#31036
Looking At GUI Libraries: Spotlight On Infragistics
As a Graphical User Interface (GUI) programmer, I have many interface development tools to choose from. Over the years, my development environment changes to accommodate my needs. This often includes learning new languages and the tools that go with them.
Flowers, Natalie. Carolina Communique (2008). Articles>User Interface>Programming>Software
#20489
Tips and tricks for using Macromedia Dreamwaver - all versions. Get the most out of Dreamweaver with extensions, tools, and other tips.
Kyrnin, Jennifer. About.com. Resources>Web Design>Software>Dreamweaver
#20016
Resources for beginner, intermediate, and advanced Macromedia Flash developers. Learn about the tools and features, plus techniques for animation, interactivity, application design, drawing techniques, and more. Find free vector clip art, audio files, sound loops, FLA source files, and add-ons.
Chastain, Sue. About.com (1997). Design>Web Design>Software>Flash
#29320
Review: MadCap Flare and the RoboHelp Saga
This article is a review of presentations that Mike Hamilton gave at the Berkeley and East Bay STC chapters in December 2006. Hamilton also gave a presentation about MadCap Flare at the San Francisco chapter in August 2006.
Lufkin, Patrick. STC San Francisco (2007). Articles>Reviews>Software>Madcap Flare
#26979
Introduces how to use iMovie 5's 'Magic iMovie' feature to capture video from camcorder and record to DVD.
Jennings, Stephanie and Jennifer Phillips. Studio for New Media (2006). Articles>Multimedia>Software>Video
#18367
Make Maximum Use Of The Multiple Slide Master
Nearly every presenter knows the pain of having to merge presentations from different sources. In earlier versions of PowerPoint, such as 95, 97 and 2000, slides copied from another presentation were automatically reformatted by PowerPoint to reflect its current template design. This made it necessary to painstakingly reformat all the new slides, or to program links from one presentation to another, to make everything appear consistent. It was a time-wasting hassle. But with PowerPoint 2002 (also known as XP), the problem can now be easily solved. PowerPoint 2002 offers multiple slide masters, a feature that allows you to copy slides from different presentations and still retain their original formatting. Multiple slide masters also make it easy to design a variety of layouts within one template.
Terberg, Julie. Presentations (2002). Design>Graphic Design>Software>Microsoft PowerPoint
#30107
Make Your PDFs Work Well with Google (and Other Search Engines)
In Google's search results, and in the results of most other search engines, the listings of most PDF files appear at best unprofessional, and at worst, downright embarrassing.
Johnson, Duff. Adobe (2006). Design>Web Design>Software>Adobe Acrobat
#22772
Is there a way to take a regular PDF and make it searchable?
Rosenthol, Leonard. PDFzone (2004). Design>Information Design>Software>Adobe Acrobat
#21902
How can I reduce the size of several PDFs at once?
Rosenthol, Leonard. PDFzone (2003). Articles>Document Design>Software>Adobe Acrobat
#21894
Is there a quicker way of making screen PDFs from print-ready PDFs?
Miller, James. PDFzone (2003). Articles>Document Design>Software>Adobe Acrobat
#21859
If you thought gradients were just a matter of getting two colors together, take a look at how sophisticated they've become.
Alspach, Ted. Adobe Magazine (1998). Design>Graphic Design>Software
#30281
Managing Electrons For Fun And Profit: Technology For The Scientific Communicator 
Too much of the information on new technology tools is of little value to the scientific communicator. This session provides topic overviews and discussion of three topics: SGML, electronic networks, and specialized word processing software. Please note that these discussions are introductory; other ITCC presentations cover SGML and the Internet in more depth.
Gunn Bronson, Judith, Jeffrey L. Hibbard and Thomas C. Stickels. STC Proceedings (1994). Articles>Scientific Communication>Software>Word Processing
#29934
Markup PDF Pages with Drawings
Using Acrobat, PDF has been established as a popular and user-friendly medium for collaborative workflows. Not only can you add sticky notes or highlight text, you can even draw polygonal or freehand annotations. This tip explains how.
Shea, Dan. PlanetPDF (2007). Articles>Document Design>Software>Adobe Acrobat
#28361
This chapter ventures deeply into Microsoft heresy. A heretic is someone who preaches heterodoxy, or mixed doctrines. Unlike a lot of official MS and MVP speak, this topic advocates the usage of a certain feature that can be said to be generally considered as broken - Master Documents, or Masters. As so little information is forthcoming on this subject from other sources, yet many writers use them regularly because there is no other choice, it is fully covered here.
