideShare Marketing
How to successfully give a seminar presentationRushdi Shams
This document provides guidance on how to present a successful seminar or presentation. It outlines the three essential features of a good presentation: tell the audience what you will present, present the core materials, and tell the audience what you presented. It also provides tips on opening and closing statements, use of slides, answering questions, and concluding the presentation on time. The document emphasizes keeping presentations concise with approximately one slide per minute of allotted time.
This document provides guidance on writing an effective position paper, including defining a position paper, outlining its purpose, and describing the typical structure which includes an introduction stating the position, body with supporting evidence, and conclusion with suggested actions. It also lists several issues that are well-suited for a position paper such as social issues, education, technology, media, and politics. The document aims to help students understand how to research, organize, and argue a position on a controversial topic.
One of the most difficult challenges of public speaking is creating a presentation that best represents your topic. You can spend hours upon hours attempting to craft something that will impact and entertain your audience.
That's why we wrote the SlideShare Handbook- to help you learn how to write, design, and market powerful content.
Once you’ve convinced an employer that you know how to write, can play well with others, and are curious about technology, you need to demonstrate your mastery of the authoring tools they require on the job. But which authoring tools should you master? Jeff Haas, past president of STC Atlanta, discusses the tools that are currently in demand and the ones that are likely to be in demand in the very near future.
Aerospace & Defense Manufacturing in Tijuana, Mexico - White Paper 2013Kate Reifers
Table of Contents:
1. Mexico: A Hub for Aerospace & Defense Manufacturing
2. National Flight Plan: A+D Roadmap for Baja California
3. Aerospace Megaregion: California & Baja California Border
4. Defense Manufacturing in Mexico & Baja California
5. Export Control Regimes, UAV Market, Nadcap, ITAR
6. NAFTA for the Aerospace & Defense Industries
7. NAFTA, IMMEX, Special Aerospace Tariff Sections, IP Protections & Support Service Infrastructure
8. Mexico's Highly Skilled, Low Cost Work Force
9. Globally Competitive Labor Rates
10. Cultural Ties to the United States
11. Mexico's Commercial Trade & Logistics Infrastructure
12. Highways, Commercial Border Crossings, Facilities & Real Estate, Utilities, and the Supply Chain
13. Nearshore vs. Offshore - Logistics Savings and World Bank country ratings
14. Getting Started in Mexico: Admin Services Industry, Safety & Security and Mexico
Kai Weber - Addicted to Meaning - tcuk 130925 - publicamelio
Addicted to meaning: Mental models for technical communicators
This presentation explores how ‘meaning’ works and how you can create meaningful technical communication. Understanding how and why communication is meaningful can help make your documentation more effective. Based on semantics and mental models, Kai explains:
How users create meaning from documentation
When meaning succeeds – and why it fails so often
Why minimalism works, but FAQs often don’t
And how we all are addicted to meaning
Attendees will get a deeper understanding on their work as Kai puts familiar tech comm methods into new context in a romp of aha-moments.
This document discusses different types of graphs and charts, their purposes and guidelines for use. It defines the key difference between graphs and charts, with graphs representing relationships between objects and charts representing data through symbols. Common chart types are described like line charts to show changes over time, bar charts to compare categories, and pie charts to show proportions of a whole. The document provides examples and guidelines for effective graph and chart creation.
Bar graphs and line graphs help readers compare quantities and can show trends over time if readers can mentally connect data points. Pie charts represent parts or slices of a whole when the total amount is known. They make complex data easier to understand visually rather than through numbers and percentages alone. Using percentages to describe pie chart data is clearest, easiest, and most accurate because it directly relates parts to the known total.
The document discusses the results of several surveys and graphs. It shows that there are more males than females in the sample. Most people in the sample are between 17-21 years old. R&B and hip-hop are the most popular music genres. Most people would pay between £2.50-£2.99 for a music magazine. Gossip and fashion are the most viewed content in magazines. CDs and posters are the most appealing freebies. Streaming is the most popular way to consume music.
Liquid Skills: how the world of learning is changingForesight Factory
Formal education structures are changing as people want to learn anytime, anywhere, at any age through fast acquisition of new skills. Over a quarter of full-time US workers and over a fifth of those aged 35-44 expect to study in the future. Since 2012, massive open online courses (MOOCs) provided by companies like Coursera have been mentioned almost half a million times on social media. Many see learning new skills as valuable for entertainment and languages can now be learned online at your own pace through platforms like Duolingo. People are highlighting skills creatively in resumes and a third of young Americans expect to start their own business applying self-taught skills.
Suppose you need to quickly develop user documentation in various formats for your software product.
What you likely want:
- Quick start
- Less tedious work and more automation
- Generate multiple formats from a single project
- No extra programming
- Fast updates and efficient reuse
- Better teamwork
Dr.Explain 5 is a solution
Putting it where they need it: How to Populate a Salesforce Knowledge base wi...John Sgammato
This was presented at STC Summit 2014 as part of Neil Perlin's Bleeding Edge session. It is for tech writers who want to publish their FrameMaker-generated content into a Salesforce Knowledge knowledgebase.
This document provides an introduction to HTML and web development. It outlines Richard Dron's role helping students develop technical skills, and the aims and learning outcomes of the Principles of Systems Development course. The document discusses the history of HTML, recommends learning HTML 4.01 and introduces key HTML elements and markup essentials. It also provides examples of document structure, hyperlinks, and lists before directing students to additional resources.
Putting it where they need it: How to Populate a Salesforce Knowledge base wi...John Sgammato
This was presented as part of Neil Perlin's Bleeding Edge session at STC Summit 2014. It is for tech writers who need to publish their Adobe FrameMaker content into a Salesforce Knowledge knowledgebase.
This presentation shows the new features in SharePoint 2013 that help in building/designing websites that are added to bridge the gap between design and development of Websites on SharePoint 2013
Analysis of current scenario of your company is very important in deciding the HAT (Help Authoring Tools) and Content Strategy for your company. These PPT slides provides a analysis of existing scenario in a company and how RoboHelp was chosen as the HAT.
Pat Farrell, Migrating Legacy Documentation to XML and DITAfarrelldoc
Pat Farrell is a TECHNICAL information developer who has developed a variety of custom solutions to increase productivity. This presentation is an overview of Pat's technical innovations followed by more detail of a conversion project he managed: migrating documentation to XML and DITA. Learn what you need to begin such a conversion project: workflow, considerations, and the benefits and fallbacks of using in-house or external resources for your XML or DITA conversion project.
Adobe Flex - Developing Rich Internet Application Workshop Day 2Shyamala Prayaga
This document provides an overview of the Flex 3: Developing Rich Internet Applications course. The course is divided into multiple units that introduce new concepts and include demonstrations, walkthroughs, and labs. Key topics covered include understanding Rich Internet Applications (RIAs), the Adobe Flex product line, Flex architecture, and learning Flex fundamentals like layouts, data binding, and user interface controls.
