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Content Oriented Architectures
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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 Web 2.0 and Cloud Computing with Adobe Software
Localization Makes Strange Bedfellows
MadCap Flare - An Introduction to Topic Based Authoring
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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
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 Truth about Content (and its Management)
Theory of Constraints and Project Management
Session Details
[Case Study] How Suite It Is: Creating Multimedia Documentation and Training with the Adobe Technical Communication Suite
Speaker: Donna ReynoldsTime: 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM Date: October 31
Track: Training
Experience level: All levels
With the release of the Adobe Technical Communication Suite, “single sourcing” took on new meaning. Where it once seemed almost magical to create print, web, and PDF products from a single source file, the Adobe Technical Communication Suite added video, 3D graphics, and Help capabilities to the mix.
The Technical Communication Suite had been announced but not released when ImaCor LLC began developing their echocardiography hardware and software documentation. They were intrigued by the possibilities of an integrated application suite and gambled on the software sight unseen. The bet paid off. In addition to the print manual required for FDA approval, the ImaCor documentation project yielded:
- An interactive PDF-based user manual with 3D graphics and video components
- Product spec sheets with 3D graphics
- An embedded software Help system with video components
- A web-based Help system with video components
- PDF and web-based training and marketing materials with 3D and video components
This presentation looks at the real-world trials and triumphs of employing the Adobe Technical Communication Suite to produce a broad range of materials in multiple media. Specifically, it considers:
- Project planning
- Skills development
- Learning resources
- Lessons learned
Join me in exploring how the Adobe Technical Communication Suite promotes new levels of creativity and unprecedented effectiveness in technical and instructional materials.
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