Adobe Technical Communication Suite Upgrade

Engaging, interactive content.

Multilingual single sourcing.

FrameMaker 8 and RoboHelp 7 integration

Adobe Captivate 3 integration

What's inside Offering four innovative applications in one complete package, Adobe Technical Communication Suite includes:

Adobe FrameMaker 8 Author and publish technical documentation

Adobe RoboHelp 7 Easily create professional help systems and knowledge bases

Adobe Captivate 3 Rapidly create engaging learning experiences

Adobe Acrobat 3D Version 8 Communicate and collaborate more securely with the complete PDF solution for 3D design

Create, Manage, and Publish Technical Information
Create and publish technical documentation, help systems, knowledge bases, simulations, software demonstrations, and other support information with Adobe Technical Communication Suite. Get full, new versions of Adobe FrameMaker, RoboHelp, Adobe Captivate, and Acrobat 3D Version 8 software in one complete package as well as integration and enhancements you won't get by purchasing the applications separately.

Complete integrated solution
Get everything you need to create instructional information from technical documents and books, online help systems, knowledge bases, interactive training, and eLearning content in one package.

Engaging, interactive content
Bring technical communications to life and create more effective and interactive instructional content with support for 3D, Adobe Flash, XML, and DITA.

Multilingual single sourcing
Author and publish instructional information, technical content, and user assistance systems in multiple languages and formats, including XHTML, HTML, XML, SGML, Adobe FlashHelp, WebHelp, Adobe PDF with interactive 3D models, Flash, and more.

FrameMaker 8 and RoboHelp 7 integration
Reuse and leverage your FrameMaker documents in a RoboHelp project. RoboHelp 7 can import multiple FrameMaker file format types (.fm, .book, .mif, .bk or .frm). In Adobe Technical Communication Suite, you can add FrameMaker files as live links (e.g. create new file, link by reference or copy the file) to a RoboHelp project.

Adobe Captivate 3 integration with FrameMaker and RoboHelp
Create, edit, and import simulations, demonstrations, and show-me movies created with Adobe Captivate.

RoboScreen Capture with RoboHelp and FrameMaker
Capture, edit, and insert screen captures in an uninterrupted workflow.

3D model preparation and manipulation with Acrobat 3D
Use the powerful 3D toolkit in Acrobat 3D to view, edit, and insert 3D models in Adobe PDF files created with FrameMaker. Anyone can view 3D content with free Adobe Reader software. Now you don't need expensive CAD software to add 3D models to instructional materials.

Improved collaboration
Create Adobe PDF files to share and review information, and access an Adobe Connect web conference directly from FrameMaker, RoboHelp, Acrobat 3D, or Adobe PDF documents.

RoboScreen Capture.

3D model preparation and manipulation.

Technical Communication Suite components

• Adobe FrameMaker 8: Author and publish technical documentation (Enhanced suite version)
  FrameMaker 8 software is a powerful tool for technical communicators that combines word processing and XML-based structured authoring with template-based publishing.
  
  
• Adobe RoboHelp 7: Create professional help systems and knowledge bases (Enhanced suite version)
  RoboHelp 7 gives technical communicators, help authoring professionals, and web developers the tools to build, manage, and publish professional, Web 2.0-ready help systems and knowledge bases in multiple languages and formats.
  
  
• Adobe Captivate 3: Design engaging learning experiences (New version)
  Adobe Captivate 3 enables anyone to easily create software demonstrations and simulations, scenario-based training, and quizzes without programming knowledge or multimedia skills.
  
  
• Adobe Acrobat 3D Version 8: Share 3D designs (New version)
  Acrobat 3D Version 8 offers technical authors and publishers a more secure way to collaborate with extended teams on 3D designs via Adobe PDF documents.

Top reasons to buy Adobe Technical Communication Suite

• Complete solution: Get everything you need to create professional technical documents and books, help systems, knowledge bases, and interactive training and eLearning content in one package.
  
  
• Powerful new software versions: Work with full, new versions of Adobe's industry-leading professional tools for technical communicators and help authors, including Adobe FrameMaker 8, Adobe RoboHelp 7, Adobe Captivate 3, and Adobe Acrobat 3D Version 8.
  
  
• Improved integration between applications: Enjoy improved integration between applications, including support for Adobe Captivate simulations and demos in FrameMaker and RoboHelp. Link FrameMaker source files to RoboHelp projects, easily update RoboHelp topics when linked source files have been modified, and exercise a high level of control over online output by defining output settings and style mappings; also select from a range of output formats, including WebHelp and FlashHelp.
  
  
• Enhanced multilingual authoring and publishing: Author and publish technical information and user assistance systems in multiple languages and formats, including HTML, XML, and WebHelp as well as Adobe PDF with live 3D models.