by Doris Beetem
Adobe Spotlight: Adobe Tech Comm Newsletter
The Adobe Tech Comm Newsletter summarizes recent resources on Adobe’s Tech Comm Central: http://blogs.adobe.com/techcomm/.
Tech Comm Central provides information on products such as FrameMaker and RoboHelp and on important technical writing concepts (structured content, agile, DITA, etc.
This email newsletter includes:
- News items—including notes on conferences and events, campaign microsites, and announcements on educational partnerships
- Webinars and Videos—primarily on FrameMaker and RoboHelp
- Blogs—from both Adobe personnel and guest bloggers
- White papers
A few announcements from the February newsletter:
Upcoming Webinars:
5-Part Series: Everything you Need to Know About FrameMaker
featuring Bernard Aschwanden of Publishing Smarter
Registration for this 5-Part Series requires an Adobe.com membership login and password.
The series runs from February 27, 2015 – May 14, 2015. The next upcoming sessions are:
- Session 3: Plan, Write, Publish. Using FrameMaker XML Author
Tuesday, April 21, 2015 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM US/Pacific - Session 4: Back to basics. Tips and trips for unstructured FrameMaker
Tuesday, May 5, 2015 – 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM US/Pacific
I don’t know whether recordings of earlier sessions will be available.
Webinar Recordings:
- FrameMaker: How to Write your Own ExtendScripts, Part 1
- Write your Own FrameMaker ExtendScript, Part 2
- Adding Sizzle to Your RoboHelp Projects
- Advanced Autonumbering in FrameMaker
- I Had No Idea RoboHelp Could do THAT! (Round 2)
- Keeping it Clean – Ways to Streamline Content in RoboHelp
You can read blog articles about some of these webinars at:
- FrameMaker: How to Write Your Own FrameMaker ExtendScripts, Part 1
- Write Your Own FrameMaker ExtendScripts, Part 2
- Adding Sizzle to Your RoboHelp Projects
- RoboHelp 11 Update Released (RH 11.0.4)
- FrameMaker 12 Update Released (12.0.4)
- I Had No Idea RoboHelp Could do THAT! (Round 2)
- Keeping it Clean“ Ways to Streamline Content in RoboHelp
Latest Videos
These focus on new enhancements in FrameMaker from the V12.0.3 upgrade
- How to Close Multiple Pods in RoboHelp
- How to Easily FIND Topics in RoboHelp
- How to View One Topic at a Time in RoboHelp
- How to View One Topic in a Split-Screen with RoboHelp
- How to Open Related Topics in RoboHelp via Keyboard Shortcut
- How to Swiftly Duplicate Text/Graphics in RoboHelp Sans Copy/Paste
Whitepapers
- “Beyond PDF“ Move to Smaller Screens with Adobe FrameMaker 12 by Maxwell Hoffmann
- “Reducing Translation and Publishing Costs” by Maxwell Hoffmann
- “Database Publishing with Adobe FrameMaker” by Tammy Halter
- “Ten Reasons to Structure Your Content” by Scott P. Abel and Emma C. Hamer
- “Towards an Agile Authoring Methodology” by Ellis Pratt
- “Changing Paradigms in Technology and Communication” by Ray Gallon and Neus Lorenzo
