Hi everyone, my name is Linda. I am new to technical writing and I would like to get to know some other tech writers and learn more about the profession. I...
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Jan 3, 2004 5:09 am
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Hi! I don't know if anyone out there is using this combination. If you are, perhaps you can help me debug this thing (since Bell so helpfully isn't supporting...
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... Okay, since the other Mac can connect without any problem, they problem is clearly with the iMac. Is this machine OS 9-bootable? If so, can you test the...
Many thanks! I'll check both when I get home this evening... Tiffany Crotogino ... From: Jim Royal [mailto:jimroyal@...] Sent: 5 January, 2004 11:16 AM To:...
Hello everyone, You have probably heard of an enterprise document management system. I am not sure I understand the difference between an EDM and a tool like ...
My employer has implemented an EDMS (referred to here as an Electronic Document Management System). It does indeed have similarities to Visual SourceSafe....
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Welcome Linda: Looks like you're on the same Montreal e-group that I'm on also. Chicago is a long way from Montreal, but I am sure that you'll find that by...
Hi Daniel, It would be difficult to use different page sizes for documents in a FrameMaker book. Period. Thanks Jeba ... [Non-text portions of this message...
Greetings! ... like Instead of using different files, I think all you need to do is create a new Master Page (Format > Page Layout > New Master Page),...
The following mtl_techwriter poll is now closed. Here are the final results: POLL QUESTION: Do you feel that the the techwriting job market improved in the...
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Jan 8, 2004 1:43 pm
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The following mtl_techwriter poll is now closed. Here are the final results: POLL QUESTION: Do you feel that the pay scales for technical writers are...
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Jan 8, 2004 1:44 pm
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Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the mtl_techwriter group: Scenario: You just started working at a new company (a couple of months)....
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Jan 8, 2004 1:53 pm
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Now that I've gone freelance, I'm in the early stages of contemplating a purchase of FrameMaker. Adobe doesn't seem to offer an upgrade path from PageMaker...
Geoff Hart
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Jan 8, 2004 3:29 pm
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The thing to remember about using credit cards is you pay for the service and either give up that cost, or add it to make your rate higher. My policy with...
... Yeah, it's annoying, but you have to give the devil their due: they're doing work for us, and should get paid for it. ... Definitely. Plus I've got a...
Geoff Hart
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Jan 8, 2004 8:55 pm
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Greetings! ... You can check for copies on Ebay, but there's not much of a savings there. If you know any students who would be willing, you could use them to...
Geoff: I'm not sure, but I think Adobe will sell their software to students at a discount. I can remember getting one with RoboHelp. Perhaps you know of a...
Greetings! ... You are so right. I must've misread it because it was placed so close to the order form for Frame 7.1. That and some wishful thinking, I guess. ...
Another option is simply to get "Framemaker for Dummies," or any similar book. Besides learning the application, you get to try it out, thanks to the CD that...
A couple folks suggested things such as: <<Another option is simply to get "Framemaker for Dummies," or any similar book. Besides learning the application, you...
Geoff Hart
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Jan 9, 2004 3:07 pm
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So, when you write, "Any suggestions welcome" or "I want to get the experience," you're basically talking outta your ass, right? Okay, got it, I'll try to...
Mich Thibodeau wrote: <<So, when you write, "Any suggestions welcome" or "I want to get the experience," you're basically talking outta your ass, right?>> I...
Geoff Hart
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Jan 9, 2004 5:06 pm
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We are in a dead end and need help. We are exporting Fmaker books to xml with great success. However, it seems impossible to export graphical elements without...