Microsoft Linkedin Professionals. My Name is Pankaj Sharma. I am a Freelance Technical Writer at Linkedin. I write NewsLetter Articles on Technologies and Management, Health, Science, Education, and Technical Writing. I am an experienced Technical Writer(11+ years) with a strong engineering background and working knowledge of technologies such as Cloud Printing, Location Intelligence, Banking Insurance, Telecommunications, and HealthCare with different software multi-national companies. I always incorporate my Personality and Professional skills in my writings. My Personality is Confidence, Focus, Effective Listening, Intelligent Communication, Creativity and my Professionalism is Crisp Writing, Project Management, Client Communication, Data Analytics, and Audience Analysis. I am a Technical Writer with working experience on different authoring software such as Adobe FrameMaker, Oxygen Author(DITA), Madcap Flare, Microsoft Word and Content Management Systems such as Microsoft SharePoint, Documentation Center, Tortoise SVN, Confluence, and DITA CMS. I write NewsLetter Articles for my Profession and learn Management for my skills improvisation.
How I Started Working As a Technical Writer
After completing my Bachelor's of Engineering in Information Technology, I started working as a Technical Writer. My engineering stream is Information Technology and my profession is Technical Writing which means writing information as content, design and communication for technology-based software products. Since my childhood, I am conceptually solid in English Writing and Communication and my Engineering in Information Technology has inspired me to start my profession in Technical Writing. Technical Writing is writing information in minimalistic, crisp, clear, concise form, managing information about software resources, communicating information to product stakeholders, and managing authoring software configurations. I learned Microsoft Style of Writing for writing software product documentation in an authoring software based on Topics - Concept, Task, and Reference, Designing software product documentation on Design Principles of User Interaction- Cover Page, Table of Contents, Headers, Footers, and Product Name, Managing software product documentation for Target Audiences - User manual, Administration manual, Instruction manual, Release Notes, Reference manual. Since 2011, from last 12+ years I am working as a Technical Writer and I will continue with Technical Writing as my profession.
My Experience with Adobe FrameMaker
My experience with writing software product documentation in Adobe Framemaker brings me knowledge of Software documentation end to end management.
Adobe Framemaker Author provides specific Technical Structured Writing features as -
- how to write, design, edit, manage, configure, publish structured software product documentation
- how to write using Minimalistic a concise, crisp software documentation.
- how to use Reuse to write once and use the same snippet anywhere in a software product documentation
- how to write documentation using Topics - Concept, Tasks, Reference
- how to structure documentation in Framemaker project (.fm) using Topics and Images.
- how to create Table of Contents to access Framemaker Project files dynamically.
- how to write software product documentation Cover Page using Product name and versions dynamically.
- how to write software product name and versions in Headers or Footers dynamically.
- how to create a variable for writing Product name dynamically.
- how to write software documentation using DITA elements tags in Framemaker.
- how to configure a publishing scenario using conditional tags in Framemaker.
- how to write documentation using Object Styles in Framemaker.
- how to write documentation using crossreferences or hyperlinks in Framemaker.
- how to write documentation using Multilevel Headings in Framemaker.
- how to write documentation using Lists as Ordered List or Unordered List in Framemaker.
- how to write product feature information using Tables in Framemaker.
- how to write Image captions in Framemaker dynamically.
Adobe Framemaker Migrate provides feature as -
- How to import Word files in Framemaker
- How to import DITA files in Framemaker
- How to migrate Word documentation into DITA in Framemaker
- How to import Flare files in Framemaker.
Adobe Framemaker Enrich provides feature as -
- How to insert Objects styles for structuring documentation in Framemaker.
- How to insert images with caption in Framemaker.
- How to insert Links to video files in Framemaker.
- How to edit image styles configurations in Framemaker.
Adobe Framemaker Review provides feature as -
- How to send Framemaker project files to authors or team members for review in Framemaker.
- How to add/delete review comments in Framemaker-published PDF files.
- How to edit/update review comments in Framemaker.
Adobe Framemaker Translate provides feature as-
- How to translate Framemaker project documentation from one language to another using XLIFF.
- How to import translated product documentation files in Framemaker.
Adobe Framemaker Manage provides feature as -
- How to create a connection to a Content Management System as Microsoft Sharepoint in Framemaker.
- How to manage Framemaker project files repository in a Content Management System using check-in and check-out features.
