From the monthly archives: August 2002
Imagine you’re working on a document and it’s review time. Most of your staff uses Adobe Acrobat PDF files. Unfortunately, some of your business partners require XML documents, and your consultant needs to see final HTML output to code behaviors into it. Moreover, everyone wants network access to your revision document through the Web.
Continue Reading →ìFrameScriptî An Overview Session
This session will provide an overview of FrameScript, the scripting language for FrameMaker. A brief description of the language will be provided, as well as a short primer on FrameMaker objects. And finally, a few selected scripts will be analyzed to show some of the functionality.
Continue Reading →Case Study: Military Standard Technical Manuals
This session is for beginning to intermediate Frame users. The presentation uses weather radar operations technical manuals, equipment retrofit modification documents, and organization newsletters developed in FrameMaker. It contains page and paragraph formatting, figure and table numbering, incorporating illustrations and graphics, and creating generated lists.
We will also cover PDF document creation for digital publishing and electronic distribution and explore how video clips enhance written procedures.
Continue Reading →Basics of FrameMaker and XML
Moving content to XML increases the usability of the information we create. For organizations to set up and begin using XML, a wealth of knowledge of structured data is needed. Not all organizations have this knowledge. XML Authority becomes a time-saver for moving from HTML and SGML over to XML.
Specific to FrameUsers, XML Authority saves time in creating DTDs or schemas to interact with FrameMaker XML output. It also allows creation of DTDs from XML output. This session shows the main features of XML Authority for automation of schema/DTD creation, management, and document validation.
Continue Reading →Successfully Crossing the Language Translation Divide
Going global is a familiar phrase in todayís competitive business environment. When we hear the phrase, ìgoing globalî what comes to mind? Most of us think of products being sold in a foreign country. Providing documentation and software in your customerís language gives your company the competitive advantage in the global marketplace. For those products to be sold successfully, a clear understanding and communication of the language is imperative. Language translation into each target language presents an array of challenges that must be anticipated and resolved in the source language prior to translation.
Continue Reading →Ace Your ACE Exam
If you ever wondered if it was worth your time to pursue the Adobe Certified Expert (ACE) certification, this session is for you. In this session, you will learn about the many benefits of ACE certification. Youíll see how the ACE exam and other certification tests are developed, giving you an insight into the exam writerís intentions. Finally, youíll learn exactly what it takes to pass your ACE exam, along with some valuable test taking strategies for the ACE. Who knows….one of you might just walk away with a free voucher for your ACE exam, a $150 value!
Download the Workshop PDF for more details.
Company Reduces Q3 Revenue and Profit TargetsSAN JOSE, Calif. ó July 31, 2002 (NASDAQ: ADBE) ó Adobe Systems Incorporated, the leader in network publishing, today is providing its regular intra-quarter business update for its third quarter of fiscal 2002, which ends August 30, 2002.
With more than four weeks remaining in the quarter, Adobe announced that it is reducing its third quarter revenue target range to $270 to $290 million from its previously stated target range of $300 to $320 million. In addition, third quarter pro forma earnings per share are now targeted at $0.18 to $0.23, down from the original target of $0.24 to $0.27.
Continue Reading →SAN JOSE, Calif. and SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. ó July 29, 2002 ó Adobe Systems Incorporated (NASDAQ: ADBE) and Macromedia Inc. (NASDAQ:MACR), today announced that they have reached a settlement agreement on all litigation between the two parties. The terms of the settlement are confidential. Customers with products from either Adobe or Macromedia will not be affected.
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