Re: FREE SDL AuthorAssistant software for Adobe FrameMaker 9 users and Webinar

2009-04-08 Thread Suhas Murthy
Hi, I am looking forward to take the ACE exam in Framemaker 8.0. Can we download training materials and resources required to prepare for the ACE exam from Adobe.com? I did search for books and training materials from the following links below: http://www.adobe.com/misc/training.html

Re: FREE SDL AuthorAssistant software for Adobe FrameMaker 9 users and Webinar

2009-04-08 Thread Art Campbell
Suhas, One of the basic skills that people have to master to take an ACE exam is figure out how not to hihack threads on public forums and figure out how to start their own threads... Cheers, Art Art Campbell art.campb...@gmail.com ... In my opinion, there's nothing in this

Review Process for documents in HTML?

2009-04-08 Thread Beierle, Cecily
Our company uses FrameMaker to create documentation. Originally, we generated PDFs of the FM files, which we used for SME reviews and published on our intranet. Now we generate HTML from the FM files, using WebWorks. As part of the transition to HTML, we've changed our styles to be more

Framescript to remove all images (but leave the AFrames)

2009-04-08 Thread Yves Barbion
Hi Framers I've got a HUGE FrameMaker-file (880 MB!) which I converted from Word. Of course, all images are copied into document, which is the reason why it's so big. Does anyone have a Framescript he/she wishes to share which removes all images from the frames, but which also leaves the AFrames

RE: Definition? (Was: RE: Review Process for documents in HTML?)

2009-04-08 Thread Owen, Clint
Subject Matter Expert Clint Clinton Owen | Senior Technical Writer | Crane Aerospace Electronics | Telephone: +1 425-743-8674 | Fax: +1 425-743-8113 -Original Message- From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Lea Rush

Re: Definition? (Was: RE: Review Process for documents in HTML?)

2009-04-08 Thread Neeraj Jain
Hi Lea, SME = Subject Matter Expert   Your smile can help you clear all types of interviews Regards, N. Jain http://www.neerajjain8.com     From: Lea Rush l...@astoria-pacific.com To:

Re: Review Process for documents in HTML?

2009-04-08 Thread Art Campbell
Just to clarify something If all the content is in Frame, I'm not understanding how output from Frame source to a PDF would differ from output to HTML. Which means, I think, why can't your SMEs continue to review in Acrobat since it has much stronger review and comment tools? Or if there is

Technical Writing Certificate

2009-04-08 Thread seawin22
Hello Framers: Would someone please recommend a couple of online certificate programs that I can take to become a technical writer? What is the best online writing course available?? Thanks from a Newbie! ___ You are currently subscribed to

RE: Review Process for documents in HTML?

2009-04-08 Thread Beierle, Cecily
Some of the differences between the PDF and the HTML are: Under the chapter, there's empty space, because the first heading starts on a new page; in HTML, the mini-TOC will fill in that space. Some graphics imported into the FrameMaker are not completely visible (too large to fit reasonable on

RE: Technical Writing Certificate

2009-04-08 Thread Syed.Hosain
In addition to courses, I would highly recommend buying and reading this book: http://www.scriptorium.com/books/techwrite101.html Plus, Scriptorium also has on-line courses on FrameMaker and technical writing: http://www.scriptorium.com/training/class_techwrite101.html. It is not a certificate

RE: Technical Writing Certificate

2009-04-08 Thread Barry.Kieffer
Portland State University has a Masters in Technical Writing. ~Barry Kelly McDaniel kmcdan...@pavtech.com Sent by: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com 04/08/2009 10:16 AM To seawi...@aol.com, framers@lists.frameusers.com cc Subject RE: Technical Writing Certificate None of the

RE: Technical Writing Certificate

2009-04-08 Thread Martinek, Carla
My alma mater, Michigan Technological University, offers an undergraduate in Scientific and Technical Communication (which is what I majored in many years ago...) and a Masters in Rhetoric and Technical Communication. See http://www.hu.mtu.edu/ Minnesota State University @ Mankato offers both a

RE: Technical Writing Certificate

2009-04-08 Thread Martinek, Carla
Sigh... Please forgive the grammatical blunder. I forgot to delete both when I went back and added the certificate to the list of options that MSU offers. -Original Message- From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Martinek,

Re: Framescript to remove all images (but leave the AFrames)

2009-04-08 Thread Klaus Mueller
Hello Yves, Does anyone have a Framescript he/she wishes to share which removes all images from the frames, but which also leaves the AFrames intact? Find attached the script RemoveGraphicInsets.fsl that removes all copied graphics from the current document. Optionally it deletes also

