Captivate User Group?

2009-10-28 Thread barry.kief...@jeppesen.com
Is there a group like this just for Captivate? Like so many tech writers, I am asked at times to create tutorials and training materials. I have learned so much just monitoring this list, a captivate list would be the bees knees. Regards, Barry Kieffer Technical Writer Internet, Military,

Any advantage to upgrade-FM7.2 to FM9?

2009-09-30 Thread barry.kief...@jeppesen.com
I hope there is! It took a long time for me to convince my (engineering) manager to upgrade me from FrameMaker 7.2 (and RoboHelp 6) to Technical Communication Suite 2. Should have it in a few weeks. Regards, Barry Kieffer Technical Writer Internet, Military, and Consumer

Frame Maker 9 and some questions about its indexing and page limits

2009-08-04 Thread barry.kief...@jeppesen.com
The real problem with this is if you move all of your boxes and pods to the second monitor, and someone "borrows" your second monitor when you are in the rest room, when you get back you no longer have any FrameMaker 9 controls. > Finally, does anyone with FM use two screens? I am unhappy

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

Frame reference book

2009-02-09 Thread barry.kief...@jeppesen.com
Although outdated, my pick is "The Masters Series: FrameMaker 6" by Thomas Neuburger, published by Twelfth Night Books. This book is both a teaching aid and a fine reference. Hopefully a newer edition is available. I use Frame 7 so this book is all I need. Regards, Barry Technical Writer

PDF Documentation

2009-01-22 Thread barry.kief...@jeppesen.com
Our model is to supply help for online viewing, and a PDF that is optimized for printing. Barry