FrameMaker 2015 First Look
June 2, 2015: Today Adobe publicly announced FrameMaker 2015, part of the Adobe Technical Suite (2015 release). And for me this version is a big deal. Big enough to get me moving on an update to my FrameMaker reference book (shipping later this month) and big enough to merit a FrameMaker Electronic Publishing online course (also debuting in June…
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7 Steps to Effective Screencasts
Thanks to everyone in OCSTC for coming out to see my presentation on effective screencasting. I was honored to see a fairly large turnout. Thanks also to Michael Opsteegh for suggesting the session for his Long Beach State tech writing students! The session was lively, and I think I went about 25 minutes over my expected…
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RECAP: Producing Effective Tech Comm Video class – Week 1 of 6
Interested in doing better tech comm videos? I teach a six-week course for the Society of Technical Communication that can help! This video is a recap of what we discussed.Thanks to everyone who helped fill this STC course to capacity! If you’re interested in attending the next session, please Rate, Comment, and Subscribe. Then, check…
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Mobile PDF commenting workflow in FrameMaker 12
For the 2014 STC Summit (the annual Society for Technical Communication national conference) Adobe asked me to do a presentation on the FrameMaker mobile PDF review workflow available in FrameMaker 12. I thought to myself, “Hmm, marking up a PDF on a phone/tablet, then transposing those edits back into a FrameMaker file…Even if you could do it, I’m…
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