RE: Technical Writing Certificate

2009-04-08 Thread Daniel Doornbos - PTU
Dear Seawin22, Last Year, I completed my Tech Writing Certificate from UC Santa Cruz. Their material is very useful on the job, but not all courses are online. http://www.ucsc-extension.edu/ If I had an extra US$25K, I would skip the certificate and get a MA Tech Writing Degree. There are

RE: Technical Writing Certificate

2009-04-08 Thread Kelly McDaniel
Sheesh! I feel so parochial. Thanks for the good info. -Original Message- From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Kelly McDaniel Sent: Wednesday, April 08, 2009 12:16 PM To: seawi...@aol.com; framers@lists.frameusers.com

RE: Technical Writing Certificate

2009-04-08 Thread Kelly McDaniel
Yeah, I stand very well corrected...best regards. -Original Message- From: Richard Melanson [mailto:rmelan...@spirecorp.com] Sent: Wednesday, April 08, 2009 2:14 PM To: Kelly McDaniel; seawi...@aol.com; framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: RE: Technical Writing Certificate I would like

Conditional text in index markers

2009-04-08 Thread de Rouck, Tom (Gent)
Hello Framers, In Framemaker 8.0p277, does anyone know if it is possible to apply conditional text to a part of the text in an index marker? I want some of the text only to display in my online help version, so I have a condition PDF and one online-only. thanks for your help! regards, Tom

Metrics for converting FrameMaker documents to Word

2009-04-08 Thread Saunders, Ian
Hi, Does anyone have a set of metrics that they use to estimate the time required to convert a FrameMaker 8 document to an MS Word equivalent? My experience has been that saving a Frame file to rtf is fairly quick, with reasonable conversion of text and layout. But after that you need to do

RE: Technical Writing Certificate

2009-04-08 Thread Lies, Bob
Hello, The Minnesota State University, Mankato offers undergraduate and graduate Technical Communication degrees with the option of completing all course work online. http://english.mnsu.edu/techcomm/tcugcert.htm The school also has strong ties to the STC. Bob Lies Technical Communications

RE: Technical Writing Certificate

2009-04-08 Thread Richard Melanson
I would like to politely disagree. I have a Certificate from Northeastern U. in Boston and it has served me very well. I am fortunate enough to have a strong technical background so maybe that is why the Certificate has been more than enough for me when job hunting. I have included some links

RE: Conditional text in index markers

2009-04-08 Thread Fred Ridder
Tom De Rouck asked: In Framemaker 8.0p277, does anyone know if it is possible to apply conditional text to a part of the text in an index marker? I want some of the text only to display in my online help version, so I have a condition PDF and one online-only. No, it is not possible to

RE: Conditional text in index markers

2009-04-08 Thread Martinek, Carla
Not an option, as far as I know. Instead, I would create two separate index markers and conditionalize them. Use of a plugin such as MarkerWorker might help you in maintaining the content of markers like this. -Carla -Original Message- From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com

Re: Conditional text in index markers

2009-04-08 Thread Scott Prentice
Our MarkerTools plugin allows you to add variables to marker text. This adds some overhead to your workflow, but it does provide a conditional-like functionality .. http://leximation.com/tools/info/markertools.php Cheers, ...scott Scott Prentice Leximation, Inc. www.leximation.com

RE: Conditional text in index markers

2009-04-08 Thread Fred Ridder
Oops, sorry, misread the original question. Mever mind... -FR Tom De Rouck asked: In Framemaker 8.0p277, does anyone know if it is possible to apply conditional text to a part of the text in an index marker? I want some of the text only to display in my online help version, so I

RE: Metrics for converting FrameMaker documents to Word

2009-04-08 Thread Combs, Richard
Saunders, Ian wrote: Does anyone have a set of metrics that they use to estimate the time required to convert a FrameMaker 8 document to an MS Word equivalent? Sorry, I can't help with that part. Will any third-party tools simplify the job? That I can help with: get Mif2Go

Re: Metrics for converting FrameMaker documents to Word

2009-04-08 Thread Writer
According to my coworker (who has more experience with this using Mif2Go software), worse possible scenario is a day of work for such a document. She hasn't tried it by saving the files as RTF directly from FrameMaker, but Mif2Go outputs to RTF files. Too bad that Word's master/subdocument

