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[ARTICLE] Stilo DITA Knowledge Series. Best practices for authors to consider before converting legacy content to DITA

Read the first article in the Stilo DITA Knowledge Series which comprises a range of webinars, articles and workshops intended to help improve participants understanding of DITA and the Migrate cloud conversion service.

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In pursuit of the ultimate techCom information architecture

Do users have to search at all in future?

One of the main reasons behind users not using the manual, when experiencing problems in product use, is because the manual is perceived to require too much effort to use. A user that encounters a problem and starts to seek for help, has a certain level of motivation. Thus the user is willing to invest a certain amount of energy in finding the answer(s). If the perceived effort of using the manual is higher than what the user is willing to invest, the manual is not used.

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[WEBINAR] Stilo DITA Knowledge Series: Key elements of a successful DITA conversion project

Location: 
http://www.stilo.com/events/category/webinars/
Date: 
31 Jan 2013 - 10:00 - 11:00
Event Type: 
Webinar

XDocs version 3.5 delivers on DITA translation promise

December 19, 2012, Vancouver, Canada: Bluestream Database Software Corp.—a provider of DITA-enabled Component Content Management System (CCMS) solutions—announces today the release of XDocs version 3.5. The XDocs CCMS 3.5 offers robust new features including an innovative translation-localization module and a new, flexible, extensive search function.  

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In pursuit of the ultimate techCom information architecture

How do a technical communicator know the EPPO pages to write?

Jonatans blog has moved. You'll find it here: http://www.excosoft.se/index.php/about-us/blog/itemlist/user/46-jonatanl...

The latest post is about important aspects to consider as technical communicator when entering the new communication paradigm. You will write standalone answers to user questions. And provide filters to allow a user find answers. DITA maps used to organize topics in a static hierarchy for end user deliverables are not an option in the new communication paradigm. Such DITA maps belong to the old Gutenberg paradigm. Are you ready for the move?

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