Tag Archives: Technical Communication Suite

Adventures with the New Technical Communication Suite from Adobe (mostly RoboHelp 7 and Captivate)

Rob Houser’s recent article in Writers UA, “What’s New in RoboHelp 7?“, is a thorough, insightful article I highly recommend. After reading his review, I thought I’d post a few notes from my experiences with the same. (For more about Rob, see his site.) This past month I’ve been heavily using the RoboHelp 7 and Continue Reading »

Sample Integration of Captivate Screen Demos in RoboHelp Hotspots

I made a help file showing a sample integration of Captivate with Robohelp, specifically showing screen demos inside hotspots. I like that the screen demos hide so nicely. (The content of the demos is not what I’m showing here, but if you’re totally new to Audacity, you might find them helpful as a basic intro.) Continue Reading »

Thoughts on Adobe’s New Technical Communication Suite

I’m excited to welcome Adobe as a new sponsor for Tech Writer Voices. This past week, I’ve been playing around with their new Technical Communications Suite. This Suite includes Framemaker, RoboHelp, Acrobat 3D, and Captivate. I’ve especially been playing with the Captivate-RoboHelp integration. So far I think it’s pretty amazing. You can embed Captivate movies Continue Reading »

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