RE: Technical Writing Certificate

2009-04-08 Thread Reid Gray
Kelly's post was a real motivator. Terrific information. I hope somebody is tabulating it! How about professional writing programs? That might be useful information as well. Reid From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com on behalf of Karen L. Zorn

RE: Technical Writing Certificate

2009-04-08 Thread Martinek, Carla
The other option is that if you are an STC member, you have access to their academic database. http://www.stc.org/academic/index.aspx You can search by type of degree, state/location, and online offerings. 39 institutions listed on the STC database offer online degrees or certificates. -Carla

RE: Technical Writing Certificate

2009-04-08 Thread Kelly McDaniel
You know, I have never been afraid to be absolutely wrong on any given statement. Sometimes, it's the action that triggers folks to respond with good information. I have often been mistookened for stoopid. Thanks for thinking motivation. -Original Message- From:

Re: Framescript to remove all images (but leave the AFrames) SOLVED

2009-04-08 Thread Yves Barbion
Hi Klaus Thank you very much. It works great! IOU. Cheers -- Yves Barbion • Managing Director • Adobe-Certified FrameMaker Instructor www.scripto.nu • skype: yves.barbion • T: +32 494 12 01 89 On Wed, Apr 8, 2009 at 7:54 PM, Klaus Mueller muelle...@web.de wrote: Hello Yves, Does

Re: Framescript to remove all images (but leave the AFrames)

2009-04-08 Thread Jeremy H. Griffith
On Wed, 8 Apr 2009 18:25:00 +0200, Yves Barbion yves.barb...@gmail.com wrote: I've got a HUGE FrameMaker-file (880 MB!) which I converted from Word. Of course, all images are copied into document, which is the reason why it's so big. Does anyone have a Framescript he/she wishes to share which

FREE SDL AuthorAssistant software for Adobe FrameMaker 9 users and Webinar

2009-04-08 Thread Suhas Murthy
Hi, I am looking forward to take the ACE exam in Framemaker 8.0. Can we download training materials and resources required to prepare for the ACE exam from Adobe.com? I did search for books and training materials from the following links below: http://www.adobe.com/misc/training.html

FREE SDL AuthorAssistant software for Adobe FrameMaker 9 users and Webinar

2009-04-08 Thread Art Campbell
Suhas, One of the basic skills that people have to master to take an ACE exam is figure out how not to hihack threads on public forums and figure out how to start their own threads... Cheers, Art Art Campbell art.campbell at gmail.com "... In my opinion, there's nothing in this

Review Process for documents in HTML?

2009-04-08 Thread Beierle, Cecily
Our company uses FrameMaker to create documentation. Originally, we generated PDFs of the FM files, which we used for SME reviews and published on our intranet. Now we generate HTML from the FM files, using WebWorks. As part of the transition to HTML, we've changed our styles to be more

Definition? (Was: RE: Review Process for documents in HTML?)

2009-04-08 Thread Lea Rush
Hi, Revealing exactly how primative our documentation process is, would someone mind explaining what SME means? TIA, Lea _ Lea Rush Software and Documentation Specialist Astoria-Pacific International PO Box 830 Clackamas OR 97015 PH: 800-657-3010 FAX:?

Framescript to remove all images (but leave the AFrames)

2009-04-08 Thread Yves Barbion
Hi Framers I've got a HUGE FrameMaker-file (880 MB!) which I converted from Word. Of course, all images are "copied into document", which is the reason why it's so big. Does anyone have a Framescript he/she wishes to share which removes all images from the frames, but which also leaves the

Definition? (Was: RE: Review Process for documents in HTML?)

2009-04-08 Thread Owen, Clint
Subject Matter Expert Clint Clinton Owen | Senior Technical Writer | Crane Aerospace & Electronics | Telephone: +1 425-743-8674 | Fax: +1 425-743-8113 -Original Message- From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Lea

Definition? (Was: RE: Review Process for documents in HTML?)

2009-04-08 Thread Neeraj Jain
Hi Lea, SME = Subject Matter Expert ? Your smile can help you clear all types of interviews Regards, N. Jain http://www.neerajjain8.com ? ? From: Lea Rush To: framers at

Review Process for documents in HTML?

2009-04-08 Thread Art Campbell
Just to clarify something If all the content is in Frame, I'm not understanding how output from Frame source to a PDF would differ from output to HTML. Which means, I think, why can't your SMEs continue to review in Acrobat since it has much stronger review and comment tools? Or if there is

Definition? (Was: RE: Review Process for documents in HTML?)

