Look for Penny and Piper in the Flare Help Lead Technical Writer at Maxar Technologies Denver CO Flare consultant Flare user since 2010 v6 Former member of the MadCap Doc Team Based in San Diego CA ID: 1047906
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3. About MeEaster Egg Alert: Look for Penny and Piper in the Flare Help!Lead Technical Writer at Maxar Technologies (Denver, CO)Flare consultantFlare user since 2010 (v6!)Former member of the MadCap Doc TeamBased in San Diego, CAMy dogs are the coolest :)
4. Ten Great Features!MacrosRepeat Last ActionFind ElementsLocate in TOC/Explorer Filtering the Content ExplorerTime/Date VariablesConditional Tags on New FilesDynamic Previews for Conditional Tags/TargetsTable of Contents Grid ViewAnalysis Reports
5. Record and Play Back MacrosEasily automate frequent tasksDdApplying stylesApplying conditionsInserting special charactersGreat for automating tedious keystrokes!Assign shortcuts to easily play backTools > Macros
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7. Repeat Last ActionWorks like a macro, but handy for things you do repeatedlyRepeat any actionApplying/removing conditions or stylesInserting bookmarksInserting charactersImportant: This resets if you do anything elsePress F8. Must be supported by macros.
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9. Find ElementsLocate tags, classes, inline formatting, and morePerform actions on found elementsReplacing tagsReplacing attribute values (e.g., MadCap:conditions=“[value]”)Removing inline formattingReplacing inline formatting w/spans Adding style classes to a tagPreview windowFind and Replace pane > Find Elements tab
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11. Locate in TOC/ExplorerQuickly locate filesFind files in all TOCsFind files in Content ExplorerLocate in TOC: Right-click any fileLocate in Explorer: From TOC, right-click any topicAlso found in Project toolbar (or add to Quick Access!)
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13. Filtering the Content ExplorerFilter by file type (predefined)Topic, image, snippet, etc.Filter by file type (custom)*.extensionContent Explorer > in local toolbar, click Filter (click if you don’t see it!)
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15. Time/Date VariablesDynamically update date or timeSet it and forget it!My favorite uses:Copyright year (build OR manual)Topic last updated (file save)Help system last update (build)Project Organizer > double-click Variable set > in local toolbar, click
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17. Conditional Tags (or File Tags) on New FilesSet conditions when creating new filesSet up all the info about a topic/file at onceSave some clicks!File > New > expand Attributes section
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19. Dynamic Condition Preview / Preview as TargetView and edit topic in XML editor while filtering content for:Any condition(s)Specific target’s condition setMedia queriesDynamically updates when you make changes (after saving the topic)Verify conditions and edit as necessaryPreview as target also useful for previewing styles or changes in a topic without rebuilding the whole projectXML Editor > in local toolbar, click for dynamic condition preview, or for dynamic target preview.
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21. Table of Contents Grid ViewView Table of Contents as a gridSee and assign section breaks, page layouts, numberingVery helpful for setting up printed outputs!!In the Project Organizer, open any Table of Contents.By default, TOCs are in Tree view. In the TOC toolbar, select to switch to Grid View.
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23. Analysis Reports… and these are just a few!Project Analysis SummaryRun this first!Quickly identify major issues: broken links, undefined tags, etc.Double-click any row to open the relevant reportLinksLocate and fix broken links, bookmarks, etc.Used Condition Tags ReportShow/sort all condition tags in project, with file/tag detailsLocate all instances of a tagAnalysis > SummaryAnalysis > LinksAnalysis > Used Items Analysis > Undefined ItemsAnalysis > More Reports > Unused Items Undefined Items ReportsLocate and fix styles, variables, condition tags, etc., that are not defined in the projectGreat after an import!Unused Items ReportShow all items that are not used in the projectGreat for post-release cleanup of unused images, topics, etc.
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25. Thanks! Keep in Touch!https://www.linkedin.com/in/kateschneider/ @kateschneider@Kate Schneider (MadCap Flare User Groups)
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27. https://www.madcapsoftware.com/customer-referral-program/
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