RE: Document Mapping

Subject: RE: Document Mapping
From: Melissa Nelson <melmis36 -at- hotmail -dot- com>
To: Keith Hood <klhra -at- yahoo -dot- com>, techwr-l List <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>
Date: Mon, 19 May 2008 11:42:12 -0400

I use Freemind too. You can download it off the net, just google Freemind Mind Mapping software...as the name suggests, it is free.

I also discovered a nice non-work use for it...it is great for making ancesteral charts if you are into genealogy. You can go back as many generations as you want, and it has a nice folding feature so you can view only what you want to view.

Melissa







> Date: Mon, 19 May 2008 08:36:22 -0700> From: klhra -at- yahoo -dot- com> Subject: Re: Document Mapping> To: techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> > I use a program called Freemind. I find it's really> useful for building outlines of documents so you can> decide how to chunk information. It lets you do branch> diagrams (decision trees) that can be color coded,> notes attached to each nodes, etc. You can use> different sizes and colors of fonts to indicate> information types according to DITA rules, and various> other things.> > Branches can be expanded or collapsed kind of like the> folder structure views in Windows Explorer. You can> also put in graphic links between items (topics) that> show logical relationships.> > And, Freemind will generate output as a text file or> in HTML. So you can use it to set up a skeleton> structure for a web site, then generate the files that> go into the site structure, complete with hyperlinks.> > --- "Hemstreet, Deborah" <DHemstreet -at- kaydon -dot- com>> wrote:> > > Hi All,> > > > I have a question: are there any tools out there to> > help someone do a> > graphical representation of documentation?> > > > We have some incredibly complex procedures with many> > supporting> > documents. My supervisor would like (and I think> > it's a nice idea), a> > graphical representation of how all of these> > documents relate to each> > other, as well as to the company as a whole. (with> > references to the doc> > numbers). Color codes could indicate the types of> > documents (policy vs> > procedure vs work instructions)> > > > This way, someone can, at a glance, see what is> > involved via charting> > and color coding what documents are needed to do> > something.> > > > Any thoughts or ideas?> > > > Thanks!> > > > Deborah> > > >> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^> > > > Create HTML or Microsoft Word content and convert to> > Help file formats or > > printed documentation. Features include support for> > Windows Vista & 2007 > > Microsoft Office, team authoring, plus more.> > http://www.DocToHelp.com/TechwrlList> > > > True single source, conditional content, PDF export,> > modular help.> > Help & Manual is the most powerful authoring tool> > for technical> > documentation. Boost your productivity!> > http://www.helpandmanual.com> > > > ---> > You are currently subscribed to TECHWR-L as> > klhra -at- yahoo -dot- com -dot- > > > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > > techwr-l-unsubscribe -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> > or visit> >> http://lists.techwr-l.com/mailman/options/techwr-l/klhra%40yahoo.com> > > > > > To subscribe, send a blank email to> > techwr-l-join -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> > > > Send administrative questions to admin -at- techwr-l -dot- com -dot- > > Visit> > http://www.techwr-l.com/ for more resources and> > info.> > > > > > > > > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^> > Create HTML or Microsoft Word content and convert to Help file formats or > printed documentation. Features include support for Windows Vista & 2007 > Microsoft Office, team authoring, plus more.> http://www.DocToHelp.com/TechwrlList> > True single source, conditional content, PDF export, modular help.> Help & Manual is the most powerful authoring tool for technical> documentation. Boost your productivity! http://www.helpandmanual.com> > ---> You are currently subscribed to TECHWR-L as melmis36 -at- hotmail -dot- com -dot- > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > techwr-l-unsubscribe -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> or visit http://lists.techwr-l.com/mailman/options/techwr-l/melmis36%40hotmail.com> > > To subscribe, send a blank email to techwr-l-join -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> > Send administrative questions to admin -at- techwr-l -dot- com -dot- Visit> http://www.techwr-l.com/ for more resources and info.>
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Create HTML or Microsoft Word content and convert to Help file formats or
printed documentation. Features include support for Windows Vista & 2007
Microsoft Office, team authoring, plus more.
http://www.DocToHelp.com/TechwrlList

True single source, conditional content, PDF export, modular help.
Help & Manual is the most powerful authoring tool for technical
documentation. Boost your productivity! http://www.helpandmanual.com

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References:
Document Mapping: From: Hemstreet, Deborah
Re: Document Mapping: From: Keith Hood

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