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Fall 2006: The "FrameMaker 2006 Chautauqua™" Conference

FrameMaker 2005 Chautauqua Video of Adobe Presentation

Now available: Onsite Training with Mobile Classroom

About Us-In a Flash!

Join "Tipsplus"-- Our Tips and Information List

Bright Path Conferences

About Bright Path Solutions

Our Engineering Connection

General Information

Corporate Contact Data

Physical Address

US Mail Address

Contact Numbers

E-mail Contacts

Our Core Competencies

Bright Path Solutions Leads the Way!

XML and FrameMaker

Call Us Now!

Our Story

Partners and Organizations

Our Personnel, Directors, Contractors and Instructors

Introduction

Kay Whatley (Ethier)

Vicky Addis

Nancy Mallett

Dr. Robert H. Mallett

Richard "Dick" Evans

News

Chautauqua Press Release

The Future of Adobe FrameMaker-Beyond 7.x Presented at November FrameMaker Conference

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC. - June 3, 2005

Enhancing the FrameMaker Experience

Location, Pricing and Additional Information

FrameMaker 7.1 demonstrations at the STC Conference, Seattle WA

Bright Path Solutions' Writers Win STC Award

Bright Path Solutions Rolls Out New Website

RTP "Movers and Shakers" List

Press Release on Caxton Inc.

Press Release on Michael Thomas

Press Release by Mallett Technology Announcing Formation of Bright Path Solutions

Events

New Half-Day Workshops

Half-Day FrameMaker Training Workshop

Transitioning from Regular FrameMaker to Structured FrameMaker

Structured Authoring Information Area

Article "The Tool Wars are Over"

Adobe Systems Speaks Out on DITA: Internal use of FrameMaker, CMS, and DITA

Interview with Puny Sen

For the Rest of the Story

Integrating DITA at Idiom Technologies

Comments on Moving to Structured FrameMaker

Extensibility and This Article

About Conversion Tables

Turning a FrameMaker Document Inside Out

Best practices for creating your Document Structure

FrameMaker 2005 Chautauqua: Karl Matthews' Keynote Presentation

Training

Join "TipsPlus"-- Our Tips and Information List

Join "TipsPlus"-- Our Tips and Information List

Instructor-led Training

Introduction

Available Training Classes (1 to 5 days)

Short Workshops and Seminars (2 to 7 hours)

Post-Training Support

References

Online Training

"Getting Started with FrameMaker Structured Documents"

"Designing a FrameMaker Template with Single Sourcing in Mind"

"Creating an Element Definition Document (EDD): Basics and Considerations"

"Introduction to FrameMaker 7.2 New Features"

"Using FrameMaker and DITA"

An Approach to Selecting Training As a Means to a Goal of Implementing New Processes

Introduction

Ideal Implementation Strategy

References

Selecting Training That is Right For You

Why Train with Bright Path Solutions?

Because...

Hotline Support

Training Quality

Free Repeats -- Repeat with no Strings

Adobe Selected

Quadralay Selected

XML SMART

Comments from Training Attendees

About our Classes

Training Descriptions

General Information

Corporate Overview

Training Instructors

Training Information

Class Format

Private and Custom Training

Registration

Training Classes

XML and DITA

XML and DITA In A Day (QuickStart)

XML and DITA (Standard Length)

XML and DITA In Depth (Extended Version)

Using Darwin Information Typing Architecture (DITA) in [Insert Your Tool Here]

Adobe FrameMaker

Adobe FrameMaker Basics

Adobe FrameMaker Advanced Features

Adobe FrameMaker Boot Camp™

Structured FrameMaker In A Day (QuickStart)

Structured FrameMaker (Standard Length)

Structured FrameMaker (Extended Version)

Adobe FrameMaker Structured Document Publishing

FrameMaker Structured Authoring

FrameMaker Structure Defining

FrameMaker Round Trip

Understanding and Creating Conversion Tables

Structured Document Publishing Boot Camp™

XML and FrameMaker Workshop

FrameMaker EDD Development and Best Practices

XML and Related Technologies

XML for Single Sourcing™

Authoring XML with Microsoft Word

Using the TIBCO TurboXML Tools

Using XML SPY

Introduction to XMetaL

Quadralay WebWorks Publisher

Mastering WebWorks Publisher Professional 2003 for FRAMEMAKER

XSL and XSLT for WebWorks Users

Mastering WebWorks ePublisher Pro

The Art of Indexing

Creating Usable Indexes: A Systematic Approach

SkillBuilder Workshops™

Creating FrameMaker Palettes

Working with FrameMaker Running H/F Variables

Working with FrameMaker Book-level Variables

Indexing with FrameMaker

Public Classes

Private Onsite Classes

Private Online Coaching

Small-group Online Coaching

Private Live Coaching

Cancellation Policy

Contact Us

We Wrote the Book on XML

Introduction

The TravelThePath Traveling Classroom™ (Upcoming Cities)

Research Triangle Park NC Classrooms

Consulting Services

Customized Training Courses

Documentation Services

Overview

Basic Documentation Services & Assistance

Conversion Assistance

Overview

Conversions

ePublishing Services

Overview

Publishing to Paper, PDF, HTML/XML, and/or Online Help

Adobe Acrobat PDF CD Creation (with or without HTML and other interfaces)

Structured Document Publishing and XML Services

Overview

XML & Structured Document Publishing

DTD Development or Modification (Cleanup)

Advanced FrameMaker+SGML and Structured FrameMaker Implementations

Read/write Rules

Conversion Tables

Technical Writing and Editing Services

Overview

Technical Writing and Editing

Template Creation and Management Assistance

Overview

Template Specifics

XML Services, Resources

Overview

Consulting Services

Training

DTD/Schema Creation

Resources

Indexing Services

Introduction

Indexing Basics Whitepaper

Indexing Consulting Services

Indexing Courses

Philosophy

Client Support

Process Evaluations

Product Demonstrations & Information

Support Options

Why Consult with Bright Path Solutions?