Atlassian Confluence: как сделать работу комфортнойAndrew Fadeev
This document discusses various plugins that can be used with Atlassian's Confluence and Jira products to enhance their functionality. It describes plugins for customizing interfaces and dashboards, integrating with other tools, adding forums, chat, and polling capabilities, and creating mobile interfaces for Confluence. The document also provides tips on plugin support levels and managing plugin permissions.
RoboHelp is a help authoring tool that can import files in various formats and generate online documentation outputs like HTML help, mobile help, and webhelp. It includes a WYSIWYG editor to organize information and create links between topics. Context-sensitive help topics can also be integrated with applications by assigning map IDs.
HTML5 is proposed as the future of book authoring. Traditional publishing involved writing, conversion to different formats, and printing. Digital publishing added ebooks. The document advocates writing directly in HTML5 rather than converting between formats like DocBook XML or Markdown. This reduces complexity and troubleshooting headaches. Authors also generally prefer visual editors over markup languages. The future of authoring involves visual, web-based editing with version control and seamless production of HTML5, ebooks, and print.
Steve Jobs said that innovation is what distinguishes a leader from others. Innovation is what allows individuals and companies to stay ahead of the competition. Dreamweaver is a powerful and flexible HTML editor that allows both designers and developers to work efficiently. It provides features for visual editing in Design view as well as powerful code editing capabilities in Code view.
This document provides an overview of various web development topics including: HTML vs CSS, DOM trees, JavaScript, PHP, frameworks, and templates. It discusses how HTML defines content while CSS handles presentation. JavaScript adds interactivity. PHP dynamically generates HTML on the server. Frameworks provide structure and utilities to speed development using patterns like MVC. Templates organize page layout. Frameworks offer benefits like file organization, security, and community support for teamwork. A variety of popular frameworks and template options are presented.
PHPMaker - The Best PHP Code Generator Ever !Masino Sinaga
PHPMaker - The Best PHP Code Generator Ever ! It's time for you as the web developers to change your method in the web application development. PHPMaker can save tons of your time to develop and maintain many web applications. Why don't you leave your old method to develop web applications starting today? No need to write the code from scratch anymore.
This document provides an overview and instructions for a workshop on building Instagram filters using JavaScript. It introduces HTML and JavaScript basics like tags, attributes, and functions. It discusses using the CamanJS library to apply filters to images. Attendees are guided through setting up a static web page with starter code, importing the CamanJS library, and defining functions to apply and remove filters. Challenges encourage applying different built-in filters, adding multiple filter buttons, and cropping images. The goal is to build the first version of an Instagram-like photo filtering application using HTML, JavaScript and third-party libraries.
We all build different project sites during the years, and also used the content by query web part to lift up the different projects we was part of, but how can we achieve the same in Modern SharePoint.
In this session we will:
Use Hub sites as the home of our Projects,
Create a Project template with Site Design and Site Scripts,
Enable a flow to add some more magic.
Look at different web parts both from Microsoft and from the community to help us lift up our Project Sites.
Ensure it is is all security trimmed so that we don’t see more then we have access to see.
Really Cool!
And we will also make sure that our Projects are teamified so that we also can access them from Microsoft Teams, and with prepopulated content, so our Project Managers can start to work immediately So lets build the new Project Hub together.
FrameMaker 10 includes several new features to enhance XML and DITA support such as an attribute editor, rule file maker, and XML application wizard. It also improves whitespace handling when importing XML and stores metadata in PDFs to enhance searchability. Additional enhancements include support for DITA 1.2, enhanced DITA dialogs and interface, track changes at the book/map level, and CMS integration using connectors. FrameMaker also provides various interface customizations and ways to organize the workspace.
This document discusses using PHP to build a website generator with an intuitive interface for website creation and administration. It describes having sub-pages that can contain different elements like lists of people or projects, and pages made of one or many sub-pages. The technologies used are PHP, MySQL, CSS, JavaScript, and security is added through username/password and encryption. PHP is described as a scripting language especially suited for dynamic web pages that can interact with databases like MySQL. In comparison, PHP is said to be faster than both JSP and ASP.
This document summarizes a research paper about reengineering PDF documents containing complex software specifications into multilayer hypertext interfaces. The paper proposes extracting the logical structure and text from PDFs, transforming them into XML, and generating multiple interconnected HTML pages. It describes techniques for extracting figures, tables, lists and concepts to produce navigable outputs that improve on original PDFs and HTML conversions. The framework is evaluated on its usability and architecture with the goal of future work expanding its capabilities to other document formats.
TrustArc Webinar - 2024 Global Privacy SurveyTrustArc
How does your privacy program stack up against your peers? What challenges are privacy teams tackling and prioritizing in 2024?
In the fifth annual Global Privacy Benchmarks Survey, we asked over 1,800 global privacy professionals and business executives to share their perspectives on the current state of privacy inside and outside of their organizations. This year’s report focused on emerging areas of importance for privacy and compliance professionals, including considerations and implications of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies, building brand trust, and different approaches for achieving higher privacy competence scores.
See how organizational priorities and strategic approaches to data security and privacy are evolving around the globe.
This webinar will review:
- The top 10 privacy insights from the fifth annual Global Privacy Benchmarks Survey
- The top challenges for privacy leaders, practitioners, and organizations in 2024
- Key themes to consider in developing and maintaining your privacy program
Freshworks Rethinks NoSQL for Rapid Scaling & Cost-EfficiencyScyllaDB
Freshworks creates AI-boosted business software that helps employees work more efficiently and effectively. Managing data across multiple RDBMS and NoSQL databases was already a challenge at their current scale. To prepare for 10X growth, they knew it was time to rethink their database strategy. Learn how they architected a solution that would simplify scaling while keeping costs under control.
Fueling AI with Great Data with Airbyte WebinarZilliz
This talk will focus on how to collect data from a variety of sources, leveraging this data for RAG and other GenAI use cases, and finally charting your course to productionalization.
What is an RPA CoE? Session 1 – CoE VisionDianaGray10
In the first session, we will review the organization's vision and how this has an impact on the COE Structure.
Topics covered:
• The role of a steering committee
• How do the organization’s priorities determine CoE Structure?
Speaker:
Chris Bolin, Senior Intelligent Automation Architect Anika Systems
Monitoring and Managing Anomaly Detection on OpenShift.pdfTosin Akinosho
Monitoring and Managing Anomaly Detection on OpenShift
Overview
Dive into the world of anomaly detection on edge devices with our comprehensive hands-on tutorial. This SlideShare presentation will guide you through the entire process, from data collection and model training to edge deployment and real-time monitoring. Perfect for those looking to implement robust anomaly detection systems on resource-constrained IoT/edge devices.
Key Topics Covered
1. Introduction to Anomaly Detection
- Understand the fundamentals of anomaly detection and its importance in identifying unusual behavior or failures in systems.
