Events

Here are some of our recent presentations on single sourcing.

Seminars

Building Modular Documentation
Explains by example how to build modular content that can be re-used in different documents and formats. Walks through a 10-step process for transforming linear documents into re-usable content. Presents real-world writing guidelines, with negative and positive examples.

Editing Single-Source Documents
Explains by example how to leverage the edit process to ratchet up the usability and re-usabiltiy of shared content sytematically. Shows how editors can use real edits of real documents to compile consensual writing guidelines, or best practices, that have proven themselves in the field.

Indexing Single-Source Documents
Explains by example how to develop modular index entries that make sense when assembled into different print and online documents. Shows how to leverage modular indexing to diagnose document usability problems. Provides scalable indexing guidelines.

Case Studies

FrameMaker, WebWorks, and Oracle Help
Shows how a small, multinational task force at HP built a single sourcing infrastructure with legacy publishing tools: FrameMaker+SGML, WebWorks Publisher, and Oracle Help. These customized tools enable writers and translators worldwide to re-use modular content in different formats.

FrameMaker, WebWorks, and Browsers
Shows how a small team at HP converted FrameMaker+SGML books to browser-based online help with customized WebWorks Publisher templates. Explains how the team built one style sheet to support many browsers and platforms.