MadCap Insider Archive: September, 2018

Welcome to the September issue of MadCap Insider.

This month marks an exciting new update to our certified training course offerings. As part of our commitment to ensuring you have the resources you need to succeed, we are proud to introduce free instructor-led certified training for all new Flare purchases. The web-based classes will be scheduled to accommodate multiple time zones, including the North American, European and Asia-Pacific regions.

As part of our regular updates to MadCap Central, the September 2018 Release adds a new Project Reports feature to scan your Flare projects, find and fix critical issues quickly, as well as get project statistics such as word and image count.

Our latest customer success story comes from Henke Manufacturing, a leading manufacturer of snow management solutions, showcasing how they replaced Microsoft^® Word with MadCap Flare to maximize content reuse and streamline delivery of their digital and printed product manuals.

Also announced this month, the MadCap Flare One-Day Workshop in Sydney, Australia, taking place on Monday, November 12, 2018. More details below.

We hope you enjoy this latest issue of MadCap Insider.

MadCap Flare Introductory Training Now Bundled Free with Purchase

Now switching to MadCap Flare has never been easier. Get up to speed quickly with our free Introductory training course.

Designed for new users, the instructor-led course covers the core concepts and features of Flare and guides you towards creating, designing, and publishing content for your first project.

Course Overview
This course uses a combination of feature overviews and demonstrations to introduce the core features of Flare. By the end of the course, you will have the skills you need to get started on your first Flare project.

During this hands-on course, a Certified Flare Instructor will cover introductory topics, including:

• Getting started with Flare
• Importing HTML, Word, and FrameMaker^® documents
• Adding and linking content
• Single sourcing content
• Sending topics for review using MadCap Contributor and MadCap Central
• Publishing single sourced content to multiple outputs
 

Course Value
Get started immediately with a certified training course, now bundled free with your MadCap Flare purchase. Valued at $599 per student.

Course Schedule
Classes will be scheduled to accommodate multiple time zones, including the North American, European and Asia-Pacific regions.

Take Advantage of Additional Instructor-led Certified Training Courses from MadCap Software
Our instructor-led certified training courses will teach you the skills you need to thrive. You can get started immediately with our Introductory training course, or advance your skills with our Intermediate and Advanced training courses.

New Release: MadCap Central September 2018 Now Available

The latest release of MadCap Central adds a new Reporting feature that allows you to scan your Flare projects to find critical issues, such as broken links, or get general statistics such as word and image count. Projects pushed to MadCap Central are automatically scanned, and a manual scan can be initiated anytime.

MadCap Central’s cloud-based lightweight editor gives subject matter experts, authors and other non-Flare users an easy way to create and review content. Additional new features added recently include:

• Custom Domain Name (C-Name Hosting)
• Advanced Editing and Reviewing Content in the Cloud
• Template Manager for Project Checklists
• Plus: Bug Fixes, Performance Enhancements and More
 

Faced with the challenges of working on a globally distributed team? In this webinar, Barb Einarsen explains how moving to MadCap Flare vastly improved her team’s ability to work together. With writers all over the world, her team struggled with the challenges of silos, low visibility, trust, as well as content that was locked in a proprietary, binary format. Learn how these challenges were overcome by forming initiative teams and using MadCap Flare and Team Foundation Server as a light content management system.

This webinar is adapted from a presentation originally presented during MadWorld 2018.

Leading Manufacturer of Snow Management Solutions Delivers Superior Product Manuals Faster by Replacing Microsoft^® Word with MadCap Flare

INDUSTRY | Manufacturing
SOLUTION | MADCAP FLARE, MADCAP CONTRIBUTOR, MADCAP ANALYZER

MadCap Flare One-Day Workshop in Sydney, Australia

Australia and New Zealand residents: don’t miss out on this exciting opportunity to learn from the experts, meet local users, and discover what’s new from MadCap Software. Join us for a one-day workshop in Sydney, Australia, packed with fresh ideas and valuable takeaways to enhance your professional development.

Sign up by September 30 to save $100 USD on the workshop registration.

THE ONE-DAY WORKSHOP FEATURES:

• Six sessions ideal for new and existing users
• Updates on the latest releases from MadCap Software
• Hosted lunch + a networking event & happy hour
 

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• ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management Systems
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