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Adobe FrameMaker 7.1: Fast Software for Long Documents
Producers of technical documentation have long sung the praises of Adobe FrameMaker, but other print designers may wonder what's the big deal. That may change with FrameMaker 7.1, which includes powerful QuarkXPress and PageMaker filters and whizzy conditional-text features.
Glinert, Susan. Creative Pro (2004). Design>Document Design>Software>Adobe FrameMaker
#27089
Adobe FrameMaker Autonumbering Examples 
Autonumbering had changed as new versions of FrameMaker have arrived. What worked in FrameMaker 5 might have broken in 5.5. This is due to changes Adobe made in the restart building blocks (request presentation). While our examples below use the maximum building blocks (meaning a little extra work), the result is numbering schemes that are more flexible for multiple versions of FrameMaker.
Bright Path Solutions (2004). Articles>Document Design>Software>Adobe FrameMaker
#14681
Wallia reviews the latest Adobe Web-authoring software.
Wallia, C.J.S. Intercom (2001). Design>Web Design>Software>Adobe GoLive
#26467
This InDesign class will give you the basics on which you can then develop further skills and become proficient at using this powerful layout program. Further articles will be written to develop some subjects that might need to be taken more in-depth.
Bruno, Elisabetta. About.com. Resources>Document Design>Software>Adobe InDesign
#14973
Get up to speed on some of the exciting new features in Adobe® InDesign® 2.0 with the following tutorials. Each consists of a Flash movie as well as step-by-step instructions and sample files for download, so you can follow along within InDesign. For demonstrations of key features, take a video tour in the InDesign 2.0 overview.
Adobe (2002). Design>Document Design>Software>Adobe InDesign
#14731
Wallia reviews the latest version of Adobe's desktop publishing software.
Wallia, C.J.S. Intercom (2001). Design>Document Design>Software>Adobe PageMaker
#18339
Links to numerous tutorials in Adobe PageMaker desktop publishing.
#22312
Adobe Photoshop CS Layer Effects
In this topic, you will apply Bevel and Emboss and Outer Glow effects to an Adobe Photoshop CS type layer.
Adobe (2004). Design>Graphic Design>Software>Adobe Photoshop
#22311
Adobe Photoshop CS Type Layers
In this topic, you will create a Photoshop CS type layer in which you will add and format type.
Adobe (2004). Design>Graphic Design>Software>Adobe Photoshop
#28056
Adobe Photoshop Power Shortcuts 
In Photoshop CS2, many of the shortcuts for the application menus, palette menus and tools can be customized using the Keyboard Shortcuts editor. Although this document mentions some of the more common editable shortcuts, it also provides additional functionality only accessible through using keyboard modifiers which can't be changed through the Keyboard Shortcut editor. Although this is not a completely comprehensive list of all of the keyboard shortcuts in Photoshop CS2, it is my goal to present the shortcuts and additional functionality that enable me to use Photoshop CS2 both more freely and efficiently.
Kost, Julieanne and Daniel Brown. Adobe Evangelists (2006). (Italian) Design>Graphic Design>Software>Adobe Photoshop
#22306
Adobe's Robert McDaniels Responds (Again) to Nielsen Criticisms of PDF
Many of the 'PDF Usability Crimes' Nielsen cites have nothing to do with Acrobat or PDF but are the result of poor design choices. Most of same arguments about poor navigation, large file sizes, and excessive text blocks can be used to describe poorly designed HTML as well. There are some very valid reasons for using PDF's online as opposed to HTML.
McDaniels, Robert. PlanetPDF (2003). Articles>Usability>Software>Adobe Acrobat
#29302
Adventures with OpenOffice and XML
In addition to being open source, saving as XML makes OpenOffice truly open. Aside from being open source, XML's self-documenting nature allows us to dive into the document format without having to dive into C++. And more significantly, XML allows us to use simple, free tools to manipulate the documents themselves. In this article we will examine the structure of the format.
Sergeant, Matt. XML.com (2001). Articles>Software>Word Processing>OpenOffice
#30772
Madcap Flare is one of the most powerful online help authoring tools on the market today. In this podcast, Paul Pehrson, MVP in the Madcap Software forums, talks about Madcap Flare in depth.
