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  * STORY:  Talking about SnagIt 6.3 - new version (NEW)
  * Young Writers Program - Plea for Donations for Scholarship Fund
  * ANNOUNCE: Techwriter tshirts, mugs, mousepads, and lunch boxes
  * FRAMEMAKER SEMINARS -- Florida + Los Angeles 
  * STORY:  New release!  Get SnagIt 6.3! 
  * INTERESTING: Software 7 Helen: the JavaHelp Authoring Tool 
  * ANNOUNCE: Web-based COACHING PUTS YOU WITH AN ePUBLISHING EXPERT!
  * ANNOUNCE: LavaCon Keynote Speaker Announced 

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STORY:  Talking about SnagIt 6.3 - new version

Dan the technical writer was incredibly intimidated.  He'd agreed to go on
a blind date, and now he was sitting next to a woman that was not only
extremely attractive, but smart, funny and nice.  He didn't know how he
was going to get through dinner.

"So, Dan, I know you're a technical writer.  What's going on in the field
of tech writing?" she asked.

Dan thought of all the issues discussed in detail on TECHWR-l.  He thought
of his day-to-day frustrations and accomplishments.  He thought of how
well 'Dilbert' portrayed his job.  He thought . . . he realized he wasn't
speaking and she was beginning to look anxious.

"SnagIt," Dan blurted.  "SnagIt is the screen capture tool I use - along
with seven million other users.  It's particularly useful to technical
writers, since you don't have to crop, you can annotate, and you can send
your captures anywhere."

"In fact," he rushed, "SnagIt 6.3 just came out - now you can output in 16
additional file formats and use Edge Effects which make every screenshot
look professional.  I use it every day," he finished.

"SnagIt . . . I think I've heard of that before," she responded, seemingly
interested.

"Well, if you ever want to, you can try it free for 30 days," he said,
happy to be conversing in a normal fashion.

Over dinner, their talk turned from work, to backgrounds, to personal
thoughts about the future. While finishing her drink she said, "So, SnagIt
free for 30 days?  I'm glad you'll be around to see me through the
evaluation process . . . at least."

Dan silently toasted his technical writing tool, SnagIt.  He'd never come
up with a better ice breaker.

Try SnagIt for free at www.techsmith.com. 

07/29/03-08/05/03
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Young Writers Program - Plea for Donations for Scholarship Fund

I am asking for charitable donations for a children's educational 
program, the Great Valley Writing Project, part of the National 
Writing Project. Every year they have summer writing camps for 4th 
and 5th grade children. It is a half-day, two-week intensive 
writing workshop that teaches all aspects of creative and 
professional writing. The children are selected by teacher 
recommendation--a reward for excellence and interest in writing.

The camps have always been free. This year, due to state budget 
cuts, the camps will cost $250 per child. This price will prove an 
insurmountable barrier for some of the families whose children were 
recommended to attend. Therefore, the Great Valley Writing Project 
needs donations to fund scholarships for those children. 

Here are the contacts for the project:
Carol Minner, Director: lccrminn -at- aol -dot- com
Randee Harcrow, Project Assistant: rharcrow -at- csustan -dot- edu
Great Valley Writing Project: http://www.csustan.edu/gvwp/

Kevin Cheek, cheek1 -at- sbcglobal -dot- net

07/27/03-08/03/03
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ANNOUNCE: Techwriter tshirts, mugs, mousepads, and lunch boxes

Tired of seeing all the great shirts for techies on thinkgeek.com?
Sick of your one oversized men's RTFM tshirt?

http://www.cafeshops.com/techspeak  gives you more choices.

Finally, there are shirts (for men *and* women), lunchboxes,
mousepads, calendars, clocks, and more
for technical writers, arguably the group with the most to say
about the Dilbertian state of tech, and best able to say it.

http://www.cafeshops.com/techspeak

Slogans include the following: more are added frequently.

*   "Tell Me About Typos When the Software Works."
*   The technical writer coat of arms: manuals, Adobe, the
    perennial role as a software band-aid, and RTFM -- in Latin.
*   "It's Not About the Commas."
*   "The Edit is Due Back at Noon Friday. Or I Eat Your Liver."


