Let's talk about DITA maps!

How do you use maps? Are they simply deliverables–a construct for your output–or do you use them for other purposes too? In this talk, we talk about all that maps have to offer.

• Key Concepts: dita, dita keys
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• Venues: Single-Sourcing Exclusive

XML Saves Lives

I know it sounds dramatic, but it's not hyperbole. If your business is regulated or has strict standards applied, XML is critical and quickly becomes a strategic advantage! XML gives you several advantages over desktop publishing that can help address…

• Key Concepts: arbortext editor, arbortext styler, regulated industries, xml authoring
• Filed under: Presentations
• Venues: PTC Arbortext User

Tools and Development: Courtship, Commitment, and Relationship Goals

The demands for content creation and delivery today often necessitate far more than the simple desktop publishing programs of the 80s and 90s. Instead, companies must invest in a full content ecosystem that might include authoring tool, content management system,…

• Key Concepts: dita, dita keys
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• Venues: Single-Sourcing Exclusive

Inside Out or Outside In

From the company’s perspective, it is important to clearly document and describe how each of the functions and features work. From the users perspective it is important they understand how to use the technology to benefit themselves. The challenge for…

• Key Concepts: dita, dita keys
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• Venues: Single-Sourcing Exclusive

The Art of Minimalism

When is a little too little and when is too much too much? Answering this question can lead to confusion and frustration for writers. If you are feeling this way, you are not alone. But what can the arts teach…

• Key Concepts: dita, dita keys
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• Venues: Single-Sourcing Exclusive

Topic Writing Without Borders

The average person is hit with approximately 105,000 words a day. That’s 23 words every second in a twelve-hour day. Add in images and sound, and now we’re talking 34 gigabytes a day! This is the person who comes to…

• Key Concepts: dita, dita keys
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• Venues: Single-Sourcing Exclusive

Using Warehouse Files to Improve the Overall Findability of Your DITA Content

Can a comprehensive index be created in a modern DITA XML publishing environment made up of hundreds of tiny files? And how can an editor and indexer be incorporated into the DITA environment for better consistency and findability of content?…

• Key Concepts: dita, dita keys
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• Venues: Single-Sourcing Exclusive

How to hack repetitive publicity tasks and get your life back!

Is your social media a series of bursts that happen when you remember to do it? Do you throw the same message into the void (as if every audience and every channel was the same) and hope for the best?…

• Key Concepts: dita, dita keys
• Filed under: Presentations
• Venues: Single-Sourcing Exclusive