Pehrson, Paul and Tom H. Johnson. Tech Writer Voices (2008). Articles>Documentation>Software>Madcap Flare
#28063
Ever forget the exact location of a menu command in InDesign? You can use this tip to make your menu commands easier to locate.
Cole, Tim. Adobe Evangelists (2006). Design>Document Design>Software>Adobe InDesign
#24875
Altova Authentic: Tip of the Iceberg
Reviews Altova Authentic, a free, WYSIWYG, Windows-based, forms-based XML editor.
Wersan, Fred. Intercom (2004). Design>Information Design>Software>XML
#18817
Analysis of Tools Used in the UK by Technical Communicators
During March and April 2003, Cherryleaf carried out an online survey into the current trends in technical communication. One of the questions we asked was: Which software tools do you personally use to do your job? The respondents were able to select more than one tool from the list provided. We filtered our results to find the most popular software tools used by technical communicators in the UK.
Cherryleaf (2003). Articles>Research>Software>United Kingdom
#27069
Animations Combination: Exploding Effect
In this presentation, you will learn how to create an explode effect on pictures.
Tohlz, Shawn. PowerPoint Heaven (2005). Resources>Presentations>Software>Microsoft PowerPoint
#27070
Animations Combination: Leaf Motion Effect
In this tutorial, you will learn how to make the motion of a leaf moving in the wind. It can be easily done with the combinations of Motion Path, Spin and Swivel Effects.
Tohlz, Shawn. PowerPoint Heaven (2005). Resources>Presentations>Software>Microsoft PowerPoint
#20275
Applying Computer Analysis and Design Techniques to Document Component-Based Software
Facing the challenges involved in developing documentation for component-based software (for example, object-oriented technology, intelligent agents, and distributed computing) requires a documentation strategy based on the same processes and methodologies used by such technologies. These strategies need to be adapted to meet documentation, rather than coding needs. Developing this strategy now, as component-based technology is still maturing, will help technical communicators keep pace.
Bachmann, Karen L. and Ginger Doherty. STC Proceedings (1998). Articles>Documentation>Software
#21427
Arm-Wrestling the Photoshop Police
Adobe is shipping a 6.0 upgrade to Photoshop that, for many Mac users, proves unusable. We learned back in the 1980s that when you rake your legitimate users over the coals in the hopes of catching the occasional thief, you end up with a lot of really raked off users. Apparently, someone at Adobe has forgotten.
Tognazzini, Bruce. Nielsen Norman Group (2001). Articles>User Interface>Software>Adobe Photoshop
#27064
This blog will share with you guys about The Art of PowerPoint-ing, creating advanced and amazing animations, and many more!
PowerPoint Heaven (2005). Resources>Presentations>Software>Blogs
#25104
Ask Tony: Future of Microsoft CMS
Microsoft has in no way abandoned the web content management market.
Byrne, Tony. CMSwatch (2005). Articles>Content Management>Software
#19486
At Oracle, Simplicity Rules All
To jump-start revenue growth, Mark Jarvis has insisted that simplicity be the foundation not only of Oracle's marketing but also of its product development. Programmers, salespeople, and marketing staff now work closely to satisfy real customer problems, not just deliver glitz. On Nov. 18, Mark Jarvis spoke with BusinessWeek Online Technology reporter Jane Black about his plans to improve Oracle's fortunes. Here are edited excerpts from that conversation.
BusinessWeek (2002). Articles>Usability>Databases>Software
#28489
Audacity Tutorial: How to Record and Edit Audio with Audacity
Audacity is a free cross platform multi track audio editing program from Sourceforge.net. It will let you record, edit, and mix an unlimited number of tracks. Audacity runs on Windows (98 through XP), Mac OS X, and Linux.
Guides and Tutorials (2006). Articles>Documentation>Software>Audio
#19225
Auditing Software Tools for SENDA Compliance
This project has identified a number of tools that may be of use to the academic community. The starting point of this investigation was the W3C WAI web page that lists existing evaluation, repair, and transformation tools for Web Content Accessibility.
