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# Podcast: Flare 4 – Ten New Features, Interview with Sharon Burton

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Flare 4 was just released today by [Madcap Software](http://madcapsoftware.com/). In this podcast, I talk with Sharon Burton -- product manager at Madcap Software -- about all the main features of the Flare 4 release.

Flare 4 topics we discuss include the following:

- Page layouts
- New outputs (PDF, XPS, XHTML, and Adobe Air)
- Enhanced reporting capability
- Built-in topic reviews
- Additional help guides
- Global project linking
- Image resizing
- Smart cross-references
- Mini-TOCs for print

Although Flare 4 is the core focus of this podcast, Sharon also explains a little about Madcap's other new releases, including Blaze, X-Edit, and Analyzer.

As if releasing 4 new products (Flare 4, Blaze, Analyzer, and X-Edit) on one day wasn't enough, Madcap also [totally redesigned its website](http://madcapsoftware.com/).

If you have questions about Flare 4 or any other Madcap product, direct them to Sharon at (email address hidden). You can also visit Sharon Burton's blog at [http://madcapsoftware.wordpress.com](http://madcapsoftware.wordpress.com/). You can visit Mike Hamilton's blog at [http://madcapsoftware2.wordpress.com](http://madcapsoftware2.wordpress.com/).

If you have feedback on the podcast, add your comment below the post or send me an email at (email address hidden).

**Contest Note:**By the way, today is the last day to enter the Flare 4 giveaway. (If you missed the post about the Flare 4 contest, see "[Flare 4 Giveaway -- Enter to Win a Free Copy by Commenting on this Post](https://idratherbewriting.com/2008/09/03/flare-4-giveway-enter-to-win-a-free-copy-by-commenting-on-this-post/)"). In the contest deadlines, I said I would announce the winner on the day of the Flare 4 release. So Monday night (Sep 8) at 9 p.m. MST, I will announce the winner. You can enter the contest up until that time.