Creating new "files" in Blaze (was: Review of MadCap Blaze)

[Geoff Hart <ghart -at- videotron -dot- ca>]

Scott wondered: <<How do you create a new file in Blaze? When I looked  
at it I couldn't create a new file. I had to import a file from some  
other source.>>

Depends what you mean by "file". If you're talking about the  
collection of topics (a project) that will eventually be compiled into  
one or more publications, you can do this right from the opening  
screen, by specifying that you want to create a new project. If you're  
talking about a topic within a project that's already open for  
revision, open the Project menu and select "Add Topic".

As I note in my review, Blaze is large and powerful, and therefore  
complex -- but no more so than RoboX or any of the other big programs  
we use. Part of the complexity is that they do things differently from  
ways you might be more familiar with. Once you figure out where  
everything's hidden, getting proficient with the software is a matter  
of practicing until things become as reflexive as they already are  
with familiar software.

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