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* ANNOUNCE: So you want to know about running a tech comm company?
* STORY: SnagIt's pixel-by-pixel editing grid - and romance
* TRAINING: FRAMEMAKER 7 & XML -- Rochester, New York USA
* JOB: Technical Writer Needed in Central New Jersey
* Workshop: Paperless PDFs: Designing for the Screen
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REMINDER: WinWriters Conference Discussion List Now Available!
Are you attending (or thinking of attending) the WinWriters
Conference (February 16th through 19th, in Seattle, Washington)?
The WinWriters Conference Discussion List will be available
from January 6th through February 28th, 2003. This list,
sponsored by Bright Path Solutions (http://www.travelthepath.com/)
is an unmoderated list, and provides conference-goers with a
forum to discuss the upcoming conference, travel and get-together
plans, and other related topics.
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ANNOUNCE: Welcome Lingo Systems as a New TECHWR-L Annual Sponsor!
Join us in welcoming Lingo Systems (http://www.lingosys.com/)
as a new Silver-level TECHWR-L Annual Sponsor!
Lingo Systems specializes in managing large and complex
technical translation projects and providing customized
localization services. Committed to providing on-time
delivery, Lingo Systems services more than 50 target
languages.
Lingo Systems offers a variety of services relevant
to technical writers' needs. Lingo Systems can localize
software, translate training materials, localize Web
sites, and translate documentation. Serving the computer
hardware and software, manufacturing, medical and dental
device, and training industries for more than 10 years.
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ANNOUNCE: Something you need to know about running a tech comm company?
Are you thinking about starting your own consulting practice or tech comm
company?
If so, LavaCon: The International Conference on Technical Communication
Management is for you! Come to LavaCon and learn about:
* How to transition from contractor to business owner
* How to write contracts and LOAs
* How to transition from selling YOUR services to selling
YOUR COMPANY'S services
* How to deal with difficult clients
* More!
Early registration rates are still available. See www.lavacon.org for
details.
STORY: SnagIt's pixel-by-pixel editing grid - and romance
Dan the technical writer sifted through the bowl of Valentine's Day
conversation hearts that sat on the break room table.
"Dear one - Hot stuff - Be mine - Sweet talk," he read off the hearts. As
he eyed an attractive technical writer across the room, he lamented the
fact that these pieces of pastel sugar just weren't capturing his
feelings.
With one last glance, he returned to his desk. As he began working with
SnagIt - the leading screen capture tool - he marveled at its enhanced
capture preview window. The pixel-by-pixel grid allowed him to select
just one area of the screen, zoom in and apply the effect, with precision,
just to that area.
Dan gave a sudden start. "If I just told her," he thought . . . Dan
quickly created a card introducing SnagIt and the pixel-by-pixel editing
feature to the technical writer he admired. What better way to express
his feelings than by sharing his favorite technical writing tool?
"SnagIt - Screen capture - Auto Scroll - Web capture," he thought. When
were candy manufacturers going to make some conversation hearts that
really spoke to him?
"Candy makers!" he bellowed. "Emblazon them on sugar as they are
emblazoned on my mind!"
TRAINING: FRAMEMAKER 7 & XML -- Rochester, New York USA
FrameMaker 7 and XML Class registration closes soon!
Learn to set up structured applications in FrameMaker, import and export
XML with Adobe Certified Expert Kay Ethier. This intensive 2-day
QuickStart training class is offered only in Rochester, NY on February
28-March 1, 2003. The class covers:
+ Authoring in structure with FrameMaker
+ The power of EDDs and DTDs, how to modify structure
+ Adding structure to existing, unstructured FM files
+ Round-trip XML. in FrameMaker
Registration fee includes workbooks and post-training support. Seating is
limited to 12, to ensure personal attention. Current STC members $475;
non-STC members $600. To register, download the form at http://www.resourx.com/learning.htm, email Dorothy Hoskins at mailto:info -at- textenergy -dot- com, or call 1.585.750.3118.
JOB: Technical Writer Needed in Central New Jersey
Responsibilities include:
revising compliance documents;
supporting Production and QC operations; assuring that
proposed changes are documented, defined and reviewed for
impact on equipment qualification, process validation and
compliance; revising impacted documents and creating new
documents; managing draft documents through the review,
approval and distribution process.
Requirements: 4- 6 years experience in pharmaceutical/
medical device manufacturing, packaging or quality control.
Thorough knowledge of regulatory requirements for production
operations and documentation. Strong oral and written
communication skills. Working knowledge of MS Office.
Experience in Documentum is preferred.
Workshop: Paperless PDFs: Designing for the Screen
STC Montreal Presents "Paperless PDFs: Designing for the Screen"
When: Thursday, March 27, 2003 from 10:00 to 16:00.
Where: Montreal, Quebec.
ENHANCE YOUR MARKET VALUE by designing documents your
Customers will love. Join seasoned presenter Jim Royal
for a full-day workshop, and learn how to use Adobe Acrobat
to design screen and user-friendly electronic documentation.
- Choose the right fonts, colors, and page layout.
- Create true electronic books and embed video and Flash.
- Insert hyperlinks & popups and build dynamic navigation.
Learn from four workshop presentations that show you how to
build complex interactive documents from scratch --
with all sample projects included on a take-home CD.
Early-bird registration is still in effect!
$150 Canadian (about $98 US) for STC members
$175 Canadian (about $115 US) for non-members
For details, visit
<http://www.stc-montreal.org/paperless_pdf/index.html>
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