MadCap Flare Version 3 released

Version 3 highlights (from the press release): Source Control Integration – Direct integration with Microsoft Visual Source Safe and Microsoft Team Foundation Server – Integration with most other industry source control systems (that use the MS SCC API interface) WebHelp Plus – Faster server-side search – Searching of non-HTML content (MS Word documents, PDF files,… Read more »

XML internationalization

The W3C has issued a working draft on best practices for XML internationalization. See http://www.w3.org/TR/xml-i18n-bp/#contents.

Categories: DITA, xml

Displaying Help as a toolbar in Word

Here is an innovative way to provide users with access to documentation: a small (622KB) add-in that adds a “Get Started” tab to the Ribbon in Word 2007. The tab is a set of redirects to Word 2007 Help topics, demos, animated guides and support resources on Microsoft’s Office Online Web site. There are also… Read more »

26th July – a date for your diaries

Cherryleaf and the Society for Technical Communication’s UK Chapter invite you to a London summer social evening on Thursday 26th July at 7pm. The venue is by the Central Bar on Level 2 of the newly re-opened Royal Festival Hall in London’s SouthBank Centre. This is an opportunity to socialise and network in a relaxed… Read more »

Free tool for opening Word 2007 documents in Word 2003

Martin Lewis, the money saving expert, has just mentioned Microsoft offers a free tool for opening Word 2007 documents in Word 2003. If your computer is using Microsoft Office 2003, XP or 2000 programs, download the Compatibility Pack from Microsoft. You may need to install software updates before the compatibility pack. See the compatibility pack… Read more »