Adobe Software

51 reasons to update FrameMaker 2017 to version 14.0.3.500

Regular Tech Comm Tools folks know that I always recommend updating Adobe products with their patch releases. The easiest way to check for updates and to update your software is to use the Help > Updates menu in any of your Adobe applications. As an Adobe Community Professional (forums.adobe.com) I often see issues resolved by simply…

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Tech Comm Tools Video Newsletter Vol 3 (Thanksgiving Edition)

Happy Thanksgiving from Tech Comm Tools! This week’s topics: Traveling to Stanford to see nephew’s first start against Notre Dame Second Edition of FrameMaker – Structured Authoring is complete TUTORIAL: Appendix numbering in FrameMaker TUTORIAL: Using MIF to speed modification of variable sets in FrameMaker Thanks as always to Adobe for sponsoring the Tech Comm Tools community…

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Video Newsletter vol 2

Hi all, I hope your week was as fun as mine! I got to pop into the LavaCon conference in Portland on Monday to catch up with some of my favorite tech comm folks. (and actually met quite a few of you face-to-face while I was there) Here’s my latest video newsletter, and show notes…

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Keeping FrameMaker in tip-top shape

Most applications have settings that, when combined, can confound both novice and expert users. This post is a running tally of things to check if (or when) your FrameMaker experience goes awry. It’s one of my pieces of cornerstone content. View the Cornerstone Content category to check out other key articles. Updated April 19, 2022…

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