Text Mining: removing “Nuggets” of ambiguity from FrameMaker content

May 10, 2012 @ 11:33 PM, By Maxwell Hoffmann

On May 10th, we had an extremely informative webinar with guest John Smart, “Text Mining from Adobe FrameMaker: How to find lost Terminology in seconds.”  (Note: free Adobe account registration required to view this or any other on-demand webinar.) This webinar focused on how one of Smart Software’s tools (Text Miner)can be used to “mine” terminology read more…

Just a few words; improving Tech Comm Content via Simplified English

May 8, 2012 @ 3:47 AM, By Maxwell Hoffmann

We recently had two webinars by Simplified English thought leader, John Smart of SMART SOFTWARE. John’s company has created several products that enhance FrameMaker by simplifying content and making it consistent. Here are some highlights of useful guidelines for achieving readable, “unambiguous” English that is only open to one interpretation, be it via translation or read more…

Policy & Procedure webinar series with Raymond Urgo

May 2, 2012 @ 4:00 PM, By Parth Mukherjee

Adobe welcomes all Policy & Procedure (P&P) professionals to our webinar series with thought-leader and author, Raymond Urgo of Urgo & Associates. Raymond will offer three webinars that will discuss common mistakes in P&P content communication and the correct usage of templates. While the details of these webinars and the registration links are available here, a gist read more…

Part 2: Streamlining localization workflows using Adobe Tech Comm Suite tools, RoboHelp

May 2, 2012 @ 3:01 PM, By Maxwell Hoffmann

This is a sequel to our earlier blog, “Part 1: Streamlining localization workflows using Adobe Tech Comm Suite tools, FrameMaker,” which covered highlights from a White Paper released by Adobe at the GALA conference held in MONACO. This White Paper was authored by a team of authors from Globalization Partners International, based on content and read more…

Review: Top 10 Mistakes to Avoid when Starting a Help Project!

April 24, 2012 @ 10:11 AM, By Maxwell Hoffmann

Help and Documentation thought leader has written an excellent White Paper on “Th e top 10 mistakes to avoid when starting an online help project” available for download as PDF. Adobe had Neil as an eSeminar guest earlier this year, and you can view the recorded Webinar, “Confessions of an ‘Enlightened’ Mind – Top 10 read more…

A Review of Top 10 Trends Driving the Technical Communication Industry

April 20, 2012 @ 2:59 AM, By Maxwell Hoffmann

Adobe Tech Comm recently hosted an eSeminar with a guest speaker from the Branham Group, Christian Gravelle, Senior Technical Analyst, who authored a detailed White Paper on the “Top 10 Trends Driving the Technical Communication Industry.” Details on how to download the White Paper or view the recorded eSeminar are listed at the end of read more…

Software Latest Rates Adobe TechComm Suite 4.5 out of 5

April 18, 2012 @ 2:36 PM, By Parth Mukherjee

“If you are prepared to spend some time and effort learning how to use the tools contained in this comprehensive suite, you will be proud of the stunning results” – Gary McNeil and Grant Mundell in their review of Adobe Technical Communication Suite 3.5 Read the entire review here: http://en.calameo.com/read/000042061cb0fa5b264da Looking forward to making 5 read more…

Leading machinery manufacturer uses Technical Communication Suite to provide customers with easily accessible, onscreen technical documentation

April 18, 2012 @ 2:08 PM, By Parth Mukherjee

For the complete case study, click here: http://adobe.ly/y2eZny To try the Adobe Technical Communication Suite 3.5, click here: http://bit.ly/TRYTCS Otto Bihler Maschinenfabrik GmbH is a top industrial machinery manufacturer in Germany. The company partnered with document production consultancy SQUIDDS, which suggested the company leverage Adobe Technical Communication Suite and Adobe Creative Suite software to create read more…

Make Most of our Summer TechComm Webinar Gala

April 17, 2012 @ 4:23 PM, By Parth Mukherjee

Register for our upcoming webinars: http://adobe.ly/w3b1nars Watch our past webinar recordings on-demand: http://adobe.ly/0nd3mand ——————————————————————————————– Upcoming webinars: All webinars start at 10 AM PST Going global and mobile with Adobe FrameMaker, April 26 -  John Smart of Smart Communications, Inc, New York Enterprise Productivity Series by Tom Aldous: Enterprise Productivity Enhancements in RoboHelp 9 and RoboHelp read more…

Part 9: Reasons to upgrade from FM 7.x to FM 10: “Real” support for DITA

April 17, 2012 @ 7:55 AM, By Maxwell Hoffmann

Amongst the many compelling reasons for upgrading from FrameMaker 7.x to FrameMaker 10, real “out-of-the-box” DITA support would surely be near the top of the list. Although FrameMaker 7.x was a competent and potent structured editor in its day, it was developed before most major milestones in DITA development and approval were achieved. A timeline read more…