28 Oct MadCap Flare Certificate Course
Get Expertise in Managing Single Source projects
The comprehensive training program is meticulously designed to help technical writers gain expertise in MadCap Flare, an industry-leading technical authoring tool.
Registration is closed.
Dates of Next batch: TBA
This six-session, 17-hour course covers a wide range of MadCap Flare features.
Requirements for Participants
- MadCap Flare installed before the first session. (Mac users must check if they can access it after installation)
- Access to Microsoft Teams to attend the sessions.
What will you learn!
- Project setup and organization
- Single-sourcing capabilities (Conditional tagging, variables, and snippets)
- Customizable HTML5 output
- Responsive design options
- Version control
- Collaboration and review workflows
- Best practices for topic-based authoring
- Search optimization
- Content authoring, design
- Content migration and publishing
Other Benefits
- HELPLINE available after the sessions for related questions
- Practice-based sessions
- Creating projects during the course
- Toolkit for future reference
- Certificate from Tech Writer’s Tribe ( Registered as per Indian Law) after completion of the exam with a minimum of 70% marks.
- A documentation site on your own. The site would consist of:
- Home Page
- PDF Downloads Page
- 2 Guides (HTML & PDF formats)
Schedule and Details
- Dates: June 1-2, 8-9, 15-16, 2024
- Time: 10.15 AM-12.45 PM IST (30 minutes extra on 3 days)
- Group Interaction with Q&A after sessions: 21 days
Who should attend?
- All who want to gain expertise in the day-to-day life working with MadCap Flare.
- First-time users
- Leads who manage CSS
- Leads who are responsible for creating website using Flare
- People responsible for creating eLearning content using Flare
Curriculum and Schedule
Overview and Authoring (Part 1)
Overview
- Introduction to MadCap Flare and UI
- Overview of MC Flare
- Basic and advanced capabilities
- Brush-up of regularly used ribbon tabs
- Overview of rarely used ribbon tabs and features (For example, Analysis, Review, Source Control, etc.)
- Input and Output Types
- Overview of possible input with examples of common ones (For example, MS Word, HTML File Set, Flare Project)
- Overview of possible output types with examples of common ones (For example, HTML5-Doc Site and PDF)
- Key Concepts and Terminologies
- Walkthrough of MC Flare specific concepts and terminologies
- These will be used throughout the course
- Sample Output
- Show and Tell: Sample HTML5 Doc site with capability to download PDF documents
- By the last session, all participants will be able to create an output like this.
- Create projects using templates
- Using factory template, create a project.
Demonstrate the Template Manager
- Using factory template, create a project.
- Folder structure and walkthrough
- Learn about the project’s folder structure, default files, where to find what.
- Overview of Skins, Variables, ToCs, Targets, Template Pages, Page Layouts, Stylesheets
Authoring (Part 1)
- Create topics
- Learn to use the editor
- Apply multiple functions to create topics
- Headings, Lists, Tables, Drop-Down Text
- Heading levels, using them from the style list
- List types
- Table ribbon-menu, context menu, properties, cell properties, best practices
- Multimedia: Images and Videos
- Create drop-down text: Creating drop-down sections
- Linking: Hyperlinks and Cross References
Authoring (Part 2) and Styling
Authoring – Part 2
- Conditional text and topics
- At paragraph level
- At topic level
- Single Sourcing: Snippets, Variable
- Creating variable sets for global and target levels
- Creating and using snippets
- Microcontent
- Introduction and use cases
- Single-sourcing using microcontent
- Creating and using microcontent
Styling – Part 1
- Skins
- Overview: Skins and components (Header, Search, Navigation, etc.)