2009-04-08 Thread Combs, Richard
Lea Rush wrote: > Revealing exactly how primative our documentation process is, would someone > mind explaining what SME means? Subject matter expert. HTH (hope this helps)! :-) Richard Richard G. Combs Senior Technical Writer Polycom, Inc. richardDOTcombs AT polycomDOTcom 303-223-5111

Technical Writing Certificate

2009-04-08 Thread seawi...@aol.com
Hello Framers: Would someone please recommend a couple of online certificate programs that I can take to become a technical writer? What is the best online writing course available?? Thanks from a Newbie!

Technical Writing Certificate

2009-04-08 Thread Neeraj Jain
Go for BrainBench certification in Tech Writing. Just visit www.brainbench.com for more info. ? Your smile can help you clear all types of interviews Regards, N. Jain http://www.neerajjain8.com ? ? From:

Review Process for documents in HTML?

2009-04-08 Thread Beierle, Cecily
Some of the differences between the PDF and the HTML are: Under the chapter, there's empty space, because the first heading starts on a new page; in HTML, the mini-TOC will fill in that space. Some graphics imported into the FrameMaker are not completely visible (too large to fit reasonable on

Definition? (Was: RE: Review Process for documents in HTML?)

2009-04-08 Thread Lea Rush
OK! Many thanks to the amazing number of people who were willing to help me with that little thing. I think I have a fair aproximation of the number of people on this list now. ;) Sincerely, thank you all again, Lea _ Lea Rush Software and Documentation

Technical Writing Certificate

2009-04-08 Thread syed.hos...@aeris.net
In addition to courses, I would highly recommend buying and reading this book: http://www.scriptorium.com/books/techwrite101.html Plus, Scriptorium also has on-line courses on FrameMaker and technical writing: http://www.scriptorium.com/training/class_techwrite101.html. It is not a

Technical Writing Certificate

2009-04-08 Thread Kelly McDaniel
None of the technical writing certificates that I know about are worth the investment. To evaluate a certificate, investigate how widely it is used by those in the field, and by those hiring in the field. IMHO, the better approach is a technical writing degree, even an associate's degree has more

Review Process for documents in HTML?

2009-04-08 Thread Combs, Richard
Beierle, Cecily wrote: > Our company uses FrameMaker to create documentation. Originally, we > generated > PDFs of the FM files, which we used for SME reviews and published on our > intranet. Now we generate HTML from the FM files, using WebWorks. As part > of > the transition to HTML, we've

Technical Writing Certificate

2009-04-08 Thread barry.kief...@jeppesen.com
Portland State University has a Masters in Technical Writing. ~Barry "Kelly McDaniel" Sent by: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com 04/08/2009 10:16 AM To , cc Subject RE: Technical Writing Certificate None of the technical writing certificates that I know about are worth the

Technical Writing Certificate

2009-04-08 Thread Martinek, Carla
My alma mater, Michigan Technological University, offers an undergraduate in Scientific and Technical Communication (which is what I majored in many years ago...) and a Masters in Rhetoric and Technical Communication. See http://www.hu.mtu.edu/ Minnesota State University @ Mankato offers both a

Technical Writing Certificate

2009-04-08 Thread Martinek, Carla
Sigh... Please forgive the grammatical blunder. I forgot to delete "both" when I went back and added the certificate to the list of options that MSU offers. -Original Message- From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of

Framescript to remove all images (but leave the AFrames)

2009-04-08 Thread Klaus Mueller
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Technical Writing Certificate

2009-04-08 Thread Daniel Doornbos - PTU
Dear Seawin22, Last Year, I completed my Tech Writing Certificate from UC Santa Cruz. Their material is very useful on the job, but not all courses are online. http://www.ucsc-extension.edu/ If I had an extra US$25K, I would skip the certificate and get a MA Tech Writing Degree. There are

Technical Writing Certificate

2009-04-08 Thread Kelly McDaniel
Sheesh! I feel so parochial. Thanks for the good info. -Original Message- From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Kelly McDaniel Sent: Wednesday, April 08, 2009 12:16 PM To: seawin22 at aol.com; framers at

Technical Writing Certificate

2009-04-08 Thread Kelly McDaniel
Yeah, I stand very well corrected...best regards. -Original Message- From: Richard Melanson [mailto:rmelan...@spirecorp.com] Sent: Wednesday, April 08, 2009 2:14 PM To: Kelly McDaniel; seawin22 at aol.com; framers at lists.frameusers.com Subject: RE: Technical Writing Certificate I

