Adobe Technical Communication Suite 5
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Deliver game-changing technical communication with a future-ready toolkit
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Adobe Technical Communication Suite 5 is an integrated toolkit that streamlines your technical communication workflow.
Author XML/DITA content intuitively with Adobe FrameMaker 12. Enrich it with demos, quizzes and videos using Adobe
Captivate 7 and Adobe Presenter 9. Collaborate seamlessly via multi-platform PDF-based reviews and integration with CMSs
and cloud storage. Deliver virtually anywhere using the best-in-class mobile and desktop publishing capabilities of Adobe
RoboHelp 11.
—Leverage
tight FrameMaker integration with RoboHelp, Adobe Illustrator*,
Photoshop*, and Acrobat, and RoboHelp integration with Adobe
Captivate for superior content creation and delivery. Integrate
content from other suite components natively in FrameMaker or
RoboHelp and speed up time to market
Easily author and enrich XML/DIT A content —Effortlessly
author XML/DITA content with an intuitive user interface; quick
insertion and viewing of content; Smart Paste; DTD, XSLT 2.0 and
XPath2.0 support; and DITA 1.2 enhancements. Seamlessly work with
MathML equations. Liven up content with graphics, videos, HD demos,
quizzes and interactive presentations.
Experience best-in-class mobile and desktop
publishing —Easily deliver different types of HTML5 output.
Generate responsive HTML5 output for a wide range of screens with a
single click. Or differentiate your content for various devices with
multiscreen HTML5 publishing. Deliver content to smartphones,
tablets and eBook readers in 17 formats including EPUB 3, KF8 and
MOBI formats.
Enhance productivity, improve collaboration —Deliver
content faster using performance boosters for individual
contributors and collaborating teams. Author easily with an
intuitive user interface that makes relevant insertions or
suggestions. Collaborate more smoothly via enhanced PDF-based
reviews, even on mobile platforms and integration with leading CMSs
and cloud storage such as Dropbox.
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Top reasons to buy Adobe Technical Communication Suite 5
Adobe FrameMaker 12 and Adobe RoboHelp 11 integration —Publish
technical content to a wide range of formats without leaving your favourite authoring environment by invoking
RoboHelp 11 from within FrameMaker 12. Retain powerful features such as Graphic Styles, Silent Publishing and Automap
styles when importing FrameMaker documents into RoboHelp.
Integration with Adobe Acrobat XI—Make
your review workflow more inclusive. Use Acrobat XI to publish commentingenabled PDFs that anyone can review using only the free Adobe Reader
software. Collaborate faster and smarter with improved capabilities to accept, reject, aggregate and sort
comments during roundtrip PDF reviews.
Adobe FrameMaker 12 and Adobe Illustrator CC * integration—Leverage
the advanced image editing capabilities of Adobe Illustrator CC* from within the native FrameMaker environment.
Explore new paths with the essential vector tool to tackle complex designs with the power of native 64-bit support that
helps speed up your largest projects and the most demanding effects.
Out-of-the-box integration with Adobe Photoshop CC *—Leverage
the powerful image processing capabilities of Photoshop CC* and edit image files from within the Adobe
FrameMaker authoring environment without switching applications. Benefit from new Content-Aware features and the
blazingly fast Adobe Mercury Graphics Engine to create superior designs and movies.
Out-of-the-box integration with Adobe Experience Manager—Manage
content effectively using new native integration between FrameMaker 12 and Adobe Experience Manager, formerly
known as Adobe CQ. Check out, check in, upload, copy, move and create files. Get digital asset management metadata
support, see version history, show dependents and more. Customise Adobe Experience Manager by changing preferences.
Dropbox-powered sharing and collaboration in Adobe RoboHelp 11
and FrameMaker 12—Work
anytime, anywhere, on any computer and with collaborators across networks thanks to
out-of-the-box integration between Dropbox and RoboHelp 11, and Dropbox and FrameMaker 12. Drag and drop files and
topics to share them with co-workers and reviewers. Keep documents automatically updated with review comments.
eLearning content integration—Rapidly
author interactive eLearning and HTML5-based mLearning content using Adobe Captivate 7. Easily create product demos in HD, application
simulations and soft skill and compliance training. Publish HTML5 and SWF content created with Adobe Captivate 7 to a wider range
of formats using Adobe RoboHelp 11.