2. Understanding Edge (IoT)
- Learn about edge computing and IoT, and how they enable real-time data processing and decision-making at the source.
3. What is ArgoCD?
- Discover ArgoCD, a declarative, GitOps continuous delivery tool for Kubernetes, and its role in deploying applications on edge devices.
4. Deployment Using ArgoCD for Edge Devices
- Step-by-step guide on deploying anomaly detection models on edge devices using ArgoCD.
5. Introduction to Apache Kafka and S3
- Explore Apache Kafka for real-time data streaming and Amazon S3 for scalable storage solutions.
6. Viewing Kafka Messages in the Data Lake
- Learn how to view and analyze Kafka messages stored in a data lake for better insights.
7. What is Prometheus?
- Get to know Prometheus, an open-source monitoring and alerting toolkit, and its application in monitoring edge devices.
8. Monitoring Application Metrics with Prometheus
- Detailed instructions on setting up Prometheus to monitor the performance and health of your anomaly detection system.
9. What is Camel K?
- Introduction to Camel K, a lightweight integration framework built on Apache Camel, designed for Kubernetes.
10. Configuring Camel K Integrations for Data Pipelines
- Learn how to configure Camel K for seamless data pipeline integrations in your anomaly detection workflow.
11. What is a Jupyter Notebook?
- Overview of Jupyter Notebooks, an open-source web application for creating and sharing documents with live code, equations, visualizations, and narrative text.
12. Jupyter Notebooks with Code Examples
- Hands-on examples and code snippets in Jupyter Notebooks to help you implement and test anomaly detection models.
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During the hour, we’ll take you through:
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Chris Jones, Director of Product Management at BrainChip , presents the “Temporal Event Neural Networks: A More Efficient Alternative to the Transformer” tutorial at the May 2024 Embedded Vision Summit.
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5th LF Energy Power Grid Model Meet-up SlidesDanBrown980551
5th Power Grid Model Meet-up
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Introduction to Technical Writing Tools
Contents
RoboHelp ............................................................................................................................................2
AdobeFrameMaker.............................................................................................................................5
MadCap Flare......................................................................................................................................8
Author - IT.........................................................................................................................................12
Epic Editor.........................................................................................................................................14
Using Doc To Help.............................................................................................................................16
ForeHelp............................................................................................................................................20
Adobe Captivate................................................................................................................................25
RoboHelp
Introduction
RoboHelp X5 is an authoring tool sold Adobe Company. RoboHelp was
previously product f rom eHelp Corporation (formerly Blue Sky Software).
In an easy "WYSIWYG" format, it allows you to organize information and
create pathways and inter- active links so a user can find desired or
necessary information (and the user can do so in a non- linear intuitive
way that is helpful to learning).
You can add images (photos, drawings, images, video) and audio to your
topics to support your content and enhance your online information. You
can even use these images as links(hotspots) to other topics. In a topic,
images are part of the text that makeup atopic and they flow with the
text as you add and delete information. You insert images into your topics
in the RoboHELP WYSIWYG Editor.
RoboHelp also lets you create pop-up text hotspots and a Table of
Contents, Glossary, and Index as you develop text. When development is
finished, depending on the version of RoboHelp you have, you can provide
different output formats (print, Microsoft HTML, JavaHelp, etc).
RoboHELPOfficeX5 Structure displays:
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Basic Steps followed for creating a help file:
• Select an authoring environment.
• Create aHelp project.
• Create topics.
• Link the topics.
• Create a table of contents.
• Create an index.
• Compile the Help system.
• Test the Help system.
• Deliver the Help system.
RoboWinHelp
RoboHELP WinHelp is a robust Help authoring tool that allows us to create
a sophisticated Help systems. We focus on design and content while
RoboHELP handles the complexities of creating Help systems for us
behind the scenes.
RoboHELPWinHelp includes the following Features:
• Working Area: Microsoft Word
• Project FileExtension: (.hpj)
• Output FileExtension: (.hlp)
• Each topic is differentiated by a pagebreak in a single document.
• Document FileExtension: (.doc) is for default working area and (.rtf) is
were a backup copy is been created.
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RoboHELP Explorer
RoboHELP Explorer displays an integrated graphical view of the Help
project and all its elements, so that it is easy to see and organize the
whole Help project at once – not just one element at a time. RoboHELP
Explorer contains the Project Manager (Project tab), the TOC Composer
(TOC tab), the Index Designer (Index tab), the Tools tab,
imageWorkshop, Link View, and Topic List. It has the Right and Left Panel
were the Left Panel displays the Project Tab, TOC Composer, Index
Designer, and Tools Tab and the Right panel displays the Image
Workshop, Link View, and Topics.
Project Manager
The Project Manager provides an entry point for viewing and working with
all the elements of the Help project. It displays an expandable/collapsible
hierarchy of folders that organize topics, broken links, Map IDs, windows,
images, and other project files into manageable groups.
RoboHELP HTML
RoboHELP HTML is the only specialized WYSIWYG (What You See Is What
You Get) authoring tool for creating Microsoft HTML Help for Windows.
Additionally, it is ideally suited for developing cross-platform, browser-
independent Help (WebHelp) and JavaHelp.
RoboHELP HTML includes the following Features:
• Working Area: Microsoft Front page
• Project FileExtension: (.xpj)
• Output FileExtension: (.chm)
• Each topic is aNew HTML File
• Document FileExtension: (.html)
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RoboHELP HTML provides advanced Help authoring solutions, including
the ability to create powerful Microsoft HTML Help and other major Help
formats in one easy-to-use environment. RoboHELP HTML offers superior
Help navigation, search, and project management features.
Here are some of the intuitive features you can take advantage of in
RoboHELP HTML:
Manage your project easily
• Quickly view a hierarchy of files and folders and organize topics,
images, stylesheets, and other project files into manageable groups.
• Track topic development and quickly view a list of topics or their
properties and organize them by attributes.
• View the structure of your project graphically using Link View. It works
like a navigation map, displaying all hyperlinks among topics and "red
flags" broken links so you can quickly isolate and fix them.
• Use reports to track the progress of your project. You can customize
reports to suit your needs and view them online or from printed copies.
Design custom tables of contents
• Construct a table of contents by dragging and dropping topics right into
the TOC Composer, or let it generate a TOC automatically for you.
Rearrange topic order, create a multilevel hierarchy, and see results as
you create them.
• Organize topics with an expandable/collapsible TOC. From a Contents
tab, users open books to find pages and they click pages to view their
associated topics.
Create indexes quickly
• Build a keyword list right in the Index Designer. Drag and drop topics
into it and create a multi-level, sorted index.
• Test and edit your index just by looking at your keywords and their
associated topics.
• Take advantage of automated indexing with the Smart Index Wizard. It
searches the content of your topics and suggests keywords and keyword
phrases. Use it to quickly create an index from concept to finish and to
add suggested keywords to individual topics.