07/25/03-08/01/03
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FRAMEMAKER SEMINARS -- Florida + Los Angeles
Instructor: Shlomo Perets, http://www.microtype.com/training.html

FRAMEMAKER TEMPLATE DESIGN Seminar
* Orlando, Florida: November 3-4
* Los Angeles, California: November 6-7

For advanced FrameMaker users; packed with information, tips &
tricks to make template planning, design and maintenance easier.
New! Participants receive a license for CudSpan's TemplateMapper
plug-in for FrameMaker/Windows as part of the course materials.
[http://www.microtype.com/training/FMTemplateDesign.pdf]


FRAMEMAKER-TO-ACROBAT ADVANCED TECHNIQUES Seminar
* Palm Beach, Florida: October 30-31 (FrameUsers Conference)
* Anaheim, California: November 8-9 (PDF Conference)

For experienced users of FrameMaker and Acrobat who want to
create and maintain high-quality, interactive Acrobat PDF files
[http://www.microtype.com/training/FM2AcrobatAdv.pdf]


07/24/03-07/31/03
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STORY:  New release!  Get SnagIt 6.3!

Dan the technical writer was excited about the task before him.  Someone
on
the TECHWR-l list had asked his favorite question: "What's the best screen
capture program?"

He composed his posting very carefully, and wrote:

I use SnagIt, the leader in screen capture software.  In fact, today 
TechSmith released a new version!  SnagIt 6.3 boasts:

1. Edge Effects - Use a Drop Shadow, Torn Edge, Wave Edge or Faded Edge to
add a stylish and distinctive look to your screenshots.

2. 16 New File Formats - This makes a total of 23 file formats in which
you
can save and export screenshots.

3. Excel Add-In - Place SnagIt right in your Excel toolbar.

Dan read over his words and posted the message.  He could barely believe 
he'd found the time to write it.  After all, he had a lot of exploring to
do
in the new version.

"Sleeping, eating, working - all will fall by the wayside!" Dan declared,
"For there is a new version I must conquer . . . and all of screen 
capture-dom will be mine!"

Take control of your own screen capture needs!  Download a free 30-day 
evaluation of the latest and greatest version of SnagIt at 
www.techsmith.com/download/snagitdefault.asp.

07/24/03-07/31/03
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INTERESTING: Software 7 Helen: the JavaHelp Authoring Tool

Software 7 Helen: Help Authoring Tool totally focused on JavaHelp
  - Helen can import existing JavaHelp projects
  - Helen offers a project consistency check and a link checker
  - Comfortable graphical installer, allows to setup a complete 
    working environment within a few minutes
      * Including JavaHelp
      * Including Java Runtime
  - Integrates well with your existing tools
  - Create reliable full-text search without pain 
  - Wizard and Advanced mode: Get best of both worlds
      * Easy-to-use Wizard: no learning curve
      * Advanced mode: tweak the advanced settings
  - Will support JavaHelp 2 soon

What authors say about Helen: 
    http://www.software7.biz/Feedback/feedback.html
Download the free trial version from 
    http://www.software7.biz/Download/download.html

07/21/03-07/28/03
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ANNOUNCE: Web-based COACHING PUTS YOU ONE-ON-ONE WITH AN ePUBLISHING
EXPERT!

WebWorks Publisher, along with Adobe FrameMaker and M.S.Word
have the capacity to make your ePublishing life much easier
than ever before. But first you have to know how to gain
every time- and labor-saving advantage these tools have to
offer. Now you can learn exactly what you need to know by
working one-on-one with your own personal coach in an interactive
web environment from the comfort of your office. This new
WebWorks Coaching service gives you the opportunity to gain
advanced skills in any one of these ePublishing technologies.

Just call (512) 719-3399 ext. 503 or e-mail coaching -at- webworks -dot- com
to learn more about how WebWorks Coaching can help you.

07/17/03-07/25/03
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ANNOUNCE: LavaCon Keynote Speaker Announced

Deirdre Murr, head wrangler of Walt Disney Imagineering's documentation
division, has signed on to deliver the keynote address at LavaCon.

De, a popular public speaker and innovator in the field of technical
communication management, will be offering new and practical approaches on
how to flourish during challenging
times:  http://www.lavacon.org/Program_keynote.htm


Do you have too much to do and not enough resources to get it done? 
Attend
LavaCon and learn how to get the support you need and the recognition you
deserve.  Register today at: http://www.lavacon.org/Program_register.htm


LavaCon 2003: How to Flourish in Challenging Times
www.lavacon.org
888-378-2333


07/15/03-07/22/03
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