Re: Formula for Tech Writing Lead Time?

2006-10-05 Thread Merry Foxworth
Reminds me of a Dilbert cartoon several years ago
about measuring the productivity of tech writers.  

Merry Foxworth

--- Courtney Collins [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:

   Is anyone aware of a formula for how many
 words/pages a Tech Writer can produce in a given
 period of time? I am being asked to take on
 additional manuals and upper management wants some
 numbers to justify additional head count that will
 be needed. I can probably come up with an estimate
 based on what we produce today, but I was wondering
 if some kind of standard already exists.

   Thank you
   Courtney Collins
   Tech Pubs Supervisor
   Patient Monitoring Division
   Datascope Corp.
   201.995.8353
   [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 
   

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Formula for Tech Writing Lead Time?

2006-10-05 Thread Merry Foxworth
Reminds me of a Dilbert cartoon several years ago
about measuring the productivity of tech writers.  

Merry Foxworth

--- Courtney Collins 
wrote:

>   Is anyone aware of a formula for how many
> words/pages a Tech Writer can produce in a given
> period of time? I am being asked to take on
> additional manuals and upper management wants some
> numbers to justify additional head count that will
> be needed. I can probably come up with an estimate
> based on what we produce today, but I was wondering
> if some kind of standard already exists.
>
>   Thank you
>   Courtney Collins
>   Tech Pubs Supervisor
>   Patient Monitoring Division
>   Datascope Corp.
>   201.995.8353
>   courtney_collins at datascope.com
> 
>   

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"There let the pealing organ blow,
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In service high, and anthems clear,
As may with sweetness, through mine ear,
Dissolve me into ecstasies,
And bring all Heav'n before mine eyes".
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Re: OT: Looking for an offshore headhunter

2006-08-16 Thread Merry Foxworth
Find someone local who works as an independent and who
can do it direct. Your company will have no overheads
such as recruiter costs, and the work will stay in
this country.  That person will probably do a better
job because they should be able to come on site if
needed to meet with those involved in the project.

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 Hi all,
 
 I know what kind of discussion this can get into but
 I'd like to ask a
 question anyway.
 
 My manager has give approval for me to hire a
 documentation contractor
 as long as that person can be gotten from an
 offshore locale where the
 expense isn't as high as it would be to hire someone
 in the U.S. We've
 used other offshore companies in the past with some
 success but don't
 want to end up being dependent on them-we'd like to
 diversify our list
 of vendors. Can anyone recommend a headhunter or how
 to go about finding
 one offshore?
 
  
 
 Jon Harvey
 
 Manager, Desktop Documentation
 
  
 
 CambridgeSoft Corporation
 
 100 CambridgePark Drive
 
 Cambridge, MA 02140
 
  
 
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OT: Looking for an offshore headhunter

2006-08-16 Thread Merry Foxworth
Find someone local who works as an independent and who
can do it direct. Your company will have no overheads
such as recruiter costs, and the work will stay in
this country.  That person will probably do a better
job because they should be able to come on site if
needed to meet with those involved in the project.

--- Jon Harvey  wrote:

> Hi all,
> 
> I know what kind of discussion this can get into but
> I'd like to ask a
> question anyway.
> 
> My manager has give approval for me to hire a
> documentation contractor
> as long as that person can be gotten from an
> offshore locale where the
> expense isn't as high as it would be to hire someone
> in the U.S. We've
> used other offshore companies in the past with some
> success but don't
> want to end up being dependent on them-we'd like to
> diversify our list
> of vendors. Can anyone recommend a headhunter or how
> to go about finding
> one offshore?
> 
>  
> 
> Jon Harvey
> 
> Manager, Desktop Documentation
> 
>  
> 
> CambridgeSoft Corporation
> 
> 100 CambridgePark Drive
> 
> Cambridge, MA 02140
> 
>  
> 
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published in Longman Pocket Companions:
"There let the pealing organ blow,
To the full-voiced choir below,
In service high, and anthems clear,
As may with sweetness, through mine ear,
Dissolve me into ecstasies,
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Can't send FM file.

2006-07-21 Thread Merry Foxworth
I appreciate the willingness of several of you to try
to respond to my question, but

As suggested, I tried to download WinZip.  When I get
to the part about what file to zip, I cannot find my
FrameMaker files in the list.  It looks like there are
older versions of the files, but not the most recent
ones, which puzzles me even more.  

Several of you also sent suggestions that are
completely Greek to me, because I don't know what
steps to take to implement these suggestions.  

I am now completely stumped about how to get this file
sent.  The recipient gets a message that says missing
file, but I have no idea how to find such a thing.  I
even upgraded to 6 MB of DSL for an extra $10/month to
send a 4 MB file.  I faxed them a copy so they would
at least have it in hard copy, but they need it
electronically for their files.

Merry Foxworth

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published in Longman Pocket Companions:
"There let the pealing organ blow,
To the full-voiced choir below,
In service high, and anthems clear,
As may with sweetness, through mine ear,
Dissolve me into ecstasies,
And bring all Heav'n before mine eyes".
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Can't send FM file

2006-07-19 Thread Merry Foxworth
I tried to send a FrameMaker document attached to an
e-mail and the intended recipient replied:

The file is looking for a title.bmp and can't find it.

What does this mean, and what can I do to be able to
send this attachment??

