Using AuthorIT: self paced, home study training course

Is this course for me?

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This self-paced training course is for AuthorIT administrators, managers, and content developers who need to learn the principles of planning, designing and writing effective documentation, and will be using AuthorIT.

You'll learn at your pace, in your office or at home, with the comprehensive self-paced training workbooks materials written by one of the world's leading experts in AuthorIT .

What will I learn?

Following this course, you will be able to:

Save time and money by approaching your development in an organised and informed way.
Exploit AuthorIT's object-oriented approach to documentation to analyse and plan your documentation projects effectively in a single source environment.
Receive an introduction to the AuthorIT development concepts.

What you'll receive when you buy this course

You'll receive:

Using AuthorIT training materials
Source (supplemental) files used with some of the exercises
Up to one hour of consulting, either by email or telephone, for questions related to concepts covered in the materials

The training guide includes detailed conceptual information and exercises using a sample library so that you learn how to use AuthorIT.

Topics covered

Introducing the Concepts	Working with Topics
AuthorIT Concepts Understanding the AuthorIT Development Environment Opening a Library	Using Styles in AuthorIT Using Tables Locating Topics Removing and Deleting Objects Assigning Release States
Objects and Preview	Publishing the Outputs
Viewing the List of Objects Viewing the Object Details Previewing Objects Viewing the Object History	Using the Publisher
Creating Books	Creating Topics
Using Books in AuthorIT Using Book Templates Creating a Book Working with the Book Editor Modifying the Title Page	Adding Topic Objects Using Topics in AuthorIT Using Topic Templates Creating a Topic Using the Outliner Using the Topic Editor
Finding Objects and Organizing Them in Folders	Importing Files
Creating New Subfolders Moving Objects between Folders Searching the Library Using Find and Replace Showing Object Relationships	Overview of the AuthorIT Importer Preparing Documents for Import Using Rules to Control the Import Working with Profiles Importing Files
Reusing Content	Hyperlinks
Understanding Content Reuse Embedding Topics Copying Content to Other Topic Objects Creating Different Books Using Variables	Creating Hyperlinks Working with Hyperlinks Using the Hyperlink Templates Inserting a Hyperlink Editing Hyperlinks
Using Graphics	Creating an Index
Choosing Embedded or Linked Graphics Using Graphic Templates Adding Graphics Reusing Graphics Previewing Graphics Adding Captions and ALT Attributes Using Graphics Inside Lists Updating Graphics	Indexing Your Projects Adding the Index Object to a Book Adding Index Entries Creating Entries from Topic Titles and Hyperlinks Creating a Multi-level Index
Adding a Glossary	Using Version Control
Adding the Glossary Object to a Book Adding Glossary Terms	Understanding Version Control Making a New Version of an Object Activating the New Version Exercise: Use Version Control

AuthorIT for Adminstrators and Users contains all the information in Using AuthorIT and more.

Prerequisites

A reasonable idea of your organisation's documentation requirements.
The names of any outputs currently used or planned for the future. (For example: Paper-based, WinHelp, Microsoft HTML Help, Web pages.)
Access to a copy of AuthorIT (version 4)

Money back satisfaction guarantee

100% guarantee Our online courses, DVDs and reports come with a 30-day money back satisfaction guarantee.

You'll get a full refund if you are not 100% happy.

Cost of the course

The cost of the course is £115 (= $230) ex VAT per delegate.

If you wish more than one delegate to complete the course, change the quantity to the the number of delegates you have.

The workbooks are password protected and can only be installed on one system for use by one person. If you purchase the workbooks, and you need to install them on more than one system (for example, a desktop and a laptop), you will need a second password. Multiple users must purchase their own copies.

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