MadCap Contributor Releases

Released: Feb 18, 2023

Updates in 9 r3

Features

  • A Completely Redesigned Start Page - The Start Page has been completely redesigned for improved usability and quick access to recent projects and resources.
  • Definition Lists and List Enhancements - Added a new user interface, featuring options and shortcuts, which makes creating definition lists much easier. A definition list is used to create a group of terms and definitions. Key Benefits:
    • Definition Lists and Context - By using definition list tags, as opposed to different markup...

Released: Jun 15, 2020

Updates in 9 r2

Features

  • Reviewers Can Now Add Code Snippets with Syntax Highlighting - A new Code Snippet Editor allows you to easily create and insert code snippets into your review workflow in dozens of coding languages, such as JavaScript and CSS. Syntax highlighting and numbering makes it easy to view the code snippets.
  • Usability Improvements - When working in the XML Editor, you can now collapse or expand tags (i.e., chunks of content) to make it easier to view and find content in long topics...

Released: Nov 5, 2019

Updates in 9

Features

  • Redesigned Start Page - A redesigned Start Page makes it easy to access your projects, including the ability to pin your favorite or most commonly accessed projects to the top of your list.
  • User Interface Improvements - Black, classic, and silver interface themes have been redesigned for a brand new look.
  • New Style Inspector - The new Style Inspector allows you see and edit style details for selected content, without having to open the full Style Sheet Editor.
  • CSS Variables Support...

Released: Mar 15, 2016

Updates in this release

Updates in 8

  • Advanced Sorting in Tables - Sort tables by choosing which columns to sort first.
  • Change Bars - When you track changes in a document, you can now use change bars to identify new, revised or deleted text.
  • Conditions on Styles - Associate a condition with a style by using the mc-conditions property in the Advanced View of the Stylesheet Editor.
  • Equation Editor - You can now use a third-party editor outside of Contributor to create equations written in MathML or LaTeX.
  • Insert Page...

Released: Jun 18, 2015

Updates in this release

Updates in V7

  • Define a position for an element (such as an image) anywhere in the topic.
  • Click and drag to reposition an element.
  • Set a default cell content style for tables.
  • Insert custom date/time variables in topics.
  • Pin your favorite fonts to the Font selection list box to find them again later.
  • The Image Map Editor has been rearranged and streamlined.
  • Edit image properties for PDFs that have been inserted as an image.
  • Preview thumbnail images directly within the XML Editor.
  • Record and play...

Released: Aug 26, 2014

Updates in this release

Updates in V6

  • Snippet files can be seen in the review package and opened (supported in Review workflows).
  • Snippets can be opened from a topic (supported in all workflows).
  • Associate condition tags while editing.
  • Support for fixing undefined condition tags in the Basic view of the user interface.
  • Navigate through content in a slideshow.
  • Slideshows can include most kinds of content, including snippets, text and tables.
  • Integrated Find and Replace widgets in topics.
  • New Find and Replace in Files...