AdobeFrameMaker
Introduction
FrameMaker is a complete publishing system. It's a word processor, page
designer, graphics editor, and book builder rolled into one package. You
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can use this versatile application to write simple one-page memos or to
produce complex multi chapter documents with imported graphics.
FrameMaker is a document creation package, suitable for UNIX, Windows
& Macintosh operating system. This versatile package acts as an engine to
unveil documents in HTML and PDF File formats.
What we can do with FrameMaker?
Text Flows
• Creating aNew Document
• Creating Parallel Text Flows
• Adding Text Frames
• Adding Disconnected Pages
• Connecting Text Frames
• Tracking Text Flows
Conditional Text
• Creating Conditional Text Tags
• Applying Conditional Text Tags
• Showing Conditional Text
Controlling Conditional Text at theBook Level
• Turning Conditional IndicatorsOff at theFileLevel
• Turning Condition IndicatorsOff at theBook Level
• Removing aCondition
• Selectively Removing aConditional Text Tag
• Finding Conditional Text
• Importing Conditional Text Tags
• Deleting Conditional Text Tags
Variables
• Creating User Variables
• Inserting User Variables
• Modifying User Variables
• Adding Character Formats to User Variables
• Converting User Variables to Text (Deleting User Variables)
• Inserting TableSystemVariables
• Drawing aRunning Header or Footer Background Text Frame
• Adding aRunning Header/Footer Variableto theHeader Box
• Adding aHeader Box to theRight Master Page
• Adding aTab to theRunning Header/Footer Variable
• Adding theCurrent Pageand PageCount Variables
• Modifying theCurrent Page# Variable to IncludeaPrefix
• Changing thePageNumber Format at theFile Level
• Importing Variables
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Cross-References
• Inserting an Internal Cross-Reference
• Inserting an External Cross-Reference
• Jumping to theSource of aCross-Reference
• Creating Cross-ReferenceFormats
• Adding Character Formats to Cross-References
• Updating Cross-References fromtheBook Window
• Updating Cross-References fromWithin aFile
• Resolving Cross-References fromtheBook Error Log
• Resolving Cross-References fromtheUpdateUnresolved Cross-
ReferencesDialog
• Importing Cross-ReferenceFormats toOther Files
• Deleting Cross-ReferenceFormats
• Converting Cross-References to Text
• Using theFind/ChangeDialog to Find Cross-References
• Generating Lists of External and Unresolved Cross-References
Text Insets
• Importing BoilerplateText
• Changing aText Inset'sProperties
• Updating Text Insets fromtheUpdateReferencesDialog
• Updating Text Insets fromtheText Inset PropertiesDialog
• Opening aText Inset FromWithin aFile
• Converting Text Insets to EditableText
• Using theFind/ChangeDialog to Search for Text Insets
Hyper text
• Creating aNamed Destination
• Creating an ActiveArea for aHypertext Link
• Creating aJump to theNamed Destination
• Testing aHypertext Link
• Viewing an Existing Alert Message
• Creating and Viewing an Alert Message
• Viewing Named DestinationMarkers
• Testing Hypertext Markers
• Adding Navigational Buttons toMaster Pages
• Using theFind/ChangeDialog to Search for Hypertext Markers
Generating Books
• Generating and Saving aBook
• Adding Files fromtheBook Window and AddMenu
• Adding FilesUsing Drag and Drop
• Copying and Pasting Files fromOneBook to Another
• Adding Non-FrameMaker Files to theBook
• Selecting Files in theBook Window
• Rearranging Files in theBook Window
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• Deleting FilesfromtheBook
• Numbering FilesConsecutively
• Restarting theParagraph Numbering in Each File
• Setting Up FootnoteNumbering
• Updating Books
• Troubleshooting Booksby Importing Formats
Tables of Contents
• Creating aStandaloneTable of Contents
• Creating aTableof Contents from theBook Window
• Viewing theBody Pages of aTable of Contents
• Jumping to theSource of aTableof ContentsEntry
• Viewing andModifying theBuilding Blocks on theTOCReferencePage
• Adding Prefixes to PageNumbers in the Table of Contents
• Adding a Right Tab and Leader Dots to the TOC ReferencePage
• Formatting theParagraph Formats in the Table of Contents
• Changing the Set Up of a Table of Contents
• Basing a New Table of Contents on an Existing Template
• Updating the Formats of an Existing Table of Contents
• Updating a Table of Contents
Indexes
• Indexing aWord to theRight of theIndex Marker
• Creating Index Entries by Typing Index Text in the Marker Dialog
• Adding Character Formats to Index Entries
• Suppressing thePageNumbers for Index Entries
• Creating PageRanges in Index Entries
• Specifying the Sort Order for Index Entries
MadCap Flare
Unlike WebWorks Publisher, which is essentially a sophisticated filter for
single-sourced content, Flare is a true help authoring tool. You can create
help projects in Flare without any other tools or documents. You can
import RoboHelp projects (but not Webworks projects), or Word,
FrameMaker, or HTML files. You can also use Flare as a single sourcing
tool, writing in Word or FrameMaker and reimporting your content into
Flare when you make changes. Flare is more limited than WebWorks in its
output options, which are HTML Help, WebHelp (a browser-based format),
DotNetHelp (a MadCap-developed format designed to work with Visual
Studio 2005 applications), HTML and PDF.
Flare's interface is similar to RoboHelp's and to a lesser degree,
WebWorks ePublisher's. At the top of the window, there are the usual
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menus and toolbars. In a left pane, there are tree views of either your
content or your project's resources. In the right pane, you can display
your content or the resources you're working with. At first, I found the
interface a bit daunting and somewhat gaudy, being used to the rather
more spartan interface of WebWorks ePublisher, but it didn't take long to
learn it. Toolbars and menus are fully customizable as well. Given the
complexity of the Flare interface, and the number of topics and resources
you can have open at once, a second monitor would be a wise
investment.
Flare uses Cascading Style Sheets to control its formatting. If you're
familiar with CSS, you'll have no problems controlling or changing formats
in Flare. Using CSS classes makes it easy to control the format of text
across an entire project. You can also apply formatting overrides or use
direct formatting and ignore the CSS styles completely. Flare also lets you
group styles into style sheets, which you can apply to either topics or
tables to help maintain a consistent appearance.
Like FrameMaker, Flare allows you to create master pages, which you can
apply to topics in both the online and printed output. If you're using them
in printed output, this is where you would add page numbers, headers,
and footers. Master pages can also contain breadcrumb links and mini-
TOCs for groups of topics.
For more control over formatting, you can apply skins, which can
completely change the appearance of a project. Flare's skin editor allows
you to control the size and location of the help window, which buttons
appear in the toolbar, the format of the tabs, style of the TOC and index,
and many other items. I much preferred Flare's approach to skins to that
of WebWorks ePublisher, which offers more skins out of the box, but
requires manual editing of files and graphics to change many of the skin
elements. You can preview your changes, and although the preview uses
a sample project instead of your own, it's still a real time saver.
