Archive for 2014
Technical Communication Education in China is Picking Up Momentum
Shanghai Skyline (Photo courtesy of Wikipedia) © Ugur Akinci This new report does an excellent job is narrating the development of technical communication education in China since the 90s. The report looks into three periods: From 1997 to 2000 The Budding Stage From 2000 to 2008 The Seedling Stage From 2008 up to Now The Growing…
Read MoreGo4Covert: A Good Online Service for PDF Conversions
Alena Baronava Special for TCC You must have experienced a good amount of frustration, when you have opened a file sent to you, only to fine gibberish splashed all over the page. Now imagine the seriousness of the situation, when you send your resume for a job interview, and all that the interviewer can see…
Read MoreNEW ONLINE VIDEO COURSE: Write a Great Research Paper!
© Ugur Akinci We are proud to offer yet another high-quality ONLINE VIDEO COURSE: Write a Great Research Paper for Success in School! In this course you will learn how to Think creatively and correctly about your research paper Brainstorm creatively Outline and structure the topic Select a variety of sources and conduct a research…
Read MoreHow to Add Selected Bookmarks to PDF Version of an Adobe FrameMaker Document
© Ugur Akinci When you save an Adobe FrameMaker document as PDF, FM adds a very useful Bookmarks side bar to the left of the PDF document window: Each bookmark acts as a link that takes you directly to that section when you click on it. Did you know that you can actually configure each…
Read MoreHow to Add Background Color Box in Adobe FrameMaker
Did you know that you can easily add a background color box to an Adobe FrameMaker paragraph without adding a table cell? No more tables to add color background 🙂 Follow these easy steps: 1) Create your text and place your cursor someone inside the paragraph. 2) Select Paragraph Designer (Ctrl+M). 3) Create a new…
Read MoreHow to Generate a QR Code with Adobe FrameMaker
FrameMaker has an excellent built-in QR code generator. To generate this code, select Special > Generate QR Code option from the menu to display the QR Code Builder screen: NOTE: For the QR Code to work, the user must first download a QR code reader application (usually free) to his or her cell phone or pad. Here…
Read MoreHow to Generate Random Text by Using Word's Built-in Random Text Generator
© Ugur Akinci Random text is great as a place holder when you are creating a template or a sample document for your clients. “Lorem ipsum” is the famous random text in Latin that we all use for that purposes. But did you know that you can create both Latin and plain English random text…
Read MoreInsert Adobe Presenter Stock Characters into your MS PowerPoint Presentation
© Ugur Akinci You can liven up your MS PowerPoint presentations easily by inserting stock characters from Adobe Presenter, a great PPT plug-in by Adobe. Here is how you do it: 1) Open your PPT presentation. 2) Click and select the Insert tab. 3) On the Adobe Presenter Insert group of controls, click the Character button…
Read MoreHow to Export an MS PowerPoint File Directly to MP4 Video
Did you know that you can create MP4 videos directly from MS PowerPoint without the need of a video converter? Here are the very simple steps to follow: 1) Create your MS PowerPoint project: 2) Select File > Export to display the export options screen. 3) Click Create a Video in the middle pane: 4) Click Create a…
Read MoreMS HTML Help File Publishing Load Testing with Adobe FrameMaker 12
© Ugur Akinci Adobe FrameMaker 12 works great as a native MS HTML (CHM) file (User Assistance file) publisher. I already tested it with a single as well as multiple (book) files. It performed flawlessly publishing MS HTML, Web Help, and Responsive HTML5 Layout files out of a single set of FM12 source files. This…
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