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Subject:RE: Advice Needed: Getting Started with RoboHelp From:"Brierley, Sean" <Sean -at- Quodata -dot- Com> To:TECHWR-L <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Mon, 8 Nov 1999 10:50:33 -0500
Hallo:
FrameMaker and RoboHelp are a pretty inefficient combo, IMHO, although you
are a new cog in the mechanism and there's probably a pretty efficient
system set up to make these tools play together.
I recommend training with all tools, after a couple of months teaching
yourself--that way, the class is more relevant and meaningful. Thus, I'd
also recommend formal FrameMaker training (checkout http://www.intech.com).
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From: Joanne Meehl [SMTP:Jmeehl -at- datum -dot- com]
I've been a tech writer for all of 1 1/2 months,
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In the new year, I'll be expected to start using RoboHelp. How would
you
suggest I start learning it--play with it for a few weeks, then
attend a
class?
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(I've picked up FrameMaker pretty well
in my short time so far).
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For those of you in the Boston area, have you attended RoboHelp
classes? If
so, which would you recommend/not recommend?