TIA

Merry Foxworth


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published in Longman Pocket Companions:
"There let the pealing organ blow,
To the full-voiced choir below,
In service high, and anthems clear,
As may with sweetness, through mine ear,
Dissolve me into ecstasies,
And bring all Heav'n before mine eyes".
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adding pages in FrameMaker 5.5

2006-07-14 Thread Merry Foxworth
How does one add blank pages to a document in
FrameMaker 5.5?
Merry Foxworth

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adding pages in FrameMaker 5.5

2006-07-14 Thread Merry Foxworth
How does one add blank pages to a document in
FrameMaker 5.5?
Merry Foxworth

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As may with sweetness, through mine ear,
Dissolve me into ecstasies,
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Re: FM - tags and text boxes

2006-07-11 Thread Merry Foxworth
Karen, 

Thanks for your reply, but no, I am not asking about
how to change the look of the dotted lines, because
they don't show up on the final copy (at least I don't
think they do).  I am asking about how to manipulate,
i.e. resize, them.  I would rather see them so I know
where they are.

I will look for that book you mentioned in a used book
shop near here.

btw, you don't have to send me a message and then the
same message to the list, because I will see it there,
and it will avoid my getting duplicate messages.  I
would just delete the one, but I am not sure whether
you are telling me something different than what you
are telling the list until I actually open both.  

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Dissolve me into ecstasies,
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Re: FM - text boxes

2006-07-11 Thread Merry Foxworth
When I switch to Master Pages, the dotted boxes look
different from those in Body Pages, so there is no
point in even trying to change them.  I have no idea
how one works with them.  As someone pointed out, 5.5
is a pretty old version and doesn't have the same
level of support.

 First, back your file up before you play with text
 frames on Master
 pages. You can get unexpected results. 
I guess so!!!
 
 Another issue I have is the text boxes outlined by
 dotted lines.  How does one change them?  I would
 have
 thought it was possible when you switch the View to
 Master Pages but I don't see how.
 

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There let the pealing organ blow,
To the full-voiced choir below,
In service high, and anthems clear,
As may with sweetness, through mine ear,
Dissolve me into ecstasies,
And bring all Heav'n before mine eyes.
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FM - text boxes

2006-07-11 Thread Merry Foxworth
When I switch to Master Pages, the dotted boxes look
different from those in Body Pages, so there is no
point in even trying to change them.  I have no idea
how one works with them.  As someone pointed out, 5.5
is a pretty old version and doesn't have the same
level of support.

> First, back your file up before you play with text
> frames on Master
> pages. You can get unexpected results. 
I guess so!!!
> 
> Another issue I have is the text boxes outlined by
> dotted lines.  How does one change them?  I would
> have
> thought it was possible when you switch the View to
> Master Pages but I don't see how.
> 

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An excerpt from Robert Giddings "Musical Quotes and Anecdotes",
published in Longman Pocket Companions:
"There let the pealing organ blow,
To the full-voiced choir below,
In service high, and anthems clear,
As may with sweetness, through mine ear,
Dissolve me into ecstasies,
And bring all Heav'n before mine eyes".
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FM - tags

2006-07-10 Thread Merry Foxworth
In FrameMaker 5.5, is there an easy way to see what
the formatting selections are for a given tag once it
is created?
Merry Foxworth

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Dissolve me into ecstasies,
And bring all Heav'n before mine eyes.
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Re: FM - tags

2006-07-10 Thread Merry Foxworth
Thanks to several of you who replied to my question. 
This is much more complicated than I had any idea of.
I am definitely not up for getting more products and
having to deal with them.  

What I really don't understand is why it is not at
least possible to see what the formatting choices are
for the tag you are IN!!

 In FrameMaker 5.5, is there an easy way to see what
 the formatting selections are for a given tag once
 it
 is created?
 Merry Foxworth
 
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 In service high, and anthems clear,
 As may with sweetness, through mine ear,
 Dissolve me into ecstasies,
 And bring all Heav'n before mine eyes.
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In service high, and anthems clear,
As may with sweetness, through mine ear,
Dissolve me into ecstasies,
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Re: FM - tags and text boxes

2006-07-10 Thread Merry Foxworth
Again, thanks to several of you, especially those who
told me about Ctrl - M.  As you all can probably tell,
I am new to FrameMaker.  

Another issue I have is the text boxes outlined by
dotted lines.  How does one change them?  I would have
thought it was possible when you switch the View to
Master Pages but I don't see how.

I found a tutorial online but I am not finding the
answers I need in it.

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An excerpt from Robert Giddings Musical Quotes and Anecdotes,
published in Longman Pocket Companions:
There let the pealing organ blow,
To the full-voiced choir below,
In service high, and anthems clear,
As may with sweetness, through mine ear,
Dissolve me into ecstasies,
And bring all Heav'n before mine eyes.
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FM - tags

2006-07-10 Thread Merry Foxworth
In FrameMaker 5.5, is there an easy way to see what
the formatting selections are for a given tag once it
is created?
Merry Foxworth

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An excerpt from Robert Giddings "Musical Quotes and Anecdotes",
published in Longman Pocket Companions:
"There let the pealing organ blow,
To the full-voiced choir below,
In service high, and anthems clear,
As may with sweetness, through mine ear,
Dissolve me into ecstasies,
And bring all Heav'n before mine eyes".
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FM - tags and text boxes

2006-07-10 Thread Merry Foxworth
Again, thanks to several of you, especially those who
told me about Ctrl - M.  As you all can probably tell,
I am new to FrameMaker.  

Another issue I have is the text boxes outlined by
dotted lines.  How does one change them?  I would have
thought it was possible when you switch the View to
Master Pages but I don't see how.

I found a tutorial online but I am not finding the
answers I need in it.

???)) -:?:-
?.?? .))
((??.?? ..?? -:?:-

An excerpt from Robert Giddings "Musical Quotes and Anecdotes",
published in Longman Pocket Companions:
"There let the pealing organ blow,
To the full-voiced choir below,
In service high, and anthems clear,
As may with sweetness, through mine ear,
Dissolve me into ecstasies,
And bring all Heav'n before mine eyes".
John Milton - Il Penseroso (1632).

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