Conditional text in index markers

2009-04-08 Thread de Rouck, Tom (Gent)
Hello Framers, In Framemaker 8.0p277, does anyone know if it is possible to apply conditional text to a part of the text in an index marker? I want some of the text only to display in my online help version, so I have a condition "PDF" and one "online-only". thanks for your help! regards, Tom

Metrics for converting FrameMaker documents to Word

2009-04-08 Thread Saunders, Ian
Hi, Does anyone have a set of metrics that they use to estimate the time required to convert a FrameMaker 8 document to an MS Word equivalent? My experience has been that saving a Frame file to rtf is fairly quick, with reasonable conversion of text and layout. But after that you need to do

Technical Writing Certificate

2009-04-08 Thread Lies, Bob
Hello, The Minnesota State University, Mankato offers undergraduate and graduate Technical Communication degrees with the option of completing all course work online. http://english.mnsu.edu/techcomm/tcugcert.htm The school also has strong ties to the STC. Bob Lies Technical Communications

Technical Writing Certificate

2009-04-08 Thread Richard Melanson
I would like to politely disagree. I have a Certificate from Northeastern U. in Boston and it has served me very well. I am fortunate enough to have a strong technical background so maybe that is why the Certificate has been more than enough for me when job hunting. I have included some links

Conditional text in index markers

2009-04-08 Thread Fred Ridder
Tom De Rouck asked: > In Framemaker 8.0p277, does anyone know if it is possible to apply > conditional text to a part of the text in an index marker? > I want some of the text only to display in my online help version, so I > have a condition "PDF" and one "online-only". No, it is not possible

Conditional text in index markers

2009-04-08 Thread Martinek, Carla
Not an option, as far as I know. Instead, I would create two separate index markers and conditionalize them. Use of a plugin such as MarkerWorker might help you in maintaining the content of markers like this. -Carla -Original Message- From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com

Conditional text in index markers

2009-04-08 Thread Scott Prentice
Our MarkerTools plugin allows you to add "variables" to marker text. This adds some overhead to your workflow, but it does provide a "conditional-like" functionality .. http://leximation.com/tools/info/markertools.php Cheers, ...scott Scott Prentice Leximation, Inc. www.leximation.com

Conditional text in index markers

2009-04-08 Thread Fred Ridder
Oops, sorry, misread the original question. Mever mind... -FR > Tom De Rouck asked: > > > In Framemaker 8.0p277, does anyone know if it is possible to apply > > conditional text to a part of the text in an index marker? > > I want some of the text only to display in my online help version,

Metrics for converting FrameMaker documents to Word

2009-04-08 Thread Combs, Richard
Saunders, Ian wrote: > Does anyone have a set of metrics that they use to estimate the time > required to convert a FrameMaker 8 document to an MS Word equivalent? Sorry, I can't help with that part. > Will any third-party tools simplify the job? That I can help with: get Mif2Go

Metrics for converting FrameMaker documents to Word

2009-04-08 Thread Writer
According to my coworker (who has more experience with this using Mif2Go software), worse possible scenario is a day of work for such a document. She hasn't tried it by saving the files as RTF directly from FrameMaker, but Mif2Go outputs to RTF files. Too bad that Word's master/subdocument

Technical Writing Certificate

2009-04-08 Thread Reid Gray
Kelly's post was a real motivator. Terrific information. I hope somebody is tabulating it! How about professional writing programs? That might be useful information as well. Reid From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com on behalf of Karen L. Zorn Sent:

Technical Writing Certificate

2009-04-08 Thread Martinek, Carla
The other option is that if you are an STC member, you have access to their academic database. http://www.stc.org/academic/index.aspx You can search by type of degree, state/location, and online offerings. 39 institutions listed on the STC database offer online degrees or certificates. -Carla

Technical Writing Certificate

2009-04-08 Thread Kelly McDaniel
You know, I have never been afraid to be absolutely wrong on any given statement. Sometimes, it's the action that triggers folks to respond with good information. I have often been mistookened for stoopid. Thanks for thinking "motivation." -Original Message- From:

Framescript to remove all images (but leave the AFrames)

2009-04-08 Thread Jeremy H. Griffith
On Wed, 8 Apr 2009 18:25:00 +0200, Yves Barbion wrote: >I've got a HUGE FrameMaker-file (880 MB!) which I converted from Word. Of >course, all images are "copied into document", which is the reason why it's >so big. > >Does anyone have a Framescript he/she wishes to share which removes all