Integration with content management systems—Smoothly
integrate with leading CMSs like Adobe Experience Manager, EMC Documentum, and Microsoft® SharePoint via built-in
connectors and integrate with others using third-party plug-ins. Get a set of APIs to connect your enterprise authoring
environment with virtually any CMS. Improve searchability of content with custom metadata.
Multiformat publishing—Make
your technical content available to users in the format they prefer thanks to
Adobe RoboHelp 11. Publish to HTML5, WebHelp, CHM, eBook (EPUB 3,
Kindle Format 8, MOBI), native mobile apps (Android, Blackberry, iOS, Symbian, Windows), Adobe AIR, PDF, Microsoft
Word, Adobe FlashHelp, JavaHelp, Eclipse Help and Oracle Help for Java™.
Single click responsive HTM L5 publishing—Generate
stunning, responsive HTML5 output for multiple devices with just one click, even for your legacy content. Provide a consistent user
experience across multiple screen types by simply selecting a single layout from a gallery of responsive HTML5 layouts
available in Adobe RoboHelp 11. Leverage the responsive HTML5 output to create mobile apps easily.
EPU B 3, Kindle Format 8 (KF8) and MO BI support—Deliver
content to smartphones, tablets and eBook readers in EPUB 3, KF8 and MOBI formats using Adobe RoboHelp 11. Publish to a
variety of devices such as Android™ and iOS smartphones and tablets, Amazon Kindle, Barnes & Noble NOOK™, and Sony Reader™
and reader apps such as Adobe Digital Editions, Calibre, Aldiko and iBooks^.
Multiviews in FrameMaker 12: Native XML Code, WYSIW YG and
Author View—Easily work with
XML content in Native XML Code View, using customised toolbars, inline attribute
editor, error tracking, search and more. Work with styles, themes and formats in the WYSIWYG View and see content as your users
will. Use Author View to focus on writing without bothering about formatting.
Out-of-the-box support for MathML equations—Create
or edit MathML equations within Adobe FrameMaker 12 thanks to native integration with MathFlow™ Structure and Style Editors
from Design Science. Import a MathML equation into FrameMaker as an image, auto-size it and save its source in the
XML file. Automatically render all documents including XML with embedded MathML equations.
XPath 2.0 support—Eliminate
the need to browse through numerous lines of XML code. Use the XPath pod in
Adobe FrameMaker 12 to find your elements and automatically apply
functions to them. Customize your query builder, get suggestions, define the scope of queries, use the history
drop-down feature and save search results for greater productivity.
XSLT 2.0 support—Create
a variety of transformation scenarios by applying predefined or customised XSLT
to XML files in Adobe FrameMaker 12. Execute these transformations using a range
of JAXP-compliant processors, such as Xalan and Saxon. Define the scope of the transformation—a file, all files of a
folder, DITA map, or all children of a book.
Shared Topics for real-time collaboration and review—Take
single-sourcing and collaborative authoring to an unprecedented level with Adobe RoboHelp 11. Share your topics
for reuse or review — across authors, subject matter experts and projects. Keep them synchronised and get real-time
updates without having to import comments. Easily merge projects, even when multiple authors are working simultaneously on them. |
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Top new features in Adobe Technical Communication Suite 5
Adobe FrameMaker 12 and Adobe RoboHelp 11 integration
—Publish technical content to a
wide range of formats without leaving your favourite authoring environment by invoking
RoboHelp 11 from within FrameMaker 12. Retain powerful features such as Graphic Styles, Silent Publishing and Automap
styles when importing FrameMaker documents into RoboHelp.
Integration with Adobe Acrobat XI —Make your review workflow more
inclusive. Use Acrobat XI to publish commentingenabled PDFs that anyone can review using only the free Adobe Reader
software. Collaborate faster and smarter with improved capabilities to accept, reject, aggregate and sort
comments during roundtrip PDF reviews.
