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Users benefit from WYSIWYG editing capabilities while creating and editing DITA documents in a self-contained environment on a single workstation. With an intuitive authoring environment and on-demand validation, authors with little or no XML or DITA knowledge can easily author DITA-compliant documentation. Installed locally on the end user’s computer, authors can access, edit and save DITA XML files from their local or network drive, regardless of Internet connectivity.
Desktop simplifies the process of locating, referencing and reusing content from the file system. Supporting content reuse through DITA “conref” attributes, users are able to reuse existing content located in different files. This greatly reduces the time and expense associated with redundancy and duplicate effort in content creation, while promoting consistency throughout the authoring and publishing process. Additionally, a reference to extracted content is created when portions of text are selected and integrated into a separate document.
From the convenience of their desktop, users are able to quickly and easily create and publish DITA-compliant documentation from a single source to multiple popular output formats, including; Adobe® Acrobat® PDF, Microsoft® Office Word, XHTML, HTML Help, JavaHelp™ and Eclipse™ Help. |
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Benefits
- Quickly and easily create DITA content
- Author and publish from an individual workstation
- Reduce publishing time and cost
- Avoid duplicate effort in content creation
- Customize to meet specific organizational needs
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Key Features
 DITA XML Editing
Create DITA-Compliant Content in WYSIWYG Mode
Intuitive authoring environment ensures the validity of DITA documents with on-demand validation, allowing authors to focus on content creation with little or no XML or DITA knowledge.
Lock Files While Editing
Prohibits simultaneous editing and duplicate efforts. Users attempting to open a locked file are notified of the potential editing conflict.
On-demand English Spell Check
Check and correct words that may be spelled inaccurately within a DITA document. |
 Microsoft® Office Clipboard Integration
Easily copy and paste content from Microsoft® Word into the local DITA file that is being authored.
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 Insert Special Symbol
Insert currency and other predefined, special symbols directly into a document from a provided list.
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 Content Reuse Support
Access and reuse existing pieces of content located in separate documents on the file system utilizing DITA “conref” attributes. Additionally, select portions of content in a document, integrate into another document and create a reference to the extracted content in the original source.
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 Hosted on Local Machine
Resource and Map Navigation
Navigate quickly and easily to find documents referenced by a current open map or located on the file system.
Local Installation
Installed on the end user’s computer, authors access, edit and publish DITA documents regardless of Internet connectivity.
Open and Save Local Files
Open, edit and save DITA XML files from either a local or network drive.
Multi-Platform
Runs on numerous operating systems including Mac OS®, Microsoft® Windows 2000/XM/Vista and Linux®. |
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 Single Source Publishing
Publish to Multiple Formats
Publish from a single source directly from the author’s desktop to multiple output formats, including; Adobe® Acrobat® PDF, Microsoft® Office Word, XHTML, HTML Help, JavaHelp™ and Eclipse™ Help. |
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