Adobe Framemaker Publish provides feature as -
- How to publish Framemaker project files to different output formats using Transformation Scenario Configurations - PDF, HTML5, CHM, ePub, Mobile.
- How to publish Framemaker project files into different output formats for different product documentations - User manual, Administration manual, Instructional manual, Release notes, Knowledge base.
Adobe Framemaker Reuse provides feature as -
- How to Reuse existing content in creating Framemaker project and publishing into different Framemaker outputs - PDF, HTML5, CHM, Mobile, ePub.
- How to use Variable Keys in Framemaker project for updating Product name/Product feature name dynamically.
Adobe Framemaker Automate provides feature as -
- How to Automate Framemaker Project builds using Transformation Scenario Configuration in Framemaker.
- How to Automate Framemaker Project Transformation Scenario experience using add-ins in Adobe Framemaker.
My Experience with Oxygen Author
My experience with Oxygen Author brings me knowledge about structure authoring using DITA (Darwin Information Typing Architecture), writing, editing, designing, managing, publishing documentation using Topics, and managing Oxygen project files in a Content Management System.
Oxygen Author Single Source provides feature as -
- How to write documentation with Single Source Publishing to write once and use it in multiple locations in an Oxygen Project.
- How to publish Oxygen project documentation into different output formats using Single Source to - PDF, CHM, HTML, Webhelp, Mobile.
Oxygen Author Editing provides feature as -
- How to Edit Oxygen Project documentation in Text and Author mode using element tags.
- How to Edit Oxygen DITA files using Lists - Unordered or Ordered list.
- How to Edit Software product features in Tables in Oxygen Author.
- How to Edit Header/Footers using Product name/ Product versions.
Oxygen Author XML Publishing provides feature as
- How to publish Oxygen Author project files into different output formats (PDF, CHM, HTML, Mobile, Webhelp)
- How to integrate DITA with Oxygen Author for generating software documentation builds.
- How to automate Oxygen Author project builds for Output formats.
- How to publish into different Oxygen Author Projects from same project file.
Oxygen Author Extensible provides feature as -
- How to publish Oxygen project files into different output formats (PDF, HTML, Mobile, Webhelp, CHM)
- How to create an integrated Transformation scenario in Oxygen Author using DITA technology.
- How to customize DITAmaps, Bookmaps in Oxygen Author.
- How to customize XML markups for Lists, Images, and Tables in Oxygen Author.
Oxygen Author Connectivity provides feature as -
- How to connect to different Databases for structuring software documentation as Tables in Oxygen Author.
- How to connect to Content Management System for storing software documentation resources.
- How to connect to DITA transformation scenarios for generating Oxygen Author project builds automatically.
- How to manage Oxygen Author project documentation repository files with a Content Management System as check-in, check-out, search, merge, retrieve, copy, track, and updating folder structure in a real-time production environment.
Oxygen Author Collaboration provides feature as -
- How to use Track-Change for reviewing project documentation in Oxygen Author
- How to update review comments from team members in Oxygen Author.
- How to work with different authors in Oxygen Author project.
My Experience with Madcap Flare
My experience writing software product documentation in Madcap Flare, an authoring software brings me knowledge about how to write, edit, design, manage, publish end-to-end Madcap Flare project documentation.
Madcap Flare Importing provides feature as -
- How to import Word files in Madcap Flare.
- How to import DITA project files (Oxygen Author) in MadcapFlare.
- How to import .fm Framemaker files in Madcap Flare.
- How to import Confluence files in Madcap Flare.
Madcap Flare Author provides feature as -
- How to write structured content using Topics - Concept, Task, Reference in Madcap Flare.
- How to write snippets for Reuse of project files in Madcap Flare.
- How to create Variables for Product name/Project versions in Madcap Flare.
- How to structure project documentation using Multi-level Headings in Madcap Flare.
- How to write structure project documentation using Lists - Ordered or Unordered Lists.
Madcap Flare Review provides feature as -
- How to send project documentation files to authors for review in Madcap Flare.
- How to collaboratively work with different authors in Madcap Flare.
- How to edit review feedback comments from authors in Madcap Flare.
- How to manage reviewed project documentation files repository on a Cloud as Microsoft Sharepoint.
Madcap Flare Translation provides feature as -
- How to write once and translate project documentation in different languages in Madcap Flare.
- How to create Transformation Scenario configurations for publishing project documentation files in different languages in Madcap Flare.