Adobe FrameMaker 12 and Adobe Illustrator CC * integration
—Leverage the advanced image
editing capabilities of Adobe Illustrator CC* from within the native FrameMaker environment.
Explore new paths with the essential vector tool to tackle complex designs with the power of native 64-bit support that
helps speed up your largest projects and the most demanding effects.
Out-of-the-box integration with Adobe Photoshop CC * —Leverage the powerful image processing
capabilities of Photoshop CC* and edit image files from within the Adobe
FrameMaker authoring environment without switching applications. Benefit from new Content-Aware features and the
blazingly fast Adobe Mercury Graphics Engine to create superior designs and movies.
Out-of-the-box integration with Adobe Experience Manager
—Manage content effectively
using new native integration between FrameMaker 12 and Adobe Experience Manager, formerly
known as Adobe CQ. Check out, check in, upload, copy, move and create files. Get digital asset management metadata
support, see version history, show dependents, and more. Customise Adobe Experience Manager by changing preferences.
Dropbox-powered sharing and collaboration in Adobe RoboHelp 11
and FrameMaker 12 —Work
anytime, anywhere, on any computer and with collaborators across networks thanks to
out-of-the-box integration between Dropbox and RoboHelp 11, and Dropbox and FrameMaker 12. Drag and drop files and
topics to share them with co-workers and reviewers. Keep documents automatically updated with review comments.
eLearning content integration —Rapidly author interactive eLearning
and HTML5-based mLearning content using Adobe Captivate 7. Easily create product demos in HD, application
simulations and soft skill and compliance training. Publish HTML5 and SWF content created with Adobe Captivate 7 to a wider range
of formats using Adobe RoboHelp 11.
Integration with content management systems —Smoothly integrate with leading CMSs
like Adobe Experience Manager, EMC Documentum, and Microsoft® SharePoint via built-in
connectors and integrate with others using third-party plug-ins. Get a set of APIs to connect your enterprise authoring
environment with virtually any CMS. Improve searchability of content with custom metadata.
Multiformat publishing —Make your technical content available
to users in the format they prefer thanks to Adobe RoboHelp 11. Publish to HTML5, WebHelp, CHM, eBook (EPUB 3,
Kindle Format 8, MOBI), native mobile apps (Android, Blackberry, iOS, Symbian, Windows), Adobe AIR, PDF, Microsoft
Word, Adobe FlashHelp, JavaHelp, Eclipse Help and Oracle Help for Java™.
Single click responsive HTM L5 publishing —Generate stunning, responsive HTML5
output for multiple devices with just one click, even for your legacy content. Provide a consistent
user experience across multiple screen types by simply selecting a single layout from a gallery of responsive HTML5 layouts
available in Adobe RoboHelp 11. Leverage the responsive HTML5 output to create mobile apps easily.
EPU B 3, Kindle Format 8 (KF8) and MO BI support —Deliver content to smartphones,
tablets, and eBook readers in EPUB 3, KF8 and MOBI formats using Adobe RoboHelp 11. Publish to a
variety of devices such as Android™ and iOS smartphones and tablets, Amazon Kindle, Barnes & Noble NOOK™ and Sony Reader™
and reader apps such as Adobe Digital Editions, Calibre, Aldiko and iBooks^.
Out-of-the-box support for MathML equations —Create or edit MathML equations within
Adobe FrameMaker 12 thanks to native integration with MathFlow™ Structure and Style Editors
from Design Science. Import a MathML equation into FrameMaker as an image, auto-size it and save its source in the
XML file. Automatically render all documents including XML with embedded MathML equations.
Shared Topics for real-time collaboration and review —Take single-sourcing and collaborative
authoring to an unprecedented level with Adobe RoboHelp 11. Share your topics
for reuse or review — across authors, subject matter experts and projects. Keep them synchronised and get real-time
updates without having to import comments. Easily merge projects, even when multiple authors are working simultaneously on them.
