FrameMaker Tips | Aligning Objects
Call me a neat freak, but I like my graphic callouts to be all lined up and orderly. It’s easy […]
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FrameMaker Tips | Search Basics
FrameMaker’s Find/Change is a powerful tool that can help you search for a lot more than just words. Category: Using
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FrameMaker Tips | Paragraph Designer: Apply vs. Update All
Category: Using FrameMaker Relevance: All Manuals When making changes in the Paragraph Designer, which button you click on to save
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FrameMaker Tips | Importing Formats
Many of you use the Import Formats feature, but do you really know what it does? Category: Using FrameMaker Relevance:
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Matching Capacity to the Fluctuating Demands of Tech Writing
Have you ever wondered why there are so many contract gigs in technical writing and so few full-time positions? It’s challenging to find qualified people and bringing in temp contractors is one way to do it, but that’s not what I’m talking about. What I’m talking about is situations like the one below, described by a technical writer friend of mine.
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Need Technical Writers? We Got Those!
And technical illustrators…and drafters…and programmers…and, well, you get the picture. We’ve got a whole company full of technical staff that is available for you and your projects. Read on to learn more about how we can help you be successful!
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Don’t Let Your Legacy Documentation Hold You Back!
Are you standing with one foot in an analog past and the other in a digital future? Are you still relying on legacy PDF manuals even as your company goes digital? Are you not ready to commit to full Interactive Electronic Technical Manuals yet? We can help you move your legacy documentation forward with a cost-effective and timely solution!
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AEC Year in Review
As the AEC Team wraps up 2016, we wanted to extend a heartfelt thanks to our customers and partners for their dedication and support over the years in allowing us to grow and achieve much success this year. Here is a peak at our year in review that our customers and partners helped us achieve.
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Considering S1000D for Your Aircraft Technical Documentation
Well, it finally happened. After many years of existence of the S1000D specification, civil aviation finally adopted it in earnest. In my estimation it started with Boeing on the 787, followed closely by Airbus with the A350, and the soon-to-enter-into-service Bombardier C-series commercial aircraft.
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Understanding Instructions for Continued Airworthiness (ICA)
The subject, and definition, of Instructions for Continued Airworthiness (ICA) remains a topic that’s often misunderstood or misrepresented. It’s not uncommon
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Whether To use Simplified Technical English (STE)
It’s an established fact that English is the international language of civil aviation. And it’s probably safe to say that, in western countries, this is also a fact for military aviation. But let’s stick to civil aviation, for now. The fact is, many maintenance personnel, and others in civil aviation, learn English as a second language.