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Making ePub Work

There are lots of tools that can generate an EPUB from various source formats, but often the resulting EPUB doesn't look so hot. Things often get even worse when you view that EPUB with a desktop reader. Using the layout…

What You Need to Know about Agile and Techcomm

When working in an agile environment, technical writers can face some challenges in planning, workload balancing, and execution. But writers can realize numerous benefits in this environment if they follow a few principles to stay flexible and fully engaged on…

Using Controlled Language to Improve Reuse and Global Readiness

Mindful and enlightened TCs working in a CMS environment maximize re-use and create global-ready content that meets their audiences’ needs while reducing costs and improving efficiency. Controlled Language, implemented correctly, can help you achieve these goals. However, many companies implement…

Are You Getting the Most Out of DITA Content Reuse?

DITA was built around the idea of content reuse, but many content creators are not maximizing reuse within their own documents. When DITA content is optimized for reuse, content creators can focus on writing new content, reduce localization costs, and…

How to Use Change Tracking in Arbortext

Arbortext Monster Garage, Season 3, Episode 13 Recorded: April 2012 In Arbortext, you can use the Change Tracking feature to track changes to text and markup. Change tracking facilitates collaboration with other authors and editors by highlighting changes and allowing…

Basic GIT Tracking for Day-to-Day Work

Everyone has heard of git, and most everyone has likely heard both good and bad things about git. And like most useful software, both are true. This 30 minute seminar will provide a quick overview of git concepts and how…

Preparing Legacy Help Projects for Responsive Design

Do you have legacy help projects whose content is still valid and that you’d like to make responsive? The latest releases of popular help authoring tools make it easy to make legacy projects responsive with just a few mouse clicks….

Working with DITA Maps in Arbortext

Arbortext Monster Garage, Season 3: Arbortext TC Dojo, Special S2 Recorded: October 2015 In Arbortext 7.0, creating, editing, and manipulating DITA maps is easy to do! In this TC Dojo: Arbortext Edition, we cover the basics for creating, managing, and…