- Editing skins
- Creating skins using factory templates
- Applying skins to targets
- Skins for components
Styling (Part 2)
- Overview
- Inline formatting and stylesheets
- Style precedence
- Best practices
- Stylesheets (CSS)
- CSS concepts
- Creating stylesheet, Stylesheet Editor
- Applying at topic, target, and project levels
- Applying styles at content level
- Style Window and Formatting Window
- Editing an existing CSS
- Branding CSS
- Creating/Editing the branding CSS based on predefined branding
- Setting up/Using CSS variables
- Table Styles
- Creating Table styles
- Applying table styles via Table Properties
Web and Print Layout
Layout – (Web)
- Template Pages
- Proxies: Explanation and walkthrough
- Creating Template Pages
- Applying template pages at topic and project levels
- Editing proxy properties
Layout – (Print): Page Layouts
- Creating page layouts for cover page and topic pages
- Customizing headers and footers using variables
- Creating Cover Page and Contents Page
Structuring Web and Print Output: Table of Content
- Creating primary and feature/guide-specific ToCs
- ToC Editor and Node properties for Print output
- Printed Output properties
Targets – Outputs | Project Quality | Search
Targets – Outputs
- HTML5 Targets
- Overview: Explanation and Target Editor walkthrough
- Creating an HTML5 Target
- Building HTML5 output
- PDF Targets
- Overview: Explanation and Target Editor walkthrough
- Creating an PDF Target
- Building PDF output
- Publishing
- Batch Targets and Scheduling
- Build Complete Doc Website
Project Quality: Project Analysis Reports
- Overview: Ways to maintain project quality
- Analysis reports: Broken links, Unused Items, Snippet/Variable Suggestions
Search
- Search Optimization
- Ways to improve your content’s findability using Flare
- Implement all ways and demo
- Search Filters
- Create Concepts and apply them to topics
- Create a Filter Set
- Apply the Filter Set to targets
- Meta Tags
- Learn to create
- Apply
Source Control | Reviews | eLearning
Source Control: GitHub/TFS/Subversion
- Overview: Source control features and integration
- Configuration
- Project Binding
- Source control actions: Push, Pull, Commit
Reviews
Collaboration and Content Reviews
- Overview: Reviews via Flare
- Review tasks: Tracking changes, providing feedback, creating and using review packages
eLearning
- Overview
- eLearning and its capabilities
- Creating eLearning tests
- Integrating in documentation website
- Configuring settings in the Target Editor
- Building output to test eLearning
MS Word to MadCap Flare Migration
-Demonstrate MS Word to MC Flare migration
About the Instructor
Shrutika Dhake
Technical Publications Manager with 14 years of experience in software technical documentation
At her current organization, she heads the Technical Publications team for 6 products and contributes to product design and UX.
- Specializes in documenting products from scratch, revamping existing documentation sets, and content strategy.
- Self-taught UX advocate and strongly believes in applying UX principles to technical documentation.
- Passionate about animal welfare and actively works for street animals.
She enjoys challenges and at her current organization, took it upon herself to migrate the entire documentation set consisting of 4 products to MadCap Flare from scratch. With MadCap Flare, she specializes in setting up doc environments, designing sites, creating styles and templates, and creating content.
Testimonials
Shrutika is great. She is dedicated and answered all the questions during the course. She has been very helpful. The course structure is great and the content is also very helpful. I have been using MadCap Flare since many years and was looking for some advanced capabilities. But, I received references from Shrutika and the information about search and meta tags is really useful to me.
TWT is a wonderful platform for the Technical Writing Community. The opportunities and learnings that we receive here are really beneficial. The organizers specially Punit has been instrumental in keeping the spirit of the group alive.
Dimple Mittal
Edifecs
Shrutika explains the concepts in a clear and logical manner. She has great product knowledge and is prompt in guiding and troubleshooting. Well planned and covered all the important topics. This is a well-planned course. The trainer, Shrutika, is very knowledgeable. The toolkits and other reference materials are provided in a timely manner.
Sonal Rajapurkar
BMC Software
She has delivered the training structure very well. Also, she has made us practice simultaneously, which helps us understand Flare and its features. It was a good experience to learn Flare from an expert like Shrutika. Her practical knowledge in teaching was reflected very well. It will help me to work on my own on different projects now. Thanks to Punit for organizing such an event.
Pratik Kamble
TechTalks
Intelligent, helpful and calm in training. Helped me to understand and know Madcap Flare better. The training was very good, so were the trainer and the management. Many thanks overall.
Venkateshwaran P
Flowserve India Pvt Ltd
Initially MadCap was a very hard stone to turn around, but gradually as the training started I was brushed with all its concepts and methods. Thanks to Punit and Shrutika for starting such training.
Pallavi Shukla
Ciena
She explains everything in detail catering to every aspect with different possible scenarios. She automatically answers questions while teaching such that many doubts get automatically cleared the moment they arise. I knew nothing about Flare and in the beginning, felt intimidated by the thought of coping up in the presence of people who are already working on Flare. But, now I am pretty confident using Flare and didn't even once felt that I lacked something. The course is thoughtfully designed to teach beginners along with experienced tech writers.
Shubh Karman Dhaliwal
Scintillation Res
She is a good trainer. Understands the questions and explains clearly. Thank you for the informative sessions. The sessions helped me good and handful of experiences. Both the new and experienced writers will definitely gain enough knowledge to proceed further in their careers. Thank you, TWT! All the best!
