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Xyleme’s latest update to its XML-based Learning Content Management System includes a new set of publishing services for template-driven outputs to Word and PowerPoint. With this new SaaS offering, Xyleme enables clients to self-configure styling and layout options without any specialized skills. Continue reading ...
This article provides information that will help you in planning and developing a style guide. You'll find information about the purposes of a style guide and guidelines for what should (and should not) be included, whether to develop one or more style guides, and how detailed the style guide should be. Continue reading ...
Submitted by Jo Baer, this documentation plan includes both a blank plan and a sample completed plan that cover cost estimating, scheduling, reviews, production, variables, and more. An excellent resource to use or adapt–in PDF format, attached. Download: Sample Documentation Plan Continue reading ...
This chapter from Steve Hudson’s Work in Progress on Advance Word Usage covers topics such as when to use (and when not to use) master documents, as well as “The Ten Heretical Rules of Masters,” which provides advice on how to use master documents for large or complex document production. In PDF format. Download: Microsoft-Word-masterdocs.pdf [...] Continue reading ...
If you’re a writer like me, news of a fresh assignment brings both excitement and anxiety. New assignments offer opportunities to further our knowledge and expand our portfolios, and they may result in a bonus or a more lucrative contract. But new projects can also inspire angst and dread if you have past experience with [...] Continue reading ...