[Framers] MadCap Flare

[Shmuel Wolfson]

If your main job will be technical writing, I think you should just take 
the job and learn as you go. There are online tutorials. Lynda.com has 
courses in Flare.

Good luck.

--
Shmuel Wolfson
Technical Writer
058-763-7133


On 28-Feb-20 7:20 PM, Ken Poshedly wrote:
> Group,
>
> At a job interview yesterday (February 27), one of the folks I met with stated her hopes that besides the usual technical writing duties, she plans for a modernization of one of the company's web pages. Her comment was that "It's so 1980s."
>
> While I've done online content here and there, I've not done really full-blown, overall web site design or redesigns. The staff person (a vice president) said that the current page was done using MadCap Flare.
>
> Due to the EXTREMELY restrictive policies at my previous employer (where I worked for nine and one-half years before the tech pubs function was outsourced), we weren't permitted to spend any money on upgrades to our software or learn new ones. Thus, I have no experience with MadCap Flare.
>
> So I ask about the learning curve; I'm already a 22-year user of FrameMaker, Acrobat Pro (version 9, an oldie) and other tools. So how similar are these two (FM and Flare) to each other? And if I spend a few hours a day using the trial version, any idea on my proficiency?
>
> I know this open-ended, but it's really new territory for me. Plus, I won't even know if I get the job for a few days or weeks. Just trying to plan ahead.
>
> Thanks all.
>
> -- Kenpo in Atlanta
> _______________________________________________
>
> This message is from the Framers mailing list
>
> Send messages to framers at lists.frameusers.com
> Visit the list's homepage at  http://www.frameusers.com
> Archives located at http://www.mail-archive.com/framers%40lists.frameusers.com/
> Subscribe and unsubscribe at http://lists.frameusers.com/listinfo.cgi/framers-frameusers.com
> Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com