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Q&A How to create a functional document for in-house reference?

I believe that you want to use (structured) FrameMaker, perhaps integrated with RoboHelp if you need a variety of output types. Both products are part of Adobe's Tech Comm Suite product (and you ac...

posted 9y ago by Vzzdak‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Vzzdak‭ · 2019-12-08T04:12:52Z (over 4 years ago)
I believe that you want to use (structured) FrameMaker, perhaps integrated with RoboHelp if you need a variety of output types. Both products are part of Adobe's Tech Comm Suite product (and you actually need the suite for FM-to-RH integration).

There is a ton of material about how to use FrameMaker. To help you, here's the link for a long list of previously recorded [online seminars for FrameMaker](http://adobe.ly/Pbdp0J "Online seminars for FrameMaker") (Adobe login required).

Specific concepts that you're interested in are:

-structured FrameMaker (as opposed to unstructured)

-DITA strategies

-ExtendScript

-XSLT and XPath

-Localization strategies (if you're thinking ahead)

There's a lot there, but that's what you want if you're thinking long term. Plus, you'll learn transferable skills that will serve you well in future.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2015-04-29T13:40:25Z (almost 9 years ago)
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