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FrameMaker 7.2 Template Eval and Clinic

by Matt Sullivan 09.01.2010 FrameMaker

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FrameMaker to RoboHelp Integration Clinic

by Matt Sullivan 09.01.2010 FrameMaker

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TCS Integration Webinar Recording

by Matt Sullivan 08.06.2010 FrameMaker

Adobe’s Technical Communication Suite 2.5 has a wealth of options for content reuse and single source publishing. This 90 minute webinar recording gives you an overview of one of roundpeg inc’s specialties: FrameMaker to RoboHelp Integration. Watch as Matt Sullivan, roundpeg’s director of training explains the concept of single sourcing print and online help output. This [...]

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FrameMaker Webinar Recording

by Matt Sullivan 07.06.2010 FrameMaker
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Adobe FrameMaker Workflow and FrameMaker 9 Interface Presented by Matt Sullivan, roundpeg’s director of training on July 1, 2010 This 90 minute webinar has 3 sections, roughly 30 minutes each: Using FrameMaker for book publishing, and intro to the FrameMaker 9 interface Examples of FrameMaker features FrameMaker workflows and FrameMaker options  for PDF and help system [...]

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Free webinar series from roundpeg inc.

by Matt Sullivan 06.27.2010 Captivate

roundpeg hosts roughly 60 minute free webinars on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month. They provide an overview of the technology, rather than the hands-on training experience of our classroom and e-learning training. These webinars are a great way to introduce new folks to base concepts or help with approvals for training budgets. Jump to registration for Flex [...]

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Linking Frame files with complex conditional text to RoboHelp

by Matt Sullivan 06.08.2010 FrameMaker
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When your FrameMaker projects rely heavily on conditional text, you may find it easier to manually control conditions rather than having RoboHelp manage it automatically. This artlcle walks you through that decision and explains the setting necessary.

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ePub output

by Matt Sullivan 05.11.2010 FrameMaker

Here’s a couple of quick ways to generate ePub, compatible with ebook readers like iPad and Kindle ePub From FrameMaker or RoboHelp  If your content is in FrameMaker, I recommend using the TCS2 integration workflow to single source your content into RoboHelp. (see From there, you can extend the range of your FrameMaker output options [...]

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roundpeg to represent Adobe at STC Summit

by Matt Sullivan 04.29.2010 FrameMaker

Adobe has again chosen Matt Sullivan, roundpeg’s director of training, as one of three industry experts to represent them at this year’s Society for Technical Communication Summit in Dallas, TX on May 2-5, 2010. Adobe will be spotlighting their Technical Communication Suite software, which (among other things) includes integrated versions of FrameMaker, RoboHelp and Captivate. Stop [...]

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Controlling RoboHelp output with a FrameMaker template

by Matt Sullivan 03.25.2010 FrameMaker

Recently I had a client come across a solution to a few formatting issues when working with linked FrameMaker 9 documents in RoboHelp 8. Of course, the linking feature is only available when these two applications are installed as part of the Adobe Technical Communication Suite 2 package. Linking is not possible when the applications [...]

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The FrameMaker Character Palette Utility

by Matt Sullivan 03.09.2010 FrameMaker

Character Map is in a clumsy subdirectory Microsoft: Could you find a more obscure path for this?! It seems that every time I ever needed the Windows Character Map I struggled to find it! When teaching a FrameMaker class recently, I was gently reminded of the utility in Frame that means I never have to search [...]

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