Benefits:
With Flare, you have a complete authoring and publishing system with full
support for maximum content re-use (single-sourcing) and you can
publish to online, desktop, and print formats (multi-channel publishing):
Topic-based content development
Content reuse with conditional text, variables, snippets, outlines,
and more
Flexibility with XML and CSS
You can easily create:
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Policy and procedure manuals
Knowledge bases
Software documentation including online help with context
sensitivity
Reference books, manuals, or illustrated guides
Hardware or maintenance manuals
And more
Flare integrates with all MadCap products so you can extend the power of
Flare as your needs grow.
MadCap Feedback server provides reports on customer usage of
your documents
Mimic, Capture, and Echo provide multimedia publishing integration
MadCap Lingo enables localization
Analyzer scans your project for suggestions to improve your project
efficiency and consistency, and adds speed to your authoring
Contribute content using X-Edit Contribute and/or insert comments
using X-Edit Review
You just won't believe how easy your life can be. Imagine, the power and
flexibility of content management but at prices anyone can afford. You
choose the specific modules that you need and will actually use. Why
didn't someone think of this sooner
Features:
Madcap Flare includes all the features you expect in a high-end XML-
based publishing system, including:
Single-sourcing to multiple outputs including straight to the printer,
Microsoft® XPS, PDF, Adobe® FrameMaker®, Microsoft® Word™,
cross-browser and cross-platform formats for use over networks or
the Web, and formats for the Microsoft® Windows desktop
(Microsoft® HTML Help and our popular DotNet Help)
Conditional text to create multiple versions of your content from
one source
Variables and snippets specify pre-set terms (variables) and pre-set
chunks of formatted content (snippets) from a library of reusable
elements
Cross-references that become hyperlinks online and page number
references in print
Auto-numbering for volumes, sections, paragraphs, and pages
Complex page layouts including graphics, headers, footers, and
multiple columns
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Unicode support to author in any left-to-right language, including
French, German, Italian, Spanish, Swedish, and more
Multiple document Outlines provide as many outputs as you need
Global Project Linking ? share and update common elements across
multiple projects
Import Existing Content
Adobe® FrameMaker® (.fm, .mif, .book)
Microsoft® Word™
HTML/XHTML
RoboHelp® projects
HTML Help projects
Generate Multiple Outputs
Cross-browser, cross-platform Help (WebHelp or WebHelp Plus)
Microsoft® HTML Help (.chm)
Help for .NET applications or Windows® Vista (DotNet Help)
Adobe® FrameMaker® (.fm, .mif, .book)
Direct PDF
Microsoft® Word™ (.xml, .doc)
Direct XPS and DOCX
WebHelp AIR (Direct Adobe® AIR integration)
Multi-Language Support
Fully Unicode enabled
Double-byte and Asian language support
Language support for Eastern European languages
Seamless integration with MadCap Lingo for easy localization
Single-Sourcing Features
Generate multiple targets from one project
Variables (re-usable text and content)
Conditional text (at all levels)
Style sheets for topics and tables
Easily synchronize with Word™ or FrameMaker® documents
Ease of Use
Auto-numbering
Visual document structure display
View and edit multiple docs simultaneously
Command line compiling
Drag-and-drop table columns and rows
View, filter, and access all files from a single list
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Source Control Integration
Direct integration with Microsoft® Visual Source Safe and
Microsoft® Team Foundation Server
Integration with industry source control systems that use the MS
SCC API interface
Faster server-side search
Searching of non-XHTML content (Word™ documents, PDF files,
etc.)
Automatic runtime merging of projects without any in-project work
Author - IT
Author-it (formerly AuthorIT) is a Content Management System which is
intended to be used by anyone responsible for creating, maintaining, and
distributing content. The foundation of Author-it resides in its ability
to single-source content, thereby eliminating redundancy and
streamlining content. While Author-it is often referred to as a help
authoring tool, its underlying approach to single sourcing can be applied
to any industry.
Author-it is a program that you use to author, manage, and publish
documents in a variety of output formats, all from a single-source
database.This means you can change the document in one place, and
your changes will be contained in each output format when you next
publish them.
Author-it uses Publishing Profiles to determine several things, including:
which outputs a book can be published to
which users can publish using that profile
the release states content must be in for it to be included
These profiles are fully customizable, and you can create as many
additional profiles as you need to suit your requirements and your
deliverables. More details on Publishing Profiles can be found in the Using
Author-it Guide.
The available output formats Author-it can publish to are:
Printed Word document
PDF document
Windows Help system
Pure cross-platform HTML pages with integrated navigation tree
XHTML transitional pages with integrated navigation tree
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HTML Help system
Java Help system
Oracle Help for Java system
DITA (Darwin Information Typing Architecture)
Author-it XML
Author-it Website Manager
Each output format has different constraints and considerations.
Author-it stores all information as objects in a central database, giving
authors the ability to combine and reuse objects in various ways. Object
types include:
books
topics
file objects
hyperlinks
styles
glossaries
tables of contents
indexes
publishing profiles
Because content consists of independent objects, multiple authors can
work in the central database (called a library) at the same time.
In Version 5.2, Author-it introduced a structured authoring solution. The
company says that by separating data persistence, where the data is
stored or saved, from the business logic, where individual business rules
are defined, organizations can now implement structured authoring in a
controlled manner.
The Author-it Base User module includes importing, authoring, and
publishing capability. Further modules that can be licensed include:
Offline Authoring
Project Manager
Localisation Manager
MIF Import Filter
Web based Editor
Integration Server
Xtend Authoring Memory
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Epic Editor
Epic Editor is a robust, reliable native XML authoring tool. Provides the
same kind of WYSIWYG editing functionality, but works with XML
documents directly. With no import/export process to foul up the works,
and an environment designed from the ground up to allow writers to
generate valid XML documents, Epic Editor really sets a standard to which
Framemaker can only aspire.
Epic Editor's interface looks a lot like your average word processor, the
most obvious exception being the Document Map on the left-hand side of
the window. The Document Map displays a structural view of the tags,
attributes, and content of your document. By default, it scrolls in sync
with the main editor view, so you can always see at a glance the structure
of the particular document area you're working on. You can even edit
your document right in the Document Map. And for the less technical
user, the Document Map can be hidden entirely.
Epic Editor has integrations with Documentum, Oracle, FileNET and
Interwoven.
Features:
Change tracking. Provides groups of authors the ability to track
text and markup changes made to a document. Epic Editor's change
tracking capability fully supports the process of information
creation, review and approval so that groups of authors and editors
can work collaboratively to provide customers with fresh, consistent
and complete information on all types of media.
Publishing standards support. With Epic 4.2, Arbortext now
provides the industry's most powerful support for the Extensible
Stylesheet Language (XSL), through its embedded XSLT processing
engine and XSL-FO processing engine. Because XSLT enables online
publishing and XSL-FO enables print publishing, organizations that
implement Epic 4.2 can build an automated multichannel publishing
system.
