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Adobe Technical Communication Suite - Integration

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APIs and SDKs

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Blogzilla: Why Blogs Are The Monster In The Business Closet

Building your Author-it Project

Case Study - Nuclear Power, DITA and FrameMaker

Challenges of Creating Documentation for Mobile Devices

Choosing the English That’s Right for You

Comparing DITA Support in XMetaL and FrameMaker

Content Convergence

Content Feedback Methods

Content Oriented Architectures

Creating a Clear Message

Creating Quality Content with Open Source Tools

Creating Visual Training Using MadCap Mimic

Customizing HTML in Author-it

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Featured Presentation - Sustainable XML for Publishing Applications

Four Features That Matter When Choosing a Help Authoring Tool

Games to Explain Human Factors

Getting Up-to-Speed on Eclipse User Assistance

How To Leverage More When Writing For A Global Audience

Keynote: The Next Generation Home Digital Experience

Lean Instructional Design for Today’s Competitive Environment

Leveraging the DITA Community

Leveraging Web 2.0 and Cloud Computing with Adobe Software

Localization Makes Strange Bedfellows

MadCap Flare - An Introduction to Topic Based Authoring

MadCap Flare - Content Control and Publishing Techniques

MadCap Flare - Controlling Document Look and Feel with CSS

Modular Content Projects

Navigating the Vendor Maze

No Metrics, No Quality

Paths to Success

Practical Uses for DITA

Principles of Web Operations Management

Producing Quality Documentation In An Agile Development Environment

Proving DITA Success in a Small Shop Environment

Quality Documentation Through Collaboration

Reaching Untapped Markets in the US

Read, Write, Remix

Reuse and Conditionality in Author-it

Should You Call It A Wiki, Or A Collaborative Work Space?

Social Media in Organizational Communication

Success Factors for DITA Adoption with XMetaL

The Changing Face of TechComm and the Society for Technical Communication

The Right Tool for the Right Job for the Right Output for the Right Audience

The Shape of Information

The Truth about Content (and its Management)

Theory of Constraints and Project Management

Understanding Author-it Concepts

Using Adobe FrameMaker

[Case Study] EMC

[Case Study] How Suite It Is

Session Details

Building your Author-it Project

Speaker: Kendra Carter
Time: 1:30 PM - 5:00 PM   Date: October 29
Track: Pre-Conference Workshops
Experience level: All levels
Laptop computer required for this session

Students should bring a laptop preloaded with Author-it. A trial version can be downloaded at http://www.author-it.com/index.php?page=freetrial
Now you have the basic concepts, it is time to put this into practice and see what Author-it can do! This workshop will take you through the process of planning and building your first Author-it project and will cover:

• Planning for printed and online documentation
• Handling images and graphics
• Defining standards and conventions
• Building the document structure
• Adding content
• Adding graphics
• Reviewing content
• Release states and workflow
• Publishing to print
• Creating a help file