Here we see the different options Photoshop's type engines offer for tracking, size, scale, color and alignment. It explains point and paragraph text and where you would use them.

See a new twist on how 3 different ways to view and edit DITA or XML in FrameMaker 11 can be used. Traditional WYSIWYG (page) view still shows exact line breaks, headers/footers and full formatting, if you are going to publish to print or PDF. New AUTHOR VIEW shows only generically formatted content with no page breaks and symbolic indents; ideal for authors who need to focus on content that may go to multiple formats beyond print. Finally, get a glimpse of how powerful XML CODE VIEW can be with INTELLIPROMPT, suggesting legal elements or attributes while you are typing. These 3 views combined help make FrameMaker 11 a full-fledged DITA/XML authoring solution.

See how User Defined Variables (UDVs) in RoboHelp 10 allow you to create "instant update" instances of text or phrases for product names, address, UI gestures and more. Change the definition of one UDV and all instances update throughout your project. You can even insert UDFs into topic titles or boilerplate snippets. This powerful feature is extremely simple to use, as easy as editing and formatting normal text.

FrameMaker 11's Reference Pages allow you to associate text and artwork with paragraph formatting. For instance, you can place horizontal lines above or below a paragraph, or have a "Caution" box automatically placed above a paragraph. Writers cannot edit this artwork on the body page; one must visit the Reference Page in order to make a change. If the user revises the artwork or text in a special frame on the Reference Page, all instances associated with paragraph styles will universally update throughout the document.

FrameMaker goes beyond Word in extending your style control over graphic object styles. As with paragraphs, character tags and tables, FrameMaker provides a catalog for object styles, which can enable you to globally update the position or appearance of named anchored frames and graphics. This functionality empowers you to achieve consistency with graphic formatting just as you have always done with text formatting.

How many times have you had to correct random numbering "mishaps" within nested lists and autonumbered headings in Word? With FrameMaker 11, this drudgering becomes a thing of the past with what most users describe as "bullet proof" mixed numbering. Many also describe it as "easy." The autonumber setting in paragraphs is completely unaffected by page breaks, and FrameMaker has no section breaks. With FrameMaker 11, you aren't limited to a certain number of nested list levels. You can also mix multi-numbered prefix stings in any fashion you wish. When it comes to text prefixes (like "Table X.X" or "Figure X.X"), you have complete control over wording and formatting. Warning: once you use this feature in FrameMaker 11, there's no turning back.

Word's style catalogs don't obviously segregate text styles from paragraph styles. FrameMaker 11 provides simple, logical catalogs for paragraphs, character styles, table styles and even graphic object styles. In FrameMaker 11, not only can you globally update headings, lists and emphasized text, you can even change all instances of named tables, labeled anchored frames or graphic objects! This allows you a level of formatting control and document consistency amongst multiple authors you could have only dreamed of with Word. Warning: once you use these tools, there is no turning back.

In this episode of the Adobe Creative Suite Podcast Terry White shows how to maintain your formatting when exporting to ePUB from Adobe InDesign CS6.

Adobe Story supports multiple script types, including Multi-Column and AV Scripts. Regardless of the format, if there's dialogue in the script, you can share it with Adobe Premiere Pro to improve the accuracy of speech to text analysis. This episode introduces multiple script formats using Story Free, and shows you how to share your script with Adobe Premiere Pro.

This episode shows you just how easy it is to get script formatting right using Adobe Story Free.