Quick Element toolbar for easy insertion of content —Simply click on icons in the native
Quick Element toolbar in Adobe FrameMaker 12 to insert or wrap content into elements without
requiring knowledge of tag names. The toolbar guides you to select valid elements in the XML structure. Build your own
toolbar for custom DTDs by mapping different elements to icons in the toolbar.
XPath 2.0 support —Eliminate the need to browse through
numerous lines of XML code. Use the XPath pod in Adobe FrameMaker 12 to find your elements and automatically apply
functions to them. Customise your query builder, get suggestions, define the scope of queries, use the history
drop-down feature and save search results for greater productivity.
XSLT 2.0 support —Create a variety of transformation
scenarios by applying predefined or customised XSLT to XML files in Adobe FrameMaker 12. Execute these transformations using a range
of JAXP-compliant processors, such as Xalan and Saxon. Define the scope of the transformation—a file, all files of a folder, DITA
map, or all children of a book. |
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Frequently asked questions (FAQ)
Q: What is Adobe Technical Communication Suite 5?
A: Adobe Technical Communication Suite 5 is an integrated
toolkit that lets you streamline your technical communication workflow end to
end. Author XML/DITA content intuitively and enrich it with equations, demos,
graphics and videos. Collaborate more smoothly via PDF-based reviews, and
integration with leading CMSs and Dropbox. Deliver content virtually anywhere
with HTML5 publishing.
Q: Who should use Adobe Technical Communication Suite 5?
A: Technical Communication Suite 5 is ideal for technical
communicators, information architects, designers, developers, instructional
designers, help authors, eLearning professionals, policy and procedure
documentation specialists, knowledgebase experts, user assistance designers,
engineers, web developers and other complex documentation specialists who want
to single-source content; enrich it with multimedia; and publish it to multiple
channels, formats and screens.
Q: What are the components of Adobe Technical Communication
Suite 5?
A: Adobe Technical Communication Suite 5, combines Adobe
FrameMaker 12, Adobe RoboHelp 11, Adobe Captivate 7, Adobe Acrobat XI Pro and
Adobe Presenter 9, as well as additional tools such as RoboScreenCapture and
RoboSource Control.
Q: What are the top new features in Adobe Technical
Communication Suite 5?
A: Adobe Technical Communication Suite 5 helps simplify the way
you create, enrich, manage and deliver technical content. Effortlessly author
XML/DITA content using the intuitive user interface in FrameMaker 12. Natively
work with MathML equations or enrich content with Adobe Captivate 7 and
Presenter 9. Collaborate more smoothly via enhanced PDF-based reviews, even on
mobile platforms, and integration with leading CMSs and Dropbox. Generate
stunning, responsive HTML5 output with a single click using RoboHelp 11.
For detailed FAQs, please visit
http://www.adobe.com/products/technicalcommunicationsuite/faq.html |
UPGRADE ELIGIBILITY INFORMATION
To install an upgrade version of Adobe Technical Communication Suite 5, you must have an eligible earlier version of Adobe
Technical Communication Suite, Adobe FrameMaker, Adobe RoboHelp or Adobe Captivate. For information on eligibility, visit: www.adobe.com/go/tcs_upgrade. |
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System Requirements
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Intel® Pentium® 4 or faster processor
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Microsoft® Windows® 8.1 or 7, or Windows® XP with Service Pack
3
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1GB of RAM (2GB recommended)
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7GB of available hard-disk space for installation, additional
free space required during installation (cannot install on a volume that uses a
case-sensitive file system or on removable flash storage devices)
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DVD-ROM drive
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1024x768 screen resolution (1280x800 recommended) with 16-bit
video card
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This software will not operate without activation. Broadband
Internet connection and registration required for software activation,
validation of subscriptions and access to Online Services.^ Phone activation is
not available.
Supported software
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Microsoft® Word 2013 or 2010
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Adobe Captivate 7
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EMC Documentum 6.7
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Microsoft® SharePoint Server® 2010, Microsoft® SharePoint
Server® 2007
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Adobe Experience Manager, formerly known as Adobe CQ
(certified on Adobe CQ 5.5) For updates to system requirements, visit
www.adobe.com/go/tcs_sysreq.
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