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We've been working on a project called "AxShare" for easily sharing Axure RP prototypes. It's a work in progress, but you can try it out at http://share.axure.com/.  Just upload an RP file, add an optional password, and AxShare will give you a link to the generated prototype that you can pass along.
The files are limited to 5MB right now and the link to each prototype is valid for 30 days. The email you'll receive after uploading will also give you the option to remove the prototype sooner. The uploaded RP file is deleted from the server at the same time as the generated prototype. Please think of this as a test environment. We're hosting AxShare on Amazon Web Services which has very little downtime, but we will be testing new prototype features and there may be some unexpected downtime, changes to the prototype generation, and bugs. As always, send any feedback and bug reports to support@axure.com.
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Axure RP 5.6 for Mac is now available for download at http://www.axure.com/downloads.aspx. Finally! This release brings Axure RP 5.6 to the Mac complete with HTML prototypes, Word specifications and Shared Projects. It also includes a number of UI enhancements that the PC version doesn't have yet. 
UI Enhancements:
- Widget Properties pane containing a new formatting tab
- Redesigned interactions case editor dialog
- New formatting toolbar with location and size
What does your Mac need? - Mac computer with Intel processor
- Mac OS X 10.5+
- 1GB Memory
- 200 MB disk space
- For specifications, Microsoft Office Word 2004 (with compatibility pack) or Word 2008
- For prototypes, Firefox or Safari
Is this a free update? If you purchased a license or renewal after February 1, 2008, Axure RP for Mac is a free update. Seriously! If not, you can purchase a renewal. Login to the customer portal if you're not sure when your maintenance period expires. How does the licensing work? A single user license is $589 (and $539 each for 5+ licenses) and comes with 12 months of updates. The licenses are perpetual and you can choose to renew maintenance at the end of 12 months or keep using the version you have. Each license can be used by the same person on two PCs, two Macs, or one PC and one Mac. If you already own licenses for the PC version, basically we're going to continue with the same licensing but let you choose to install on PCs, Macs, or one of each. Getting Started First, download the Axure RP for Mac installer at http://www.axure.com/downloads.aspx. Then, either dive right in OR visit http://www.axure.com/mac-overview.aspx to watch an overview video and see the differences between the Mac and PC versions before going through the online training at http://www.axure.com/online-training.aspx. We hope you like it!
Victor
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Hi Everyone,
We just released the beta version of Axure RP for Mac. It is available for download here. And we are still targeting the end of March for the final release.
 The beta expires April 15, 2010. A valid beta will be available until the final release of 5.6 for Mac, so your work will not be interrupted.
Axure for Mac requires the following:
- Mac computer with Intel processor
- Mac OS X 10.5+
- 1 GB Memory
- 200 MB disk space
- For specifications, Microsoft Office Word 2004 (with compatibility pack) or Word 2008
- For prototypes, Firefox
What to expect:
The beta has all* of the features from Axure RP 5.6 for Windows including shared projects. It also has a number of UI enhancements like a new properties pane and redesigned interactions dialog.
If you've been using the alpha (thank you!), you'll notice a new formatting toolbar and the formatting pane has been moved to the annotations and interactions pane. Also, the default folders for widget libraries has been moved to ~/Documents/Axure/Libraries.
The .rp files are compatible with Axure RP 5.6 on Windows.
*Features not in the Mac version:
- Word 2000 generator (the newer Word 2007 or DOCX generator is available)
- CHM generation for prototypes
- Spell Checker (native Mac spell checking while editing text works)
Known issues:
Safari compatibility has not been fully tested. If you notice anything in prototypes that do not work in Safari, please let us know.
iWork Pages crashes when opening the generated specification. Word is required to open the specification. But once saved in Word, they do open in Pages.
Shared Projects can be stored on a Windows (SMB) network drive or SVN server, but not a Mac share or through https.
Performance tuning is in progress.
How can you help?
Please submit bug report dialogs that pop-up in the application. Any information that might help us repeat an error is really helpful. You can send those to support@axure.com along with any bugs and requests.
What's next:
We'll continue to release beta builds until the final release and post known issues at www.axureformac.com. You can keep track of updates at www.axureformac.com, here or by following us on Twitter.
And if you have any requests for 6.0, now's a good time to send them in.
Thank you!
Victor
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Axure RP for Mac Alpha aka MAxure is now available for download here.  We didn't quite make it to Beta before the end of 2009, but we're really excited to show you where we're at and start getting your input (and help!). We're targeting end of Q1 2010 for the final release.
What to expect:
Most of the Axure RP 5.6 features are available along with some UI enhancements including a new properties pane and redesigned interactions dialog. There are still some features missing including shared projects, CSV generation, search & replace, print, spell check, and zoom. We've successfully created some prototypes in MAxure using core features like dragging and dropping widgets, adding annotations and interactions, and generating prototypes. But we are still running into new bugs regularly. Specification generation works and the .docx files can be opened in Word 2004 with the compatibility pack. You can find directions for installing the compatibility pack here.
The files are compatible with Axure RP 5.6 on the PC, which is a nice backup if you run into any issues.
This alpha version expires February 28, 2010. A valid alpha/beta will be available until the final release of 5.6 for Mac, so your work will not be interrupted.
