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MadCap Flare - Basic/Intermediate

Summary
Length:
3 days
Price:
745 GBP excl. VAT
Studypace:
Full time
Training Provider:
Armada plusArmada
Location:
Birmingham
Training Method:
Open / Scheduled
Startdate:  
Birmingham: 26/03/2012, 21/05/2012, 20/08/2012, 05/11/2012
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About MadCap Flare - Basic/Intermediate

MadCap Flare - Basic/Intermediate - 3 day training course

3 day MadCap Flare training course with Armada

This Basic and Intermediate MadCap Flare training course (3 days) is designed to enable delegates to use Flare to create a working help project with media-rich content and full navigation features. On this course delegates will learn how to use variables and conditional text to allow publishing in a range of document formats from a single project source

This course is practical and 'activity-based'. Throughout the course you perform exercises to gain experience in the techniques taught. Armada's Flare courses are MadCap-accredited.

The trainer for these courses is Matthew Ellison, MadCap Software Certified Instructor. Matthew has over 20 years' experience as a user assistance and e-learning professional in the software industry. He is a regular speaker on the conference circuit and is widely recognised as an industry expert.

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Suitability and application

This MadCap Flare - Basic/Intermediate training course is ideal for

  • Newcomers and novice users who wish to learn to use the features of MadCap Flare to create effective online Help.
  • Those who have used other similar word processing and page layout tools in the past.

Delegates should be familiar with Windows®and basic word processing techniques. No other knowledge is necessary.

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MadCap Flare - Basic/Intermediate training course content

This MadCap Flare - Basic/Intermediate training course is designed to cover the following areas:

Module 1: Flare Overview

  • What is Flare?
  • Getting around in Flare
  • About the practice project
  • Opening a project

Module 2: Creating a Flare project

  • About topics, folders and templates
  • About the XML editor
  • Creating and editing topics
  • Working with topics
  • Previewing topics
  • Proofing topics

Module 3: Importing content

  • Importing an HTML file
  • Importing a Word document
  • Importing Framemaker document

Module 4: Working with multimedia

  • Inserting a picture into a topic
  • Inserting a movie into a topic

Module 5: Navigation

  • Table of contents
  • About the TOC
  • Multiple TOCs
  • The TOC editor
  • Creating a TOC book
  • Creating a TOC page
  • Working with the TOC editor
  • Auto-generating TOC pages
  • Finding topics not included in the TOC
  • Indexing and text search
  • About indexes
  • About full-text searches
  • Making the choice: index or search?
  • Manually adding index entries
  • Automatically adding index entries
  • Working with synonym files
  • Adding directional and group synonyms
  • Removing topics from a full-text search
  • About links
  • Linking to a topic
  • Linking to an external document
  • Linking to a web site
  • Linking with bookmarks
  • Linking with popups
  • Linking with image maps
  • Viewing links
  • Finding and fixing broken links
  • Links inside a topic
  • Drop-down text
  • Expanding text
  • Toggler links
  • Glossaries
  • Using the glossary editor
  • Inserting glossary links
  • Reviewing the glossary and links

Module 6: Controlling appearance

  • Inline styles and style sheets
  • Creating and editing stylesheets
  • Applying stylesheets to topics
  • Creating new styles
  • Auto-numbering styles
  • Applying styles
  • Tables
  • Creating tables
  • Working with tables in the XML editor
  • Working with table stylesheets
  • Creating table stylesheets for print
  • Skins
  • Creating a new skin
  • Applying a skin to a target

Module 7: Efficient single-sourcing

  • Conditional tags
  • Creating tags
  • Applying a tag to content
  • Previewing a topic using tags
  • Applying a tag to a file or folder
  • Applying a tag to a TOC book or page
  • Variables and snippets
  • Creating and modifying variables
  • Inserting a user-defined variable
  • Hiding variable names, and highlighting definitions
  • Creating Snippets
  • Inserting snippets into a topic
  • Master pages and page layouts
  • Working with master pages
  • Applying a master page to a target
  • Working with page layouts
  • Setting the page size and margins
  • Viewing topics in a page layout mode
  • Applying a page layout to a target
  • Project Linking
  • Importing and linking files
Module 8: Publishing content
  • Targets and output types
  • Choosing output types
  • Determining the number of targets
  • Creating and configuring targets
  • Generating targets
  • Distributing project output
  • WebHelp
  • Browser compatibility
  • Creating a WebHelp target
  • Configuring a WebHelp target
  • Building and distributing WebHelp
  • HTML Help
  • Creating an HTML Help target
  • Configuring an HTML Help target
  • Building and distributing HTML Help
  • DotNet Help
  • Creating a DotNet Help target
  • Configuring a DotNet Help target
  • Building and distributing DotNet Help
  • Printed documentation – Microsoft Word
  • Converting online features to print
  • Creating a Word target
  • Configuring a Word target
  • Building a Word target
  • Printed documentation –FrameMaker
  • Converting online features to print
  • Creating a FrameMaker target
  • Configuring a FrameMaker target
  • Building a FrameMaker target
  • Printed documentation – PDF, XPS & HTML
  • Converting online features to print
  • Creating a target
  • Configuring a target
  • Building a target
Course summary
  • Starting new project
  • Adding content
  • Helping users find the answers
  • Creating links
  • Designing online and print targets
  • Single sourcing
  • Making content available to users


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      MadCap Flare - Basic/Intermediate training course venue

      Scheduled Basic and Intermediate MadCap Flare training courses (for individuals) are hosted in Bromsgrove in the Midlands.

      On-demand Basic and Intermediate MadCap Flare training courses (for your group) can be run on a date and at a location that suits you, which may be our training centre in Bromsgrove or your venue.

      Outcome / Qualification etc.

      On successful completion of this MadCap Flare - Basic/Intermediate training course delegates receive MadCap's official courseware, and a certificate from MadCap confirming successful course completion.

      Continuing studies

      Delegates are entitled to 30 days email support from Armada to help with any post-training issues. 

      Expenses

      Scheduled Basic and Intermediate MadCap Flare training course (3 days): £745 + VAT per delegate. This price is inclusive of relevant course documentation, refreshments and a buffet lunch.

      On-demand Basic and Intermediate MadCap Flare training course: £1,750 + VAT for the first delegate, plus £50 + VAT per subsequent delegate. This is for a course hosted in Bromsgrove. Please 'request information' for a price for running this course at your venue, or any other options you may be considering.

      About Armada

      Armada deliver Authorised Adobe and Autodesk Training Courses in Birmingham

      Armada is an Autodesk Training Centre (ATC) and Adobe Authorised Training Centre (AATC). These accreditations guarantee a high standard of training and facilities.Armada has been running specialist training courses for professional staff for over 10 years.

      Armada is committed to providing:

      • adobe courses,adobe training,adobe,adobe authorised trainingTraining of the highest quality in delivered by expert trainers.
      • Competitive rates. 
      • A comfortable and professional learning environment conducive to learning.

      Based in the Midlands, we are easily accessible from the M5/M6/M40/M42 motorway network.

      • Autodesk-approved training courses: AutoCAD training, Inventor training, Revit training, Map 3D training, Maya training and 3ds Max training.
      • Technical author training courses at all levels: Adobe accredited FrameMaker and RoboHelp training, and Madcap Flare training.
      • E-learning training: Adobe accredited Captivate training, Dreamweaver training, Fireworks training and Flash training.
      • Print and design training on Adobe Creative Suite: InDesign training, Illustrator training and Photoshop training.
      • And a range of business writing courses and journalism courses.

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