Inline editing of compound documents. Enables authors to edit
document components directly within the same window instead of
launching separate windows. When an author tries to change a
component, Epic automatically checks it out or protects it from
changes, based on an inquiry to the repository.
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Format conversion. Epic's enhanced mapping function reduces
development time by 75% for setting up conversions from other
publishing sources to XML (and from XML to those sources).
Content management. Version 4.2 continues Epic's tight
integration with many content management systems with upgrades
to support the latest releases of Documentum (version 4.2) and
Oracle iFS (version 1.1.9).
Programming standards support. Through Epic's new support
for JavaScript, existing bindings to Java, C/C++ and COM, and
enhanced support for the W3C's Document Object Model (DOM)
API, developers can create customizations using their preferred
programming languages. Epic supports DOM Ranges and Level 2
events.
CJK support. Epic 4.2 provides editing support for Traditional
Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Korean and Japanese content.
LinkSetting. Simple and efficient setting of links and hotspots by
the LinkCompositor.
Template management. Support of any template which can be
implemented in the document at any time.
Illustrations. When an illustration is inserted from the CMS,
automatically the necessary entities for this are exported from the
CMS and declared in the document.
Editing
The Document Map is a tree-style graphical view of your SGML/XML
document that clearly depicts the structure of your document. The editor
will only allow you to create well-formed XML, inserting necessary
elements as you go.
The most powerful features are available when you have a DTD defined
for the document as the entire document is parsed and validated in real
time. When you reach the end of an element and hit ENTER, the Quick
Tag feature displays a popup menu containing only valid elements
according to the DTD. This also applies to cut-and-paste or drag-and-drop
operations. After selecting an element, you can drag it to another location
in the document. Epic Editor visually indicates if it's possible to insert the
element at the given location according to the rules defined in the DTD.
Sometimes an insertion is possible only with the inclusion of another tag,
which Epic Editor indicates and then does the work for you. This makes it
a breeze to create documents that are compliant with either an industry
standard or custom DTD.
While editing your structured content via the Document Map is easy to do,
it's even easier to edit in the rendered view. The rendered view window
displays your content after applying a stylesheet, giving you a real-time
preview of your final output. Making changes in this view is as simple as
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using a word processor and all changes are immediately visible within the
Document Map.
Collaborating
While Epic Editor works well as a stand-alone editing tool, it excels at
facilitating collaboration. Content can be searched, checked in, and
checked out from a repository without ever leaving Epic Editor.
Additionally, for some repositories Epic Editor can automatically break
apart structured documents into their elements for storage.
Abortext has chosen to support a best-of-breed repository approach.
Currently, the product includes an adapter for connecting to Documentum
4i. An adapter for integration with Oracle iFS is also available as an add-
on.
Epic Editor 4.2 now includes a Change Tracking feature, which allows an
author to view all the individual modifications and revisions that have
been made to a document. This new feature facilitates information
management processes such as content creation, review, and approval.
Extending
The Epic Editor exposes a robust API consisting of over 500 functions and
75 events for developers to extend and customize the product to their
needs. Supported programming languages include C, C++, Java,
JavaScript, Visual Basic, TCL, Perl, and Python as well as a COM interface.
Additionally, Abortext has included its custom scripting language,
Abortext Command Language (ACL). With ACL you're also able to execute
individual commands from within Epic Editor using a simple but effective
command-line window.
Using Doc To Help
Creating Content
Since Doc-To-Help uses Microsoft Word as its topic editor, creating
content is basically a matter of typing text, creating tables, and inserting
pictures in the same way as you would for a regular Word document. You
have the benefit of using a familiar authoring environment, and you can
take advantage of some of Word's advanced productivity features, such
as macros.
The disadvantage is that the Word editing environment was not designed
specifically for Help authoring. As a result, a number of features built into
Word are totally redundant within the Doc-To-Help environment. Also,
you do not have built-in authoring support for some of the more advanced
features of a Help system, such as DHTML expanding text and drop-
downs. You can achieve these effects, but only by typing the required
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HTML code into your document, and then using the Doc-To-Help toolbar
to mark it up as "HTML passthrough code". This is something that many
Help authors would not feel comfortable doing.
Applying Formatting and Styles
Each of your Help targets (that is, the output formats that you generate
from your project) has a corresponding Word document template. This
document template must contain a set of paragraph and character styles
whose names match the styles that you are working with in your source
Word document. These style definitions within each Word document
template determine the text formatting within the corresponding Help
target. So for example, what Doc-To-Help actually does when you
generate an HTML-based target is to create a Cascading Style Sheet (CSS
file) based on the styles within the appropriate Word document template.
The advantage of this approach is that you don't need to know anything
about CSS, and can instead use Word's familiar style-editing features for
creating the desired formats with the document template. The downside
for more savvy authors is that Doc-To-Help does not write HTML and CSS
in the way that you would necessarily choose to do if you had full control.
For example, it marks up all paragraphs (including headings) using the
<P> tag, and differentiates between the original Word paragraph styles
using Classes. This conflicts with accessibility guidelines from the Word
Wide Web Consortium (W3C), and means that the resulting HTML lacks
the heading tags (H1, H2, etc.) that some specialist browsers rely on to
recognize page structure.
Creating Links
Many different ways are available to create hyperlinks between topics,
using either Microsoft Word or the Project Editor. Adding a topic link
within Word is not as easy as it might be, because there is no way to
insert the link text automatically. This is not a problem if you are adding
an inline link within a paragraph that you have already typed, but it is a
little annoying if you are creating the link from scratch.
Doc-To-Help will convert cross references (inserted using Word's cross-
reference field) into hyperlinks. However, you can also insert hyperlinks
using special character styles. It will even automatically insert hyperlinks
based on the relationship between topics. For example, it will insert links
from a topic to all its subtopics (the topics that are immediately below it
in the table of contents hierarchy).
Finally, Doc-To-Help enables you to highlight a piece of existing text and
use the "Add Topic Link" button on the Doc-To-Help toolbar enabling you
then to choose from a list of topics within the project (which you can filter
and sort to your own requirements):
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Creating a Table of Contents
By default, Doc-To-Help creates a table of contents for a Help project
automatically, based on the sequence and heading hierarchy of topics
within the source Word documents. However, you can override this
default structure by editing the table of contents within the Doc-To-Help
project window. This enables you, for example, to permanently remove
specific topics so that they are still a part of the project, but not listed in
the table of contents. You have to keep in mind that, having edited the
table of contents by hand, new topics are not subsequently added to the
table of contents automatically.
Creating an Index
Doc-To-Help uses the index entries inserted through Word's own indexing
function. However, you can supplement these by entering new keywords
within the Project Editor—Doc-To-Help stores these keywords within a
database (not within the Word document).
