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* ANN: New training sessions at PDF Conference in Las Vegas (NEW)
* ANNOUNCE: SIGDOC 2002 in Toronto! Hotel cut-off is Sept 27th (NEW)
* STORY: The Job Interview and SnagIt
* ANNOUNCE: Frame Structured Document Boot Camp Hawaii
* ANNOUNCE: Learn structured Frame 7--in class or on your own
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ANN: New training sessions at PDF Conference in Las Vegas
FREE ADOBE AND ACTIVEPDF TRAINING CLASSES OFFERED AT PDF CONFERENCE
Phoenix, AZ, September 24, 2002 - Two leading PDF software companies will
offer free training sessions on their product lines during the November
PDF Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada. Adobe Systems, Inc. and activePDF
will hold the special training classes on Saturday, November 23rd, from
12:30 to 1:30 p.m.
Adobe Forms Designer Training
Saturday, Nov. 23, 12:30 - 1:30 p.m.
Adobe will offer a free one-hour, hands-on training session in Adobe Forms
Designer (formerly known as Adobe Accelio Capture Designer). Attendees
will learn:
~ how to create a Form from "scratch"
~ how to work with a scanned image
~ how to design from an Acrobat PDF form
~ how to add advanced form intelligence through scripting
Requirements: The session is limited to 25 registered attendees of the PDF
Conference. Each attendee must bring a laptop running Windows 98 or
higher. Adobe will supply the software to load, as well as a box lunch.
activePDF Toolkit Training
Saturday, Nov. 23, 12:30 - 1:30 p.m.
In addition, activePDF will offer a free one-hour training session for
their highly popular activePDF Toolkit product. This session will focus on
how companies can benefit from dynamic server-based PDF generation and
manipulation. Attendees will learn:
~ how to dynamically populate a PDF form template with information from a
database
~ how to stamp text and images and add page numbering
~ how to merge multiple PDF documents
~ how to add 40-bit or 128-bit encryption to ensure document security
~ how to add linearization (fast web view) to a PDF document
Requirements: The session is limited to 25 registered attendees of the PDF
Conference. Each attendee is required to have rudimentary knowledge of
Visual Basic and must bring a laptop running Windows NT, 2000 or XP.
activePDF will supply each attendee with a box lunch as well as an
activePDF T-shirt and evaluation CD.
Individuals may sign up for either of the special training classes at the
same time they register for the PDF Conference, either online at
www.pdfconference.com or by calling 1-877-278-2131. The upcoming
conference will be held Nov. 22-24, 2002, at the Alexis Park Resort in Las
Vegas, Nevada.
About PDF Conference: The PDF Conference, produced by DigiPub Solutions
Corp., is a skill enhancement event for creators of *.pdf (portable
document format). Held twice a year, it features over 30 sessions on all
aspects of creating and managing PDFs in government, enterprise,
educational and non-profit settings. For more information, contact
www.PDFconference.com or call toll free 1-877-278-2131.
ANNOUNCE: SIGDOC 2002 in Toronto! Hotel cut-off date is Sept 27th
SIGDOC 2002 in Toronto! Hotel cut-off date is Sept 27th - be
sure to book your room by Sept 27th to get the guaranteed room
and room rate of $208 Cnd (about $133 US, depending on exchange
rate).
This is an exciting conference with top notch award winners and
a strong program. Check the conference web site for more
information: http://www.acm.org/sigdoc/ and click on the conference link.
Tracy faced an interviewing committee of five people. They started with
questions about her past technical writing experience, her interests, and
her expectations for the job.
One man questioned, "We see from your resume that you're a proficient user
of SnagIt?"
"Oh yes," Tracy gushed, relieved that he'd asked about her favorite
program.
"SnagIt is an essential tool for a technical writer. Whenever I need to
capture graphics, I just use SnagIt - first, because I can define exactly
what I do and do not want to capture. Second, I can save my images in
various file formats. Third, I can use SnagIt Studio to annotate my
captures."
The committee asked to see some examples, which she quickly provided.
They didn't hide their admiration for her work.
As Tracy exited the interview, she thought, "They'd be fools not to hire
me. But even if they don't - it's never a waste of time when I get to
spread the word about SnagIt!"
ANNOUNCE: FrameMaker Structured Document Publishing Boot Camp in Hawaii
October 28-November 1, 2002
Island of Oahu
presented by Bright Path Solutions
This boot camp is normally $1800/person for the five-day class. For these
Hawaii dates only, the rate is $1475/person. If you have trained with
Bright Path Solutions before, the rate for these dates only is
$1200/person.
The rest of the story is:
Bright Path Solutions, a provider of FrameMaker training, has been
approached by a company in Hawaii that is seeking XML/SGML-related
FrameMaker training. This company has a small group to train and they are
interested in sharing costs with other students or another company. So
far, several students have contacted us but a few seats are still open.
Class participants receive about 1100 pages of materials, an XML book, and
access to 4 months of hotline support. Pricing does not include student
hotel/flight/expenses. The materials include coverage of FrameMaker+SGML
6 and Structured FrameMaker 7.
If you are interested in attending, please fill out our registration form
at http://www.travelthepath.com/pdf/regform.pdf and return it ASAP to FAX
919.474.9223. Seats are going fast!
ANNOUNCE: Learn structured FrameMaker 7--in the classroom or on your own
Puzzled by FrameMaker 7? Curious about structure?
Scriptorium Publishing can show you how to author in a structured
environment, create structured templates, and set up XML import/export. We
offer scheduled classroom training on structured/unstructured FrameMaker.
If you can't attend classroom training, learn on your own with a
workbook ($119) and FrameMaker 7: The Complete Reference ($41.99).
Workbooks provide practical hands-on exercises; the CD contains the
required files and animated screen shots with voice-overs.
The following workbooks are now available:
* Structured FrameMaker 7: Introduction to Authoring
* Advanced Structured FrameMaker 7: Building EDDs Workbook
* Unstructured FrameMaker 7: Accelerated Introduction
* Advanced Unstructured FrameMaker 7: Template Design Workbook
Training info: scriptorium.com/training/frame7train.html
Workbook info: scriptorium.com/books/frametrainingseries.html
Register for training/buy books: scriptorium.com/ic-bin/scriptorium
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