Buying Guide
Transform your XML/DITA authoring experience, and leverage the multiscreen HTML5 format to make publishing highly extensible. Use best-in-class products to collaborate and create technical content, integrate with rich interactive media, and deliver to virtually any device.
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See how Technical Communication Suite 4 compares to previous versions. |
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| FrameMaker—RoboHelp integration |
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| • Automap styles from FrameMaker to CSS |
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| • Hotspots |
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| • Hyperlinks for FLV videos |
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| • Silent Publishing via RoboHelp |
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| • Better table styling |
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| • Restarting list numbering |
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| • Publish to multiple output formats from within FrameMaker |
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| • Image conversion using distiller |
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| • Advanced Rich Media Support |
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| • U3D support |
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| • FrameMaker Ditamap and Dita Topics Linking |
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| • Global CSS Support |
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| • FrameMaker Style Modification in Conversion Settings |
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| • FrameMaker metadata support (author, keyword) |
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| • Relative Path Support for Linked FrameMaker Documents |
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| • Single-point variable definitions |
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| • Automated Pagination |
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| • TOC, Indexes and glossary support |
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| • Table and List support |
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| • RoboHelp plugin in FrameMaker |
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| • Live-linking with FrameMaker |
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| FrameMaker—Illustrator integration |
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| FrameMaker—Photoshop* integration |
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| Rapid step-by-step authoring |
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| Rapid eLearning content from Adobe Captivate |
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| Out-of-box connectivity with EMC Documentum and Microsoft® SharePoint |
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| Third-party plug-ins for other CMSs |
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| APIs for custom connections |
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| PDF-based roundtrip review workflows |
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| • TOC-based reviews |
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| • DHTML content in reviews |
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| • Conditional Build Tags |
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| • Accept, reject, aggregate, sort, import, export comments |
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| Consolidated HTML5 content |
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| Smart publishing with SharePoint |
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| Structured authoring |
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| • Native XML editing view |
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| • XSL transformations |
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| • XPath queries |
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| • DITA: Key-based referencing |
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| • DITA: APIs for common DITA constructs |
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| • DITA: Custom metadata |
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| • Smart Paste |
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| • Quick Catalogs |
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| • DITA: Comprehensive support for DITA 1.2 |
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| • Out-of-the-box support for S1000D |
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| Adobe® Illustrator® graphic editing |
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| eLearning and HTML5-based mLearning content |
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| Photoshop* images |
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| Banner text |
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| Line number display |
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| Hunspell dictionary |
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| Add and delete workspace menu and toolbars |
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| Configurable dictionary support |
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| Object Styles |
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| FLV support |
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| Hotspots |
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| 3D links |
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| Pick video frames |
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| SWF support |
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| For further feature comparisons in Authoring and other activities, read the FrameMaker Version Comparison Chart by clicking here | ||||
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| Multiscreen HTML5 output |
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| Screen profiles |
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| Screen layouts |
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| eBook SSL |
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| Native mobile apps support |
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| Media queries |
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| Smart publishing with Microsoft® SharePoint |
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| EPUB format output for mobile devices, tablets, and eBook readers |
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| Output to SharePoint |
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| TOC-based output |
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| Adobe PDF support |
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| For further feature comparisons in Publishing and other activities, read the RoboHelp Version Comparison Chart by clicking here | ||||
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*Adobe Photoshop is not part of Adobe Technical Communication Suite 4 and must be purchased separately.
