Re: Interactive documentation

["CL T" <straylightsghost -at- gmail -dot- com>]

Captivate (or a program like it) is great for Interactive Manuals (I've
built many). The less is more principal works well for me in these projects.
I make a series of smaller segments and bind them together.

Do NOT forget to storyboard and script it...very helpful.


-Collin



On Wed, Dec 3, 2008 at 3:16 PM, Rick Stone <rstone75 -at- kc -dot- rr -dot- com> wrote:

> Hi Shannon
>
> I use a combination of Adobe RoboHelp HTML and Adobe Captivate.
>
> As far as skill set, you need to define more clearly exactly what it is
> you wish to accomplish. Just saying "Interactive Manuals" could mean a
> whole plethora of things.
>
> Cheers... Rick :)
>
> Shannon Wade wrote:
> > Our company is looking at creating interactive manuals to supplement our
> paper copies.
> >
> > What experience do any of you have with this transition? What software do
> you use? What skill set do you hire for to execute these projects?
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