Because...

(longer version)

Adobe Selected

Quadralay Selected

Consulting Personnel (qualities)

Comments from Consulting/Support

Snippets from Client Email Messages and Conversations

Letters from Clients

Case Studies-Consulting Clients

Book composition project: "FATAL EXIT" by Thomas Kowalick

Structured FrameMaker implementation project: coming soon

GSK

A Major Pharmaceutical Corporation (name withheld per agreement)

Advanced Fibre Corporation

The Mazer Corporation

US Health & Healing

GSA

Congressional Budget Office

PageFactory (YComm) of Japan

Air Atlanta Icelandic

Ceco Door Products

CountryWatch

US Airways

The Home Depot

Hawaiian Airlines

Aviation and Aerospace Project Experience

US Airways

Hawaiian Airlines

PageFactory (YComm) of Japan

Air Atlanta Icelandic

FedEx

B/E Aerospace

DITA Project Experience & Activities

Client Projects Completed

Client Projects Ongoing

DITA-related Events and Resources

Software Distribution

Overview

Fully-Supported Products

Recommended Products

XML Authoring Tools & CMS Choices

EDD Components by Bright Path Solutions

Why?

EDD Bits

EDD Bits

Coming soon: FrameMaker DITA EDD

FrameMaker 7.x

Introduction

Our Role

Introduction

Our Role

The Extensible Template Shop™

Overview of Bright Path Solutions' "Extensible Templates"

Why?

Base Templates List and online purchase options

New Template Coming Soon: Instructor/Student Workbook

Add-ons for Templates

Custom Software Plug-ins

Introduction

AutoConstruct

FDK Consulting Services (Custom Plug-in Development)

Bruce Foster Plug-ins

CUDSPAN Plug-ins

FrameSLT

Sourcerer

FrameAC

Free Templates

Why?

Free Templates

Templates for Purchase

Publications

Free Whitepapers on Publishing Technologies and Techniques

Introduction

Papers Currently Available

Papers in Process

Suggested Reading

Introduction

Introdution to DITA: A Basic User Guide of the Darwin Information Typing Architecture

DITA Cookbook

Advanced FrameMaker

The Master Series: FrameMaker 6 by Neuburger

XML Weekend Crash Course

XML and FrameMaker

XSLT by Tidwell

Oracle XSQL

Managing Enterprise Content: A Unified Content Strategy

Single Sourcing: Building Modular Documentation

Other

Frequently Asked Questions + Tips (FAQTs)

Introduction

Combining Two Books in FrameMaker

What if I want to search a Website, but the site does not have search capabilities?

What good are the FrameMaker drawing tools?

How do I become certified in an Adobe product?

What if I want to save time by Cutting/Pasting my FrameMaker Variables?

How do I design a website with flexibility?

Do I need to know HTML to work with WebWorks Publisher (Standard or Professional Editions)?

Issues with Adobe FrameMaker Print to PDF

GOOD NEWS

DON'T USE "SAVE AS PDF"

DON'T USE PDFWRITER

SO HOW DO I GENERATE PDF FILES FROM FRAMEMAKER 6 & EARLIER?

Case 1: FrameMaker and the Full Acrobat 4.05 or Acrobat 5.0x Products

Case 2: FrameMaker 6 and the Bundled Acrobat 4.05 Distiller

Case 3: Acrobat 3

Adobe FrameMaker Autonumbering Examples

Introduction

C-#: Chapter Number Preceeds Figure and Table Numbers (versions through 5.5.6)

C/F: Chapter Number is not interacting with Figure and Table Numbers (versions through 5.5.6)

A Big Example

Requests

FrameMaker Does Graphics!

XML and FrameMaker Book-Errata

Introduction

FrameMaker vs. FrameMaker+SGML

Feature Differences Summary

XML Comments

FrameMaker vs. FrameMaker+SGML

North Carolina WebWorks User Group

Introduction

Next Meeting

An XML Tutorial for Everyone

XML Terminology

XML

XSLT

XQuery

DTD

EDD

Tutorials and Other Information

Tutorials

Student Files and Special Information

FrameMaker Templates

User Group Sponsorship

FrameUsers Network (FUN)

WebWorks versus RoboHelp: a Comparison by One FrameUser

Product Comparison

Electronic Reporting of ANSYS Results

Method 1. Postscript

Method 2. Alt-print screen

Method 3. Capture Image

Method 4. Capture Image/Manipulate

For More Information...

For More Information...

XML Cookbook and Known Issues

Issues

Resources

Mailing Lists

Links to Information

Links to Partners

Additional Links

Conferences

DITA-related Events and Resources



US Mail Address

Bright Path Solutions
PO Box 14265
Research Triangle Park NC 27709-4265

Physical Address (use for UPS, FedEx, etc.)

Bright Path Solutions
4601 Creekstone Drive, Suite 112
Durham, NC 27703

Telephone: 1.919.244.8559
Fax: 1.919.474.9223
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