One of the most powerful features of Doc-To-Help is the ability to analyze
the content of each topic and automatically generate suitable keywords
through scripts. Note that this feature is not a simple point-and-click
interface, and does require VBScript expertise. As an example of how you
might use it, you could develop a script that would process a set of topics
titles of the form "Adjective Noun" and automatically assign the following
keywords to each topic:
adjective noun
nouns
nouns, adjective
You can also use scripts in a more restricted way to modify the automatic
keywords assigned by Doc-To-Help, for example, to change them to lower
case.
Using Conditional Content
Conditional content is one of the hallmarks of a true single-sourcing tool.
Doc-To-Help enables you to build different outputs, customized for
specific formats or purposes, from the same source project.
Doc-To-Help supports conditional text, but, rather surprisingly, does not
enable you to flag entire topics within its database as being conditional.
To mark text as being conditional, you highlight the text within Word and
click the "Apply Conditional Text" button on the Doc-To-Help toolbar. The
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following dialog then appears, and you have to choose between making
the text conditional to a specific platform, Help target, or attribute.
Generating Help Targets (producing online or paper-based output)
A "Help target" is the term that Doc-To-Help uses for a specific output
format. The following Help targets are available:
HTML Help 1.3
WinHelp 4
Plain HTML
JavaHelp
Word (printed documentation)
You can create your own custom Help targets (which might include certain
configurations of conditional topics) but these would be based on one of
the standard formats listed above. According to the documentation, you
are able to create a Help target for Microsoft Help 2. However, you need
to have Microsoft's Help 2 compiler installed in order to do that, and
Microsoft has postponed its general release of the Help 2 compiler until at
least 2003.
Help target (output format) generation occurs in two distinct stages. First,
you have to "Compile" each of your source Word documents. This stage
involves Doc-to-Help analyzing the styles within the document and
creating a RTF version of each document using its own special markup.
During the compile stage, it also creates the appropriate output format for
each of the topics—so for HTML-based formats, it creates a set of .HTM
files.
Following that, you "Make the Target"—this is the process of creating any
additional files required for the output (style sheet, table of contents file,
index file, project file, etc.), and then (in the case of HTML Help and
WinHelp) using the appropriate compiler to produce the final compiled
file.
You initiate the entire process with a single button-click, but it can take
quite a long time to complete (several minutes for a large project).
However, it's much quicker than it was in previous versions of Doc-To-
Help, because the processing is done using compiled code outside of
Microsoft Word, whereas the compilation and build process in previous
versions of Doc-To-Help was executed within the Word environment using
Visual Basic. Another reason for the increased speed is an "incremental
build" facility, which means that only the source documents that have
changed since the last build are compiled—previous versions of Doc-To-
Help always processed every file in a project.
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Key Strengths
The ability to create a variety of online Help formats from a
standard Word document with minimal post-processing
Access to the powerful word-processing features built into Microsoft
Word
Conditional text that enables customized versions of the Help
Powerful and flexible indexing capabilities
Useful automated linking based on the topic hierarchy
ForeHelp
ForeHelp Feature List
VISUAL AUTHORING ENVIRONMENT
WYSIWYG environment displays topics as they appear in WinHelp
without RTF codes
Standalone authoring environment does not require Microsoft Word
Full-featured word processor provides paragraph and character
styles, including bullets and numbering
Specialty Table Editor
Spell checker and Thesaurus
Instantly create and edit links, macros, and other WinHelp features
with no delays for parsing RTF codes
Customizable toolbar—choose from over 60 commands
Instant Testing
Instant, complete simulation allows fast and frequent testing
All help features are functional in Test Mode (macros, multimedia,
links, CNT file, secondary windows, etc.)
No need to compile the help file prior to or during testing
Topic Navigator
View topic list and navigate to topics from the Topic Navigator panel
in the edit window
Docks left or right, sizes, and floats
Display topic list in any order: by table of contents, keyword,
printed manual, topic status, topic type, alphabetical, browse
sequence, build, or author-defined order
Create custom groupings of topics using hierarchical folders. Group
topics by help author, by function, by help file, and more
Tab control allows easy switching between different views of the
topic list
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Topic Navigator is available for selecting topics in all applicable
dialog boxes
Navigation Techniques
From within Edit Mode and in addition to the Topic Navigator,
navigate using all menu options and shortcuts your end users can
and more:
Back
Next and Previous in Browse Sequences
Contents
History
Keyword Index
Next and Previous in Topic Navigator order
Control+Click on jumps, popups, macro hotspots, segmented
hypergraphics, buttons
Topic And Link Creation
Create new topics with the New Topic menu, in the Contents Editor,
or by designating a new topic as a hotspot destination
Specify topic status: In Construction, Complete, Needs Review, Out
of Date or create your own status categories
Specify topic type: Overview, Popup, Procedure, Reference, or
create your own custom types
Set properties on multiple topics or delete multiple topics in one
step
Create hyperlinks by highlighting topic text, choosing jump, popup
or macro, and selecting the destination topic
Create multiple links and topics simultaneously by selecting over a
list of topic names
Select topic display mode: current window, secondary window, or
popup
Create external jumps to internet sites and to topics in other help
files
Copy topic
Generate table of contents by clicking topics and adding their
names to a list of jumps or popups
Contents Editor
Create new topics as you add entries to quickly prototype entire
help projects
Create a contents file with Contents, Index and Find tabs
Use drag-and-drop editing to add topics from topic list and visually
arrange entries into a hierarchical structure of book and topics
Flags broken links to topics that have been deleted and deletes the
link on command
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Include topic and index entries from external help files
Displays which topics have been assigned and which are not
assigned
Print the Contents
Expand and collapse the Contents for efficient editing of large help
projects
Keywords/Index
Use drag-and-drop editing to assign main keywords and
subkeywords
Select from a menu of existing project keywords or add new
keywords to any topic
Edit keywords or assign secondary keywords across multiple topics
in one step
Create text (mid-topic) keywords
Create reports on topics per keyword, keywords per topic, and the
master keyword list
Graphics And Multimedia
Insert BMP, WMF, GIF, JPG, PNG, SHG and MRB files
Supports 256-color and 24-bit graphics
Displays all graphics in Edit and Test modes with no performance
penalty
Includes an integrated SHG (Segmented Hypergraphic) editor for
easy placement of hotspots on graphics
Select transparent colors in graphics
Add video, sound, and animation files to topics
Graphics Manager
Lists all project graphics along with scaling, cropping, transparency,
and where-used attributes for each graphic
Scale, crop, select transparent colors, and replace all instances of a
graphic in the project
Preview any graphic in the project
Navigate to a graphic’s location(s)
Rename graphics
Paste Palette
Place frequently used text, graphics, buttons, and hyperlinks into
Paste Palette for convenient reuse
Add items from Paste Palette to topics by dragging and dropping
from floating paste palette or paste from a right-click accessible
context menu
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Template Gallery
Create custom topic templates for different topic types such as
Reference, What’s This Help, and Procedures
Templates can include text, graphics and buttons as wells as styles
and topic properties
Import templates from other projects
Related Topics Wizard
Creates a network of Related Topics with easy-to-use wizard
Automatically creates keywords, macros, and buttons by clicking
options—no preassigning keywords or creating macros is required
Select specific topics from the Topic Navigator or select keywords
preassigned to related topics
Automatically displays all topics using selected keywords
Customize button or hotspot look and placement
Place See Also buttons on multiple topics in one step
Change related topic groups at any time—all affected topics are
automatically updated
Search/Replace And Hyperfind
Search for text, special characters, formatting, styles, and
conditional content
Hyperfind allows searching topic text, keywords, or macro
parameters; actions include replace text, make jump, make popup,
make macro, and make topic keyword
Navigator
Displays a graphical view of links into and out of highlighted topics
Displays the type of link: jump, popup, browse sequence, related
topic, interfile, remote web, contents, macro links
Flags and navigates to broken links
Prints any display with customizable font
Reporter
Generates over 20 predefined reports on all or selected topics
Reports on 25 different topic properties including context strings,
context numbers, browse sequences, jump and popup destinations,
related topics, status and To-Do lists
Lists all project keywords and the topics associated with each
keyword
Lists all RTF files in the project and the topics included in each RTF
file
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Project reports include topic count, file size, browse sequences, and
completed tasks
Sort on any field (including reverse order and multi-field sorts)
Format, search, print, and export reports
To-Do Lists And Project Status
Create To-Do Lists for each topic and for the entire project
Designate To-Do Item, Priority, Completion Date, and Description
Report on completed items, not completed items or all items
Generate reports on all or selected topics sorted by status, priority,
or completion date
Conditional Content
Select text, graphics or topics and indicate the conditions in which
the selection is to be displayed or included in the final help files—
HTML, WinHelp 95, or WinHelp 3.1.
