Saturday, May 31 - Sunday, June 1, 2008
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Adobe Boot Camp - presented by Matt Sullivan and Kevin Siegel
The Adobe Technical Communication Suite provides an integrated solution for technical communicators who wish to create and publish engaging, interactive content. With its combination of best-in-class tools, the Adobe Technical Communication Suite supports technical communicators in authoring, managing, and publishing technical information to books, PDF, online help systems, knowledge bases, and e-learning systems, in multiple formats and languages.
During this intensive hands-on workshop, students will gain experience with the components of the Adobe Technical Communication Suite.
Syllabus
Day 1
| Topics | Concepts |
|---|---|
| Working with Adobe Captivate 3 | Learn how to create interactive software demonstrations, simulations, and e-learning assessments. |
| Working with Adobe RoboHelp (enhanced suite version) | Learn the basics of using Adobe RoboHelp to create online help systems and knowledge bases. |
Day 2
| Topics | Concepts |
|---|---|
| Working with Adobe FrameMaker (enhanced suite version) | Learn the basics of using Adobe FrameMaker to create print and PDF output. |
| Single-source publishing with the Adobe Technical Communication Suite | Learn to use the integration features of the Adobe Technical Communication Suite that provide efficient single-source publishing capabilities. |
The Instructors
Matt Sullivan, GRAFIX Training & Consulting
Matt Sullivan is the founder and president of GRAFIX Training & Consulting. Matt’s background in digital prepress prepared him for his current job, helping companies and individuals produce content using both the Adobe Technical Communication Suite and Adobe Creative Suite. He regularly trains groups in all related applications and also consults in document conversion and template design for both structured and unstructured documents. He is an Adobe beta tester and regular Adobe representative at industry conferences.
Kevin Siegel, IconLogic, Inc.
Kevin A. Siegel is the founder and president of IconLogic, Inc. He has written more than 100 step-by-step computer training books including: "Essentials of Adobe Captivate 3, Essentials of Adobe Captivate 2, Essentials of Adobe RoboHelp 7 HTML, Essentials of Adobe RoboHelp 6 HTML, Essentials of Adobe Dreamweaver CS3, Essentials of QuarkXPress 7, Accelerated QuarkXPress 6, Essentials of Adobe InDesign CS3 and Essentials of Adobe PageMaker 7.
Kevin spent five years in the U.S. Coast Guard as an award-winning photojournalist and has more than 25 years experience as a print publisher and technical writer. He is a certified technical trainer, has been a classroom instructor for more than 15 years and is a frequent speaker at trade shows and conventions.
Logistics
A laptop should be configured with Adobe RoboHelp 7 HTML, Microsoft Word 2002 or newer, Intel Pentium 4 processor, Microsoft Windows Vista, Windows XP, or Windows 2000, 256MB of RAM and 900MB of available hard-disk space.
Students should bring a laptop computer with the Adobe Technical Communication Suite installed. A 30-day trial version of the Adobe Technical Communication Suite is available from www.adobe.com/go/trytcs. Demo software on DVD (not CD-ROM) will also be provided at the workshop.
***Limit 18 participants