In episode 79 of The Content Strategy Experts podcast, Gretyl Kinsey and Bill Swallow continue their discussion and talk about solutions to quick fixes. “A big part of your content strategy should be how requests come in, how the timelines are built, and what you’re … Read More
The true cost of quick fixes (podcast, part 1)
In episode 78 of The Content Strategy Experts podcast, Gretyl Kinsey and Bill Swallow talk about the true cost of quick fixes in your content strategy. “Even if a quick fix might save you some time or a little bit of upfront cost or upfront effort … Read More
Improving DITA workflow
An organization’s first foray in DITA and structured content is most often driven by one of the following: Merger or acquisition: After a merger, the organization needs to refactor content workflows and so they decide to move into structured content and DITA. Localization: The organization … Read More
InDesign and DITA (webcast)
Jake Campbell talks about how you can utilize automated processes in a high-design environment. “When we’re looking at high-design, we have a focus on form. When we’re looking at automated workflows, we’re looking at a focus on the content itself.” —Jake Campbell
Getting started with DITA (podcast, part 2)
In episode 72 of The Content Strategy Experts Podcast, Gretyl Kinsey and Barbara Green of ACS Technologies continue their discussion about getting started with DITA. “We experienced far more change than I anticipated from the time Scriptorium first came in to evaluate our situation. I … Read More
Getting started with DITA (podcast, part 1)
In episode 71 of The Content Strategy Experts Podcast, Gretyl Kinsey and Barbara Green of ACS Technologies talk about getting started with DITA. “We ran the conversion and got the content in DITA. It wasn’t structured the way it would be if you had started … Read More
LearningDITA Live 2020 highlights (podcast)
In episode 70 of The Content Strategy Experts Podcast, Elizabeth Patterson shares some highlights from LearningDITA Live 2020. “Structured content is a way to strategically optimize your content so it frees your content from the format. Because it’s free of the format, it also frees … Read More
DITA projects with a scaled approach
In episode 69 of The Content Strategy Experts podcast, Bill Swallow and Stephani Clark of Jorsek talk about using a scaled approach with DITA projects. “The desktop publishing and single user tools are always going to have a much lower price tag than a DITA … Read More
Unusual DITA outputs
In episode 68 of The Content Strategy Experts podcast, Gretyl Kinsey and Simon Bate talk about unusual outputs from DITA sources. ” With DITA, it’s incredibly flexible. We can generate almost any type of output that we want to with it.” —Simon Bate
Reuse with the Learning and Training specialization
You have your technical content in DITA, and you are reaping the benefits of reuse. Now it’s time to move your training content over, but it’s a little confusing to figure out how to structure your content with DITA Learning and Training elements. How can … Read More