- How to manage Translated project files repository on a Cloud as Microsoft Sharepoint.
Madcap Flare Publish provides feature as
- How to publish Flare project documentation into different project output formats - PDF, HTML, Mobile, CHM, Webhelp.
- How to create a Transformation Scenario using DITA to automate project builds in Madcap Flare.
- How to manage project documentation files on a Cloud as Microsoft Sharepoint from Madcap Flare.
- How to publish project documentations for different delieverables - User manual, administration manual, Knowledge base, Release notes, Reference manuals, Installation manuals, Webhelp, and API manuals.
Madcap Flare Analytics provides feature as -
- How to perform scan-analysis for project documentation files to resolve broken links in Madcap Flare.
- How to perform scan-analysis for project documentation to remove Duplicate files in Madcap Flare.
- How to perform scan-analysis for project documentation to remove broken TOC links in Madcap Flare.
- How to perform scan-analysis for project documentation to resolve broken variables, snippets, hyperlinks, and conditional tags in Madcap Flare.
- How to perform scan analysis for project documentation to resolve DITAMaps broken links in Madcap Flare.
My Experience with Microsoft Word
My experience with Microsoft Word brings me knowledge about easy-to-write software documentation for unstructured content, editing, designing, reviewing, managing, publishing software product documentation and managing documentation resources in a content management system.
Microsoft Word Writing provides feature as -
- How to write project documentation using styles - Headings, Lists, Paragraphs, Tables in Microsoft Word.
- How to write project documentation using Variables for Product name/ Product version in Microsoft Word.
- How to write project documentation using snippets for Resue in Microsoft Word.
- How to write project documentation features using Table in Microsoft Word.
- How to write project documentation Product name/ Product version using Headers and Footers in Microsoft Word.
Microsoft Word Import provides feature as -
- How to import Oxygen DITA files in Microsoft Word.
- How to import Madcap Flare .fl files in Microsoft Word.
- How to import Adobe Framemaker .fm files in Microsoft Word.
- How to import images in Microsoft Word.
- How to import PDF files in Microsoft Word.
Microsoft Word Editing provides feature as -
- How to Edit project documentation using grammar and spell checker in Microsoft Word.
- How to Edit project documentation using Table of Contents in Microsoft Word.
- How to Edit project documentation using page breaks in Microsoft Word.
- How to Edit project documentation using Headings in Microsoft Word.
- How to Edit project documentation using Crossreferences in Microsoft Word.
- How to Edit project documentation using Table of Figures in Microsoft Word.
- How to Edit project documentation Product name/ Product version using Cover Page in Microsoft Word.
- How to Edit project documentation using Track Changes in Microsoft Word.
Microsoft Word Design provides feature as -
- How to Design Headings in Microsoft Word.
- How to Design Headers and Footers for Product name/ Product version in Microsoft Word.
- How to Design Tables for Product Features in Microsoft Word.
- How to Design Image Attributes in Microsoft Word.
- How to Design Lists - Ordered or Unordered in Microsoft Word.
- How to Design Microsoft Styles - Bold, Italic, Underline, Uppercase, Lowercase in Microsoft Word.
- How to Design Table of Contents in Microsoft Word .
- How to Design Macros in Microsoft Word.
- How to Design Publishing Outputs in Microsoft Word.
Microsoft Word Manage provides feature as -
- How to create a connection to a Cloud as Microsoft Sharepoint in Microsoft Word.
- How to manage check-in, checkout, search, copy, and structure project documentation in Microsoft Sharepoint.
- How to send emails to authors for review in Microsoft Word.
- How to manage Options - Display, Proofing, Ribbon, Add-ins, Advanced, General in Microsoft Word.
- How to manage Software Product information for Cover Page/Headers/Footers - Author name, Product version in Microsoft Word.
Microsoft Word Publish provides feature as -
- How to Publish project documentation in different Output formats - PDF, Excel, HTML, Rich Text format in Microsoft Word.
- How to manage Published project documentaion on a cloud as Microsoft Sharepoint.
References
My Notes
I am experienced in writing product documentation in authoring software - Adobe Framemaker, Oxygen Author (DITA), Madcap Flare, and Microsoft Word for Topic-Based writing (Concept, Task, Reference) using Microsoft Writing Style, and my experience with Authoring Software brings me knowledge - How to work as a Technical Writing Manager in a Software company.
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