Create your own conditions for review comments, different versions
of the help file, and more
Macro Editor
Lists WinHelp macros and prompts for associated parameters
Ensures valid parameters and syntax
Creates named macros and macro sets for easy reuse throughout
the help file
Browse Sequence Editor
Easily select and arrange topics into one or multiple browse
sequences
Automatically adds browse buttons to button bar
Navigate through browse sequences in test and edit modes
Window Editor
Create help windows with custom sizes, colors, buttons, and macros
Define size and position with drag-and-drop editing
Preview window as it will appear to end-users
Reviewer’s Comments
Create a "Review Comments" condition to mark text which will not
be built into the compiled help file
Search project for review comments
Printed Document Creation
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Create an RTF file without WinHelp codes for importing into any
word processor or document layout program
Select the topics and their order in the file
Collate popups as footnotes or as a glossary
Flag topics or topic content to be output to the printed document
only
Generate a table of contents, index, and page numbering
Document Import
Import formatted document files from any standard word processor
including Microsoft Word™, Word Perfect™ and FrameMaker™
Create topics on page breaks or on selected styles
Import styles from the document or map document styles to project
styles
Convert index entries to keywords
Help Project Import
Seamlessly import and export help projects to and from any help
authoring tool
Preserves formatting, styles, and topic ordering
Option to map imported styles to ForeHelp styles
Context Linking
Generate context numbers automatically for each topic and export a
context map file
Import context map files from C, C++, Visual Basic, and Pascal
applications
Adobe Captivate
Adobe Captivate (formerly RoboDemo) is an electronic learning tool
for Microsoft Windows which can be used to author software
demonstrations, software simulations, branched scenarios, and
randomized quizzes in .swf format. It can also convert Adobe Captivate
generated .swf to .avi which can be uploaded to video hosting websites.
For software simulations, Captivate can use left mouse clicks, key presses
and rollover images. Adobe Captivate 3 cannot simulate right mouse
clicks without editing the files that are generated, but with Adobe
Captivate 4, this is now possible.
Features
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Captivate builds and edits interactive software demonstrations,
simulations, podcasts, screencasts, games, program demos and lessons.
For software demos, it can either record in real time or use an event-
based screen capture that snaps a sequence of still images and then
builds mouse movement simulations to create the appearance of a
running program. By using Adobe Flash Tweening technology, Captivate is
able to create screencasts in a much smaller file size than needed for a
real full-motion screen capture movie.
Captivate users can edit Captivate presentations to add captions, clickable
hotspots, text entry boxes, rollovers, videos, etc. Authors can edit the
content (including mouse pointer path, position, image) and change the
timing for each item to appear and disappear. The hotspots can branch to
other slides in the presentation, or to outside webpages. E-
learning authors can also provide multiple levels of feedback using
multiple interactions per slide.
Captivate supports the import of still images, PowerPoint, video, .flv, and
audio tracks onto any Captivate slide.
Captivate also supports 508 compliant (Accessibility)
output, SCORM, AICC (CBT), and PENS (software) to track score data
in Learning Management Systems (LMS).
Multimode recording Save time and generate robust software
simulations with multiple learning modes in a single recording
session, including a demonstration of the procedure, a simulation
for practicing the steps, and an assessment.
Randomized quizzing and question pools Improve learner
assessments by randomly drawing questions from a set of question
pools. Shuffle the answer options for multiple-choice questions, so
that the answers are displayed in a different order each time. Share
question pools among multiple Adobe Captivate projects.
Rollover slidelets Provide additional just-in-time information on
Adobe Captivate 3 slides by displaying mediarich content including
images, text, audio, and video in a slidelet (a mini-slide within a
slide) when the learner moves the mouse over a specified area on
the slide.
XML export and import Simplify the localization process of
projects; export captions to a text or XML Localization Interchange
File Format (XLIFF) file. Import the translated text file into a copy of
the original project file.
Automated rerecording Quickly update content and automatically
rerecord entire procedures in most web applications after the user
interface is modified or localized (Internet Explorer® 6).
Animation effects Create learning content with support for
animated slide transitions and PowerPoint® animations. Import
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PowerPoint (PPT) files and retain many animation effects by
converting PowerPoint slides to SWF files.
Audio recording with preview Synchronize audio easily with
slides and timed objects. Record narration while previewing slides in
real time by going through them one by one or as a complete
project.
New question types Increase learning effectiveness with
specialized question types, such as sequencing and hotspots, and
matching dropdown lists.
Rich media support Record audio from system or through line-in,
in addition to microphone.
Full motion recording Record full motion movies in SWF format
that show detailed motion such as drawing/painting features and
drag/drop operations.
Streamlined workflow and usability enhancements: Work
faster with a wide variety of streamlined workflows and usability
enhancements:
o Find and replace
o Enhanced screen recording for capturing screen activity
o Real-time recording mode
o Improved learning management system (LMS) integration
o Reusing quiz slides
o Reducing SWF file size
o Branching view enhancements, such as slide grouping and
zooming
o New choices for adding captions and buttons
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