Archives for Terrence Caldwell

Business Frameworks with Ad hoc Canvas

Earlier this week we shared the benefits of using Confluence if you're on the management team. We want to give some more love to our managers and business users, with this guest post by Martin Cleaver, Director at Comalatech, showing how easily you can create business frameworks in Confluence using Ad hoc Canvas. Business Frameworks the Wiki Way, with Ad hoc Canvas Flick through just about any book on business & management from the last four decades and you can't help but notice the use of

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Never Miss Another Important Conversation Again with Confluence 4.2

Thanks to Confluence 4.2, your team is pumping out engaging, structured content, and everyone is contributing and starting rich conversations that lead to real results. With such constant activity and contribution, you might be wondering how to cut through the noise and find the most important conversations in Confluence. Fear not! Confluence 4.2 makes discovering what's important easier than ever, so you're always in the loop. Discover What's Popular from the Dashboard The new 'Popular' stream

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Create Structured Content with Ease in Confluence 4.2

Confluence 4.2 hit the streets last week and is generating a lot of buzz. It's taken content collaboration to new heights. It's never been easier to create compelling content, encourage others to contribute, and discover the content you need to get your job done. Content collaboration is a viral cycle of creation, engagement, and discovery. It's a cycle that helps teams get work done, faster, and we're always striving to optimize each step. In Confluence 4.2 we've enabled users of all levels

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A Technical Writer’s Guide to Technical Documentation in a Wiki

Over the past month we have explored the world of technical documentation in Confluence and gotten a taste of Sarah Maddox's new book: Confluence, tech comm, chocolate: A wiki as platform extraordinaire for technical communication. We hope that you have picked up some helpful tips and tricks or even changed the way you think about or produce technical documentation in your organization. That's a Wrap, Folks! To celebrate the end of this series we want to invite everyone to join us for a free webinar

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Accelerate Wiki Adoption with Quick and Easy User Invites in Confluence 4.2

Hopefully by now you've gotten the message that Confluence 4.2 is absolutely chock-a-block full of great features. Matt introduced the improvements to notifications and comments and Ryan, not to be outdone, showed you what we've done to take attachment and document management to the next level. With all these improvements and new features still to come, you're probably wondering "how can I get more people on-board the Confluence express?" Spread Confluence Like Wildfire Is your wiki lacking activity?

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Technical Documentation in Confluence – Driving Wiki Development

This is the last post in a month-long series centered around Sarah Maddox's new book: Confluence, tech comm, chocolate: A wiki as platform extraordinaire for technical communication, published by XML Press.The book is choc-a-bloc full of tips from a technical communicator who has spent the last four years on Confluence. Learn how to harness the wiki's social and collaborative features, turning technical documentation into true communication. Discover how technical communicators can drive the ongoing

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