![]() ![]() I arranged the numbers in general order of importance. In my system, 5 is extremely important, and 1 is relatively trivial. I also rated the importance of each item on a scale of 1 to 5. While working with Flare for about a month, I took careful note of all the things I liked and disliked about Flare. I also added quite a bit of content and other enhancements to the help. I just finished converting a help file (which I originally created using RoboHelp 7) into Flare, using version Flare 3.01. When you use Flare to create an actual project (rather than just experimenting with a trial version), you come to know the ins and outs, the major benefits and the quirks, its usability and learning curve, the things you love and the things you hate. Madcap Flare is one of the most advanced, functionally robust online help tools for technical writers who want to single source their content. That’s not to say that Flare doesn’t have it’s drawbacks, some of which are directly related to these benefits – but the benefits they announce are spot on.įrom here forward, I’ll focus more on the specifics of the Madcap products I’ve used (particularly Flare) and how to make it work in specific, less common situations.Tip: For an updated perspective on this post, see Guest post: 10 New Things to Love and Hate About Flare. Most of these items, I know, sound exactly like they came directly from an advertisement for Flare from Madcap itself they are some of their main marketing points. Pre-built templates (quite a few of them) to make the initial setup easier.The ability to push out HTML5, PDF and Word content from the same base content. ![]() ![]()
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