Hi, Donna:
The mechanics, as Gillian noted, once you develop a reliable process
stream, don't add much effort to creating the output.
However, if your requirements for content that's appropriate for help
differ from content that's appropriate for your other delivery
formats, you'll need to learn to mark the content for each, and
process the outputs appropriately. Again, the hardware and software
tools can do this without getting tired, but the authors need to be
mindful of each audience and delivery method while developing the
content.
You might want to post also to the lists at techwr-l.com, and the
help authoring tools list, http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hatt, for
opinions on help authoring effort, practices, etc.
HTH
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Regards,
Peter Gold
KnowHow ProServices
At 12:49 PM -0600 4/11/06, Donna Bodner wrote:
Hello. I work in Framemaker version 7.1, soon to upgrade to 7.2. I
am toying with the idea of creating online help for some
applications that are currently documented in Framemaker as
unstructured files. This documentation is complex, and on average
the Frame files vary anywhere from 50 to 800 KB (over 4,000 files
for just one version). I am wondering what applications other Frame
documenters use to create online help? Also, were additional
employee resources needed in order to handle the task of online help
in addition to the normal documentation work load?
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