Come to Doc-To-Help Day 2009

When: Sunday March 29th, 2009 - 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Where: Westin Seattle - Seattle Washington (site of WritersUA)

ComponentOne is partnering with WritersUA to bring you the inaugural Doc-To-Help Day!  Doc-To-Help is quickly becoming the most popular tool for authoring and publishing documentation of any kind and this is your chance to see what the buzz is about. This is a free half-day Doc-To-Help conference designed for anybody wishing to learn more about Doc-To-Help, whether they currently use Doc-To-Help or not. The top experts on the Doc-To-Help team will be on hand to give you informative sessions as well as answer questions and participate in round table discussions.

Stop by and learn best practices for creating your documentation, how Doc-To-Help works with Microsoft Word, see the new XML-based editor, and learn some tips for online publishing.

Featured Partner

Doc-To-Help day is brought to you in conjunction with WritersUA. Visit the WritersUA 2009 conference site.

 
 

How to Register

Registration is easy. Simply send an email to Brad Keller (bradk@componentone.com). Brad will ensure that you have all the information you need. When you arrive at the conference site, it is recommend you first proceed to the WritersUA registration area. Once you have received your WritersUA conference materials, follow the signs to Doc-To-Help Day. A Doc-To-Help team member will be on-site to assist you.

Registration is free for registered WritersUA attendees. Those wishing to attend Doc-To-Help Day only can do so for a small registration fee ($250).

Agenda

Doc-To-Help Day runs from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., but feel free to show up early to meet the Doc-To-Help team. We would recommend that you arrive at least 10 minutes prior to the start of the first session.

1:00 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. Keynote: What Makes Doc-To-Help Stand Out

The industry offers many choices. Let us take you through the highlights.

Dan Beall, Product Manager

1:15 p.m. - 200 p.m. Tour of Doc-To-Help 2009:

We will take you through the new interface and show you where everything is and how to access the key features.

  • Interface Tour
  • What's New
  • Working with the new XML-based editor
  • Working with Word

Brad Keller, Product Consultant

2:00 p.m. - 2:10 p.m. Break (snacks and coffee served)
2:10 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Best Practices for Popular Tasks:

Learn the best way to perform some of the most popular tasks in Doc-To-Help.

  • Creating and Managing Topics
  • Editing Templates and Cascading Style Sheets
  • Creating Styles and Controlling their Behavior
  • Using Variables
  • Working with Conditions

Nicky Bleiel, Senior Information Developer

3:00 p.m.- 3:10 p.m. Break (snacks and coffee served)
3:10 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.  Introduction to NetHelp

Learn the basics about NetHelp in this quick introduction.

Dan Beall, Product Manager

3:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Q&A / Open Discussion / Closing Remarks

* Note that this agenda may change without notice.