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• Using Software Media Clips to Enhance Documentation & Training Materials
  Software documentation invariably include some screenshots to illustrate procedures. However, this is not sufficient in order to demonstrate the actual procedure, and the result is either wordy procedures trying to fill in the gaps between one screenshot and the next, or a procedure spanning across a number of pages, with a screenshot for each step. This may have been inevitable in the days of printed documents, but nowadays documents are often not even supplied in printed format, and many users prefer on-screen documentation. This is where the technical communicator can become more than a writer, take advantage of the added value of electronic documents, and add movie clips demonstrating the software processes and functions.
  In this course you will learn how to plan, script and storyboard your movie clip depending on the type of usage (training, online help, marketing materials, etc); how to record the workflow, edit the movie and add titles, callouts and captions; and how to integrate the movie into the documentation. In addition, the course discusses possible setups, common output formats and options, and the available tools in the market.
• Creating PDF Forms
  For Acrobat users who need to create or maintain electronic PDF forms. Topics include: overview of PDF forms; form field objects, properties and actions (including buttons, text fields, check boxes and radio buttons); enhancing form functionality with JavaScript; digital signatures; providing built-in help; submitting form data; form design principles; converting paper forms to PDF.
• Handling Graphics with FrameMaker
  For experienced FrameMaker users who have completed the Using FrameMaker course or have equivalent knowledge. Topics include: graphic formats, importing and integrating graphics in documents (print/PDF/HTML outputs), maintenance and troubleshooting techniques, colors, using FrameMaker's graphic tools.
  
• Technical Indexing with FrameMaker
  Indexing concepts & techniques (as applied to technical documentation); FrameMaker indexing-related features, techniques and add-ons.
• Better PDFs with FrameMaker-to-Acrobat TimeSavers
  How to improve and enrich PDFs authored in FrameMaker automatically & consistently using FrameMaker-to-Acrobat TimeSavers.
  Note: seminar fee includes one license for FrameMaker-to-Acrobat TimeSavers.
• Using FrameMaker (hands-on)
  For newcomers to FrameMaker experienced with word processing or desktop publishing programs, or for technical writers who have been using the software, who want to acquire a full, in-depth knowledge of FrameMaker. Intensive & fast-paced (computer per participant). Topics include: paragraph and character formats -- applying, creating and modifying; variables; cross-references; searching for and changing text, formats and objects; using FrameMaker templates; autonumbering; anchored frames; creating and editing graphics using FrameMaker drawing tools; importing graphic files; tables and table formats; master pages and pagination features; reference pages and referenced graphics; generating a table of contents, index and other lists; FrameMaker books.
• Structured FrameMaker: Authoring (hands-on)
  Topics include: setting up the work environment; Structure view; working with elements and attributes; validating a structured document.
• Structured FrameMaker: Developing EDDs & Other Tools (hands-on) 
  Topics include: document analysis; defining elements and formats; defining attributes; writing element definitions; handling unstructured legacy documents; generating and updating conversion tables; XML round-tripping.
• Single Sourcing with FrameMaker 
  For experienced FrameMaker users who want to take advantage of the single-sourcing potential of FrameMaker. Learn how FrameMaker can help you use the same source material in different forms and contexts: combine the same files in different FrameMaker books, use conditional text, text insets, special text (variables, cross-reference, autonumbering) and color views to create multiple product versions within one set of documents. You can also apply different templates to the same material so that online help and PDFs designed for screen reading can be automatically derived from the FrameMaker files with the correct formatting.
• FrameMaker Template Design
  For advanced FrameMaker users; packed with information, tips & tricks to make template planning, design and maintenance easier (note: seminar does not include software add-ons)
• Exploring FrameScript (hands-on) 
  FrameScript is a scripting language that lets you manipulate FrameMaker objects. Learn how to develop new scripts and adjust existing ones to automate common FrameMaker tasks.