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TOP FIVE FACTORS FOR CHOOSING A TECH COMM TOOLKIT Matt Sullivan, TechCommTools.com - @mattrsullivan

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  • 1. TOP FIVE FACTORSFOR CHOOSING ATECH COMM TOOLKITMatt Sullivan, TechCommTools.com - @mattrsullivan

2. ASK ANY CRAFTSMAN ORPROFESSIONAL:DOES IT MAKE SENSE TO USETHE BEST TOOLS? 3. SKILL IS IMPORTANT, BUTTOOLS ARE A BIG PART OF GETTING ITDONE RIGHTCHOOSING INCORRECTLY CAN BEEXPENSIVE 4. WE HAVE AN HOUR TOTALK ABOUT TOOLS* Depending on how long Maxs intro took! 5. DEMOSFORTODAY:InteractivityPublishing toMobileReview andCollaboration 6. FRAMEMAKER INTERACTIVITY In the Frame install directory, seeC:Program Files (x86)AdobeAdobeFrameMaker12SamplesUserGuideOutput Here is the All Content As PDF version 7. FRAMEMAKER AND ROBOHELPNATIVE PUBLISHING TO MOBILESeeC:Program Files (x86)AdobeAdobeFrameMaker12SamplesUserGuideOutputHTML5 of End User Guide Product AUserGuide-Responsive HTML5 8. FM, RH, CP, ACROBATCOLLABORATION AND REVIEW 9. HERE IS WHERE THERECORDING LINK WILL GOSee http://adobe.ly/Pbdp0Jhttp://www.slideshare.net/mattrsullivanfor this & other Adobe presentations 10. WHATS IN THE SUITE FrameMaker 12 Long form content, XML (including DITA) RoboHelp 11 Topic-based Help and User AssistanceCaptivate 8 eLearning, assessmentsPresenter 10 Screen, Camera, and PowerPoint movies Acrobat XI Modify and distribute PDF content 11. TCS IS VALUEAdobe TCS 5.1 Component FrameMaker 12 ($999) RoboHelp 11 ($999) Captivate 8 ($999) Presenter 10 ($499) Acrobat Pro XI ($449)Or $1699 for the full suiteOr $49.99/month for full suiteMost common competitor See next slide Flare ($999, and subscription is $799/year) Articulate Storyline ($1398, a sale price) Articulate Presenter ($699, same sale) Dont know of reasonable alt product MadPak is same price, different productmix. 12. WHY NO FRAMEMAKERCOMPETITOR?FrameMaker 12 is three products: Unstructured FrameMaker Most like the product MS Word should have been More robust referencing, reuse, and numbering than any other unstructured content tool (in myopinion) Structured FrameMaker Full XML editor, with code view, hinting, validation, and built-in support for the most widely used XMLstandards today. Competes with wildly more expensive products XML Author XML content authoring tool without the publishing and formatting bells and whistles. Can bepurchased separately for a few hundred dollars. 13. TCS 5.1GIVESYOU: PRODUCT INTEGRATION FUELING PRODUCTIVITY USER-FRIENDLY AUTHORING(XML OR NON-XML THE CHOICE IS YOURS) SINGLE CLICK PUBLISHING ENGAGING AND INTERACTIVE DOCS WITHELEARNING VIDEOS AND 3D-MODELS ANDGRAPHICS EFFICIENT REVIEW AND COLLABORATION A STRONG AND VIBRANT USER COMMUNITY MORE RESPONSIVE AND KNOWLEDGEABLECUSTOMER SUPPORT VALUE FOR MONEY WITH 54% COST SAVINGSRATHER THAN BUYING INDIVIDUAL PRODUCTSSEPARATELYGOTQuestions?! 14. SEPTEMBER25 15. MAKINGTECHNICALDOCUMENT-ATIONMOREINTERACTIVE GOOD TECH COMM IS ABOUT ENGAGEMENT. WHETHER ITSAN INTERACTIVE TRAINING SCENARIO, A VIDEO, OREMBEDDED 3D, TCS5.1 HANDLES RICH MEDIA QUICKLY ANDEASILY. JOIN MATT SULLIVAN FOR A ONE-HOUR DISCUSSION OF RICHMEDIA CREATION AND PLACEMENT USING TCS5.1APPLICATIONS. YOU WILL SEE EXAMPLES OF:CAPTIVATE OUTPUT LINKED INFRAMEMAKER AND ROBOHELP PROJECTS CREATION AND PLACEMENT OF ADOBE PRESENTER OUTPUT CREATION AND PLACEMENT OF ADOBE PRESENTER VIDEOEXPRESS OUTPUT AND OTHER VIDEO FORMATS (YOU WONTWANT TO MISS THIS ONE!) PLACEMENT OF U3D FOR WORKING 3D MODELS IN OUTPUT MATT WILL ALSO SHOW EXISTING DEEP INTEGRATION WITHNATIVE ILLUSTRATOR AND PHOTOSHOP DOCUMENTS. INSHORT, IF YOU HAVE GRAPHICS IN YOUR TECH COMM, YOUWONT WANT TO MISS THIS. 16. OCTOBER 9 17. PUBLISHINGYOURTECHNICALCONTENT ONMOBILE WASNEVER THISEASY FRAMEMAKER 12 NOW NATIVELY CREATESTHE MOST POPULAR ELECTRONICFORMATS! JOIN MATT SULLIVAN FOR A ONE-HOURDISCUSSION ON HOW EASY IT IS TOCREATE THE FORMATS DIRECTLY FROMFRAMEMAKER. MATT WILL SHOW YOU: OUTPUT FROM THE 5 NATIVE OUTPUTS INFRAMEMAKER 12THE BASICS FOR SETTING UPTHE OUTPUT, INCLUDING CUSTOMIZINGRESPONSIVE HTML5 SKINS MATT WILL ROUND OUT THE SESSION WITH ACOMPARISON OF THE ROBOHELP 11RESPONSIVE HTML5 OUTPUT, AND WHY YOUMIGHT CHOOSE EITHER OF THESE EXCELLENTMOBILE CONTENT SOLUTIONS. 18. NOVEMBER6 19. NEXT-GENERATIONREVIEW &COLLABORATEWORKFLOWS INTECH COMM AS TECH COMM PROFESSIONALS ARE ASKED TO DO MOREWITH LESS, WORKGROUP COLLABORATION AND SHAREDREVIEWS CAN HELP EVEN OUT THE LOAD. JOIN MATTSULLIVAN FOR A ONE-HOUR DISCUSSION ON BOTH NEW ANDEXISTING REVIEW AND COLLABORATION OPTIONS IN TCS5.1. BY THE END OF THE SESSION, YOULL BE MORE COMFORTABLEWITH: DROPBOX AND OTHER CLOUD-BASED COLLABORATION FRAMEMAKER 12 AND ROBOHELP 11 CONTENTMANAGEMENT OPTIONS PDF-BASED REVIEWS FOR FRAMEMAKER 12, ROBOHELP11, AND CAPTIVATE 8THE FREEDOM TO EDIT CONTENT DURING SHAREDREVIEWS APPROVING/REJECTING COMMENTS FROM REVIEWS REVIEW ON THE GO WITH MOBILE PDF REVIEW OPTIONS MANY OF THESE FEATURES ARE NEW, OR GREATLY IMPROVEDOVER PREVIOUS VERSIONS, SO MAKE SURE YOU MARK YOURCALENDARS TO GET UP TO SPEED ON THESE VALUABLE TIME-ANDLABOR-SAVING TIPS.