Hudson, Steve. TECHWR-L. Articles>Software>Style Guides>Word Processing
#25184
When merging a layer with the layer below John lost all of the effects applied to that upper layer. Answer: Don't merge?
Photoshop 911 (2004). Design>Graphic Design>Software>Adobe Photoshop
#18340
Merge Records With a Publication
Tired of copying and pasting when doing mass mailings? Take advantage of the new data merge feature in Adobe® PageMaker® to create form letters, envelopes, or mailing labels from records. The following steps show you how to use the data merge feature.
Adobe (2003). Design>Document Design>Software>Adobe PageMaker
#18298
Microsoft Active Accessibility 2.0 is a COM-based technology that improves the way accessibility aids work with applications running on Microsoft Windows operating systems. It provides dynamic-link libraries that are incorporated into the operating system as well as a COM interface and application programming elements that provide reliable methods for exposing information about user interface elements. By following accessibility design practices and using Microsoft Active Accessibility, you can make technology products for your customers with accessibility needs.
#22075
Some ways to find answers to your Office questions and solutions to your Office problems.
Young, Michael J. mjy Online. Resources>Writing>Software>Microsoft Word
#30800
Microsoft SQL Server 2008: Installation Made Easy
The article discusses the precaution thta one can take in installing the Microsoft SQL 2008 Sever (Developer Edition). Links to downloading a sample database with how-to note is also provided. Some of the initial problem solving in cleaning up the .NET miscellanea is discussed in this blog at : http://hodentek.blogspot.com/2008/01/you-were-cleaning-up-net-framework.html
Krishnaswamy, Jayaram. Packt (2008). Articles>Software>Databases>SQL
#27185
Microsoft Word 2004 Document Corruption
If your problem manifests with just one document (or a specific subset of documents), but not with all documents, it is probable that you’re suffering from document corruption. Symptoms may include weird page numbering (drag the thumb down the right vertical margin and watch the page number counter – it will go crazy when you pass a corruption) infinite repagination, incorrect document layout and formatting, unreadable characters on the screen, hangs or crashes when you load or view a particular file. Such corruption is generally carried in the very last paragraph mark in a document, which is the marker for a hidden container in which Word stores all document properties including formatting information.
McGhie, John and Beth Rosengard. Word MVP Site, The (2005). Articles>Word Processing>Software>Microsoft Word
#28732
Microsoft Word 2007's Mail Merge with a SQL Anywhere 10 Database
SQL Anywhere 10 database and Microsoft Word 2007 are the latest software from the respective companies. This step-by-step tutorial not only shows how you can merge a mail document from customer information in a Sql Anywhere 10 database, it also shows how you may work with the database. If you are a office worker using 'Office' products this is a must article for you.
Krishnaswamy, Jayaram. OfficeUsers.org (2007). (Afrikaans) Articles>Software>Databases>SQL
#28794
Mike Hamilton Gives Flare Demo to the STC Suncoast Chapter
Mike Hamilton from Madcap Software visited the Suncoast chapter in Tampa, Florida, and presented on Flare. In this presentation, he talks about the story behind RoboHelp and Macromedia/Adobe (this blew my mind). He also provides a lot of inside detail on Flare.
Hamilton, Mike and Tom H. Johnson. Tech Writer Voices (2007). Presentations>Documentation>Software>Madcap Flare
#21855
The truth about PageMaker's not-so-secret life in the office.
Nordling, Tamis and Wendy Katz. Adobe Magazine (1998). Design>Document Design>Software>Adobe PageMaker
#30365
Below are some tips for formatting tables or reports. Your formatting should be consistent throughout your document.
Leigh, Heather. Crazy for Words (2007). Articles>Word Processing>Software>Microsoft Word
#27595
Moving from Unstructured to FrameMaker Plus DITA
This page provides some answers to the question 'What resources would you recommend for someone moving from unstructured Frame to Frame+DITA?' Carla Martinek, Translation Coordinator/Editor, started making this list in response to a CMS question on the FrameMaker+DITA listserv, and thought it would be worth sharing.
KeyContent.org (2006). Resources>Document Design>Software>Adobe FrameMaker
