Document Contribution and Review
MadCap Contributor makes it simple and easy for anyone in your organization to review and contribute content to your documentation. Subject matter experts and content contributors outside the document management team can edit and review topics, make annotations, and update content with a simple, easy-to-use interface. Tight integration with Flare makes MadCap Contributor an essential tool in the contribution and review process.
Key Features
What's New
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SharePoint Integration
Access, edit and update files directly from the SharePoint server for streamlined content contribution and review.
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External Resources
Improved content management and resource support was a major focus for MadCap Contributor. For those not utilizing content management systems, the new External Resources feature lets you access files (content topics, images, etc.) stored on any accessible network.
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Streamlined Workflow
Use SharePoint, External Resources or Microsoft Outlook to deliver both Review Packages and Contribution Templates.
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New Authoring Enhancements and Usability
- Built-in equation editor supporting Mathematical Markup Language (MathML)
- New track changes and improved review workflow
- Enhanced table style editor with table merging, splitting and more
- New user interface for simplified usability
- QR Code generator for printed documents:
- Short for "quick reference", generate codes to embed URLs, email addresses and VCards
- Users simply scan the code with their mobile device to access links, email or VCards
- Make content accessible for users anywhere and bridge the gap between print and online documentation
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MadCap Contributor Workflow
View this recorded webinar to see how you can significantly expand your authoring and review process. This webinar will demonstrate sending content from Flare to MadCap Contributor for edit and review as well as how SMEs can create new content using MadCap Contributor.
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Ease of Use
Allow your subject matter experts and casual content contributors to add content quickly and easily without the need for any technical knowledge of professional authoring and without using Flare.
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Defined Guidelines
Allow SMEs and managers to review your content and/or contribute to your authoring projects using pre-defined Flare templates, allowing them to focus on content without messing with your formatting or project styles.
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Content Contribution and Review by Anyone in the Organization
By using MadCap Contributor, authors can send content out for review without the need to make troublesome conversions from other file formats such as PDF and Word documents.
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Streamlined Workflow and Track Changes
Send reviewed, revised, or annotated content back and forth with managers and SMEs via Outlook, SharePoint or External Resources — all while enjoying the new Track Changes feature with Flare 7.
Advanced track changes in MadCap Contributor help manage the editing and review process:
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Consistency and Flexibility
Send single topics or multiple topics out to reviewers and contributors for flexible content creation and development.
Avoid the hassle of converting content from Word and other formats to ensure consistency throughout your documentation contribution and review process.
"SMEs can pop in and out of the documentation task without having to set aside swathes of time, and the content they produce can be integrated much faster. My colleague handles the operations manual, and at times has up to 10 contributing authors using the Contributor template. Even then everything looks consistent, and that's important because we put a priority on standards."| Fitness First Group
