Learn how to use MadCap Flare 11 to author technical documentation—help systems, software manuals, and knowledge bases—in various print and online formats, including HTML5 and PDF.
- Hello, my name is Neil Perlin. More and more information comes to us on computers and mobile devices. How that information gets into online form in the first place, specifically using a tool called Flare, is the subject of this course. Flare lets us focus on creating our material while taking care of most of the technical details behind the scenes. Flare lets us create information in text and graphic form, in small chunks called topics. Flare lets us add navigation, that helps our users find information in these topics quickly and easily.
Flare also lets us control the formatting of that content to make it attractive and usable. Knowing Flare will be a strong addition to your professional skills. This course will get you started.
Author
Released
7/11/2016- Creating content using topics
- Adding and managing topics
- Importing files
- Inserting graphics
- Creating a table of contents, glossary, and cross-references
- Adding hyperlinks
- Formatting documents with stylesheets
- Creating master pages
- Single sourcing content
- Using variables and snippets
- Generating output
Skill Level Beginner
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Introduction
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Welcome48s
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Project-based challenges2m 12s
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1. Basic Concepts
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What is Flare?1m 42s
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Flare's interface6m 30s
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2. Creating Content Using Topics
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Topic concepts3m 55s
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Basic topic tasks4m 59s
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Managing existing topics3m 23s
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Importing HTML files4m 1s
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Inserting graphic objects3m 40s
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3. Navigation
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TOC concepts3m 46s
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Basic TOC creation4m 55s
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Creating online glossaries6m 29s
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Hyperlinks3m 13s
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Cross-references5m 58s
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4. Add Formatting
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CSS concepts4m 48s
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CSS creation5m 50s
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CSS application1m 57s
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CSS modification4m 46s
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Table stylesheets7m 30s
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Skin concepts2m 14s
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Tripane skin creation3m 40s
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Topnav skin creation2m 34s
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5. Single Sourcing
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Single-sourcing definitions2m 55s
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Variable concepts6m 24s
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Snippet concepts6m 30s
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6. Understanding Outputs vs. Targets
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Outputs vs. targets4m 56s
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Generating output4m 57s
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Conclusion
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Next steps1m 42s
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