Key Concept Archive
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Arbortext, XML, and Spacing
This week’s topic: Spaces, pretty printing, and XMLWe occasionally get comments or questions that fall along this line:Your XML is very difficult to read (no pretty indenting)Your file has spaces (white space characters)Your XML has line returns that is show…
- Key Concepts: basics, techcomm tools, xml authoring
- Filed under: Common Questions
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Inside Out or Outside In
From the company’s perspective, it is important to clearly document and describe how each of the functions and features work. From the users perspective it is important they understand how to use the technology to benefit themselves. The challenge for…
- Key Concepts: basics, techcomm tools, xml authoring
- Filed under: Common Questions
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The Art of Minimalism
When is a little too little and when is too much too much? Answering this question can lead to confusion and frustration for writers. If you are feeling this way, you are not alone. But what can the arts teach…
- Key Concepts: basics, techcomm tools, xml authoring
- Filed under: Common Questions
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Arbortext for Authoring Workshop: Getting Started With Arbortext Editor
Learn the basics for authoring technical content in Arbortext. Good for anyone new to the toolset or simply curious about it. No experience required. In this hands-on workshop, we will walk through authoring and cover everything from creating a new…
- Key Concepts: basics, techcomm tools, xml authoring
- Filed under: Common Questions
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Writing Accessible Technical Documentation
Learn about principles and importance of accessibility and how to apply current standards to your technical documentation. We’ll provide examples using Microsoft Word and explain how a properly formatted source document is the secret to PDF accessibility success. Erin and…
- Key Concepts: basics, techcomm tools, xml authoring
- Filed under: Common Questions
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Arbortext 101
Arbortext, XML, and Spacing In the first Arbortext Monster Garage book and first ever commercially-available book about Arbortext, Arbortext 101: Best Practices for Configuring, Authoring, Styling, and Publishing with Arbortext, you’ll find advice from a long-time Arbortext user, developer, and…
- Key Concepts: basics, techcomm tools, xml authoring
- Filed under: Common Questions
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Arbortext 102
Arbortext, XML, and Spacing In the second Arbortext Monster Garage book and first ever commercially-available book about Arbortext stylesheets, Arbortext 102: Best Practices for Creating Arbortext Styler Stylesheets, you’ll learn that the best part of the Arbortext product suite is…
- Key Concepts: basics, techcomm tools, xml authoring
- Filed under: Common Questions
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Top 5 Arbortext Resources
Here's the list of the top 5 resources new Arbortext customers should know about. If you're an Arbortext User, you should know about these resources:Arbortext 101: Best Practices for Configuring, Authoring, Styling, and Publishing with Arbortext: This book gives you everything you…
- Key Concepts: basics, training and mentoring
- Filed under: Common Questions, Resources
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