This document discusses the key features of Flare including customization of CSS, skins, master pages and page layouts. It also covers single sourcing through template projects that can be globally linked and updated across projects. Additional features include conditions, multiple targets, merged projects with parent and child relationships, and ongoing support.

1. WHAT I LIKE ABOUT FLARE
customization | single-sourcing | merged projects
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2. CUSTOMIZATION
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3. CSS
Default, non-print, and
print media
Web and print layouts
View in GUI or text
editor
Print medium applied
when printing from web
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4. SKINS
Add your logo
Change colors, icons
Configure buttons, tabs
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5. MASTER PAGES
Browser-based output
Content appears on
every page
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6. PAGE LAYOUTS
Print output
Headers, footers, page
size, margins, borders
Can have several
Define default in target,
customize in TOC
properties
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7. SINGLE SOURCING
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8. TEMPLATE PROJECTS
Contain reusable content
Assure consistency across teams and projects
Update once, content is auto-reimported
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9. GLOBALLY-LINKED
PROJECTS
Import files link to
original files in template
project
Content updates
dynamically when
output is built
Source material is
created once, used many
times
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10. CONDITIONS
Conditionalize text or
topics
Include/exclude at
text/graphic, topic,
TOC, and target levels
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11. TARGET FILES
Output type
Master pages/page
layouts/skin
Conditions
Destination
Stylesheet and medium
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12. MULTIPLE TOCS
Print/web variations
Useful for differing TOC
hierarchies
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13. MERGED PROJECTS
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14. PARENT PROJECT
Contains “intro”
material
TOC links to child
projects
Web output only
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15. CHILD PROJECT
Manageable project size
Ongoing updates
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16. THANK
YOU!
Find me on the web...
rose@lacking.org
www.linkedin.com/in/
rosaliepetralia
www.lacking.org/rp
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