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* ANNOUNCE: TECHWR-L Annual Sponsorships Now Available (NEW)
* ANNOUNCE: Developing a Single-Source Strategy (NEW)
* ANNOUNCE: SnagIt and Camtasia Updates, Live Demos
* JOB: Technical Writer Needed in Muncie, Indiana
* ANNOUNCE: Indexing Skills Workshop for Technical Communicators
* TOOLS: ForeHelp Premier 2001, including .mif Support
* TRAINING: Building HTML-Based Help with Macromedia Dreamweaver
* TRAINING: XML Training! New online courses in Tech writing!
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ANNOUNCE: TECHWR-L Annual Sponsorships Now Available
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from the technical communication community can now help
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ANNOUNCE: Developing a Single-Source Strategy for Information
Development and Delivery
Hosts: JoAnn Hackos of Comtech Services and Ben Martin
of JD Edwards
Event: Joint single-sourcing seminar
Where: JD Edwards headquarters in Denver
When: December 6, 7, and 8
During the three-day program, you will
* examine the benefits of single-sourcing
* progress through the ten-step methodology
* work in the lab on a hands-on project
* meet with the people at JD Edwards involved in
single sourcing
You'll get the benefits of the full single-sourcing
workshop, along with the opportunity to try out a
sample project using the JD Edwards multilingual
content management system. You'll use the computer
laboratory with access to the structured writing tools,
the content repository, and the publishing (output)
system. You'll create components, assign metadata to
them, and build compound documents.
TechSmith's SnagIt and Camtasia software give you the power to
capture and edit anything you see on your PC screen, plus your
narration, and present it to anyone, anywhere, live! Look for us
at COMDEX, in Las Vegas, November 13-18. We'll be in the
Microsoft Partner Pavillion, Windows Media Technology Section!
Visit our web site to learn more and download FREE trial versions
of SnagIt and Camtasia. http://www.techsmith.com/twr
Individuals selected for this position will research, design,
produce and maintain printed and online technical documenation
for all divisions within the organization and assist the
Company with other documentation needs.
Refer to our website for company information:
www.ontariosystems.com
Resumes can be emailed to: andrea -at- ontario -dot- com
ANNOUNCE: Indexing Skills Workshop for Technical Communicators
presented by Lori Lathrop
Date: Friday, January 19, 2001
Location: Hyatt Regency Tampa, Two Tampa City Center,
Tampa, FL 33602
"An index is as important to your documentation as your
documentation is to the product." (Lori Lathrop)
This one-day workshop is for writers and editors who need
to create usable indexes for either printed or online documents.
Continental breakfast, lunch, and afternoon snack are included
with your registration fee. Early-bird registration (prior to 12/28/99)
- $269.00 / Late registration - $299.00.
To request a brochure for this workshop or to find out about
Lori's other upcoming workshops, contact LoriLathrop -at- compuserve -dot- com
(http://idt.net/~lathro19) or call 704-531-0021.
TOOLS: ForeHelp Premier 2001, including .mif Support
Try ForeHelp Premier 2001's Help-authoring tool set, including ForeHelp 5
and ForeHTML Pro 5. It's easy to learn, easy to use, doesn't depend
on MS Word(tm), offers FrameMaker(tm) .mif import capabilities and
reduces development time and hassles with its WYSIWYG, single-source
authoring environment.
If you're unsure, try ForeHelp's quick-start program to complete your
next online project, and you'll be hooked. Just download a ForeHelp
demo from http://www.forehelp.com; use the demo software to create
up to 20 topics per project; order a copy of ForeHelp, which comes
with free support; complete your project quickly and easily.
Existing project files (.mif, .rtf and other Help files) can be
opened in ForeHelp with ease, reliability and confidence.
Plus, ForeHelp provides the best value per dollar spent, comes with
a 30-day, no-questions-asked money-back guarantee and has
received user and industry recognition for ease of use, elegance and
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So, no matter how complex your Help projects are, ForeHelp can
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If you've got .mif, we've got the Help-authoring tool for you.
Don't fall behind when it comes to learning and developing
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TRAINING: Building HTML-Based Help with Macromedia Dreamweaver
Weisner Associates Inc. presents a hands-on seminar for documentation
managers, technical writers or software developers who want to leverage
the power of an industry-standard Web publishing tool to create online
user
assistance for Web, Java, or cross-platform applications.
Macromedia Dreamweaver has quickly become the industry standard for
developing robust, easy-to-maintain Web sites. Dreamweaver?s
extensibility, ability to generate HTML that works consistently on a wide
variety of browsers, and a strong focus on dynamic HTML can be harnessed
by technical writers and software developers to design and deploy
HTML-based
user-assistance.
After completing this course, you will be able to:
* Use Dreamweaver to create context-sensitive or stand-alone HTML-based
Help systems for Web, Java, or cross-platform applications.
* Use Dreamweaver features to efficiently manage large projects, and to
enhance the design and effectiveness of your Help systems.
You will receive a course workbook, sample exercises on CD, and a set of
customized Dreamweaver templates, library items, and style sheets that you
can use in your own projects.
Location: Orlando, FL
Date: December 7-8, 2000 (immediately following Influent?s InfoProducer
conference)
Cost: $895 ($100 discount for STC members)
TRAINING: XML Training! New online courses in Tech writing!
With 6 to 12 week online courses (4-6 hours/week) on topics in
Professional Technical Writing and XML Authoring, you can get "hands on",
instructor-led learning at your convenience!
Visit www.online-learning.com to get more information on our highly
regarded internet courses. New sessions start monthly? STC members
receive a 20% discount on course fees by mentioning their membership on
course registration.
Questions? Contact info -at- online-learning -dot- com -dot- Come see the future of
learning...
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