Chaitanya Padavala
Capgemini
She is a good trainer. This course is really helpful to understand madcap flare and how to use it in an efficient way.
Vinoda Katkamwar
Icsoft
This is a great course for both new and intermediate learners. The trainer has good knowledge and patiently listens to all the questions and resolves them. Some of the options explained in the training for improving the search results are very helpful. Shrutika was good with the course curriculum, touching on every main aspect of MadCap to give a good understanding. The training was nicely paced, helping to understand the concepts. She was patiently taking up all the questions and answering them.
Rohit Gupta
FIS Global
TWT has unbeatably manifested itself a robust platform to collaborate, learn, and grow together amidst the cut-throat competition as far as technical writing is concerned. Shrutika possesses impeccable knowledge of the subject matter and is a great communicator in extending and sharing knowledge on the same. Look forward to getting associated with her in the near future for more learnings and upskilling.
Parineeta Sharma
Aristocrat
MadCap Flare training helped me explore many options I never touched on as a writer. I surely take this training as an improvement on my project and doc site publishing.
Vasantha Mani
Ciena
The training is exactly in sequence on how we are going to use MadCap flare. The trainer is very knowledgeable and answered all the questions. This is a very nice course to start your journey with MadCap Flare.
Samyak Mukherjee
Oracle
I like how structured the entire course is. The possibilities of using Mad Cap Flare as an authoring tool could be endless and for a newbie it might be a bit overwhelming at times but the course is designed in such a way that even a first time user can start using the tool from the word go. Shrutika is very knowledgeable and very helpful as a trainer. As a trainer, she is very keen to clear our doubts and concerns.
Jobi P Joshi
HCL
The training was greatly conducted. The overall objective is definitely met. Shrutika as a trainer, has great knowledge on the subject and she could deliver effectively. I feel it's a must have for those who are going to start career with Flare. Shrutika has very good knowledge in Flare. The way she train us is very commendable.
Sankha Mishra
AiDash
TWT has become my go to place for all technical writing related topics, and MadCap Flare training was no different. Shrutika is brilliant in explaining the MadCap Flare tool and she is friendly as well.
Binoy TV
Markem-Imaje
The course on Madcap Flare was very much helpful, and the online exercise and the offline tasks helped a lot in understanding the concepts, and gave the required practice. Shrutika as a trainer has really framed the course to build a perfect foundation which has provided enough opportunities to explore more.
Vishnu Chandroth
Collins
She is very knowledgeable in her area. And, was very patient thoroughout. Her conduct was very positive when people (who joined late) demanded a rerun of the concept. She explained all the concepts well and made us practice them in the session. That was a good part. It was great interacting with her. Overall, I am satisfied with the training. Thank you.
Harsha Ramwani
Baker Hughes
Thanks TWT for such good courses. The trainer is very nice, informative, soft spoken and answers all query.
Richa Arora
TechM
Excellent in one word. Knowledge, patience: the trainer, Shrutika knows how to manage the flow of the training
Venkat Santosh Kumar Gumma
Accenture
Shrutika is proficient in what she is doing. She was very interactive and was able to answer questions and resolve some issues which we were facing during the course.
P.Pavithra Selvakumari
Freelancer
Trainer has a good working knowledge on Madcap Flare. Amazing TWT team. Helps Tech Writers to learn New/Existing tools.
Swathi Reddy
KPMG
She is a good trainer. Her communication is also good as per my understanding.
Nandadulal Patra
Cloud4C Services
The training is exactly in sequence on how we are going to use MadCap flare. The trainer is very knowledgeable and answered all the questions. This is a very nice course to start your journey with MadCap Flare.
Samyak Mukherjee
Oracle
Ashish Singh
Posted at 21:00h, 18 NovemberHello Team,
I want to enroll for madclap flare course
Reshmi
Posted at 11:03h, 21 JuneAny week end course for Madcap flare certification?
K_admin
Posted at 16:46h, 21 JuneThis is a weekend course.
Sachin
Posted at 11:37h, 14 AugustWon’t we need a Madcap Flare license for installing it?
K_admin
Posted at 13:33h, 14 AugustYou can download trial version. It is valid for 30 days. But do not download unless we request.
Ruchi
Posted at 21:14h, 06 OctoberWhen the next batch will start for madcapfalre certification?
Raja Posupo
Posted at 15:07h, 26 FebruaryHello Team
I want to enroll for madcap flare course.
Thank you
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