As a technical publications manager, I needed a tool refresh about three years ago. My team and I discovered MadCap Flare and launched a journey to adopt the tool and convert our large library of critical content from many different source tools to MadCap Flare.
Our chief motivator was the need for an improved single sourcing methodology. The ability to quickly develop new material from existing material using conditions and variables was the main win from an ease-of-use perspective. We also moved to a model of creating both HTML and PDF outputs from the source for all of our documentation, with the exception of print documents such as quick start guides.
We continually watch for new features and functionality as MadCap Software enhances Flare.
New functionality in Flare 2017 r3
Text analysis
MadCap Software added a Text Analysis tool to this version, enabling us to assess the readability of our content. Located in Flare’s Tools menu, the Text Analysis tool allows you to check the readability of any topic by clicking an Analyze button. The results include both Flesch-Kincaid reading ease score and grade level. Good results appear green, fair ...
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