Software Training — Course Outlines and Training Tips

Problem with RoboHelp 8.02 links from linked FrameMaker 9 files

January 29, 2010

RoboHelp has a great FrameMaker document linking feature…except for a few hiccups. While it’s fairly common to place cross references or hypertext markers (like links to email or to roundpeg.com) in the middle of paragraphs, the resulting processed RoboHelp topics give unexpected results. If the following sentence in a FrameMaker 9 document See roundpeg.com for more info. [...]

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Instructors Needed

January 28, 2010

1/28/2010: Currently we need San Francisco instructors for Flex, Flash, DreamWeaver, and InDesign classes. roundpeg schedules classes throughout the western US, with particular emphasis on our centers in Newport Beach San Francisco Because we are a development and services company, our instructors typically have excellent work experience software training presentation skills We run classes mainly [...]

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Checklist for FrameMaker to RoboHelp Crashes

January 27, 2010

Background on FrameMaker, RoboHelp, and TCS2 Integration Adobe’s Technical Communication Suite 2 (TCS2) has some amazing integration features. The implementation of these features is much more intuitive and stable than in the initial release of the TCS. However, folks (including me) still seem to experience crashes far too often. I suspect [...]

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Migrating to WordPress.org with Thesis framework

January 27, 2010

In an effort to make administration as easy as possible, and to be able to use this blog as a “sandbox” for other stuff like the roundpeg blog, I’ve migrated this content to its new site. It sits now at grafixtraining.com/wp, though that’s likely to change.

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FrameMaker Authoring Training Topics

January 27, 2010

Understand a typical FrameMaker workflow Explore the interface Use the paragraph catalog Use the character catalog Options for applying master pages Inserting variables Insert cross references Insert footnotes Insert graphics Strategy for graphic placement Insert Tables Strategy for table placement Filling with content Formatting table text Changing table formats Using table variables Conditional text Working [...]

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A great html and css resource

January 26, 2010

My favorite reference for obscure html and css advice!

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new roundpeg blog address

January 26, 2010

We’re now self – hosting using wordpress.org and the Thesis theme at http://blogs.roundpeg.com Check it out and let me know what you think!

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The Best Tech Comm Deal from Adobe You've Never Heard About…

January 26, 2010

NOTE: The ppt of this presentation is at http://blogs.roundpeg.com/2010/02/ocstc-presentation/ At the STC Summit in Philadelphia (and IIRC, coinciding with the release of Acrobat 9) RJ Jacquez, Senior Product Evangelist at Adobe (@rjacquez) showed me a cool new service from Adobe, payment for which is only submission of your email address. My reply to this: Really? [...]

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