How can you help?
Please submit bug report dialogs that pop-up in the application. Any information that might help us repeat an error is really helpful. We're also looking for usability issues that are Mac specific (like Cmd+Q shouldn't increment the footnote number). You can send those to support@axure.com along with any bugs and requests. What's next:
We'll continue to release Alpha/Beta builds until the final release and post known issues at www.axureformac.com. You can keep track of updates here, at www.axureformac.com or by following us on Twitter. And we're also in progress with 6.0. Who needs to sleep? :) Thank you!
Victor
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Last month, the first worldwide, community-driven, web-based event for discussing prototyping in Axure RP took place. Well over 300 participants from all over the world logged in to AxureWorld to participate in 12 hours of presentations. A huge thanks to Ezra Schwartz, the event organizer, and all of the panelists who did an outstanding job presenting on topics ranging from spec generation to shared projects, tips and tricks and more. There was even a sneak peek of MAxure (Mac version of Axure) presented by our Product Manger, Victor. All in all, it was a great opportunity for UX professionals and Axure RP users to get together and share their knowledge. For those of you who were not able to attend, all of the AxureWorld video sessions are now available at www.axureworld.com. Be sure to check it out!
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Hi Everyone, They say if you’re not getting sued, you’re not doing anything worthwhile. We are now "officially" doing something worthwhile :) Last year, iRise filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Axure which was recently settled. Our goal was to be able to continue growing Axure and deliver the best product and the most value to our customers. We accomplished that goal through settlement. iRise agreed to drop the lawsuit and Axure agreed not to try to invalidate the patent. Other terms of the agreement are confidential. We’ve heard from some customers who were pretty upset that iRise chose to file a lawsuit. Thank you. We appreciate your support. We have a lot to be excited about. The first community-driven conference AxureWorld was a success. MAxure is on its way. And we have lots of requests and feedback guiding 6.0. We hope you're excited too. If you have any concerns, please let us know. Thank you!
Victor
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Axure RP Pro 5.6 is now available for download at http://www.axure.com/downloads.aspx. This update has some new features that make a variety of things in Axure RP easier to do like image slicing, importing from file to file, and duplicating masters, as well as a number of bug fixes.
 Feature highlights: - Image slicing (right click image, Edit Image->Slice Image)
- Option to import styles and variables used in a custom widget when that widget is added to a page
- Import manager supports importing multiple types (pages, masters, styles) at one time
- Removed the variable limit (however we still recommend using 25 or less if viewing prototypes in IE)
- Undo check out for shared projects
- Converting widgets to a dynamic panel or master (right click widgets, Convert)
- Duplicate masters
- Duplicating a page or master opens the copy for editing
- Shortcut to toggle grid visibility (Ctrl+Alt+D)
- FIPS compliance (mostly for government computers)
Is this a free update? If you have 5.5 or purchased a license or renewal after February 1, 2008, the 5.6 update is free. If not, you can purchase a renewal. Login to the customer portal if you're not sure when your maintenance period expires. Worth reading: Files created in 5.6 will open in version 5.5, BUT not in earlier versions of Axure RP. Also, 5.6 will install over 5.5. If you want to keep a copy of 5.5 follow these steps: - Make a copy of the "Axure RP Pro 5.5" install directory before installing 5.6.
- Install Axure RP Pro 5.6
- Rename the "Copy of Axure RP Pro 5.5" folder back to "Axure RP Pro 5.5".
Want the latest updates, discussions, and tutorials?
Join the Axure Community Site and we'll keep you connected. After joining, subscribe to the forum for discussions and the blog for tutorials and release announcements. You can also follow us on Twitter www.twitter.com/axurerp.
We appreciate any feedback, suggestions, or bug reports. Please send them to support@axure.com or discuss them on the Axure RP forum.
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Axure RP Pro 5.6 Release Candidate (RC) This release gives you some new features that make a variety of things in Axure RP easier to do. We'd love it if you would download the release candidate and test it out. The plan is to have the final release ready in a few weeks.
Feature highlights: - Image slicing (right click image, Edit Image->Slice Image)
- Option to import styles and variables used in a custom widget when that widget is added to a page
- Import manager supports importing multiple types (pages, masters, styles) at one time
- Removed the variable limit (however we still recommend using 25 or less if viewing prototypes in IE)
- Undo check out for shared projects
- Converting widgets to a dynamic panel or master (right click widgets, Convert)
- Duplicate masters
- FIPS compliance (mostly for government computers)
Bug fixes: - Fix for rendering rollover images with preserved corners in the prototype
- Fixes in Set Widget and Variable Values dialog to preserve right side values when appropriate
- Fix for grabbing connector endpoints even when connector is below the connected widget
- Fix for Do Not Autoreflow on connectors when moving both objects a connector is attached to
- Fix for Send to Back and Bring to Front (also affected Flatten masters)
- Fix in specification generation when loading masters with raised events
- Fix for editing specification template on Vista
Worth reading: Files created in 5.6 RC will open in version 5.5, BUT not in earlier versions of Axure RP. Also, 5.6 RC will install over 5.5. If you want to keep a copy of 5.5 follow these steps: - Make a copy of the "Axure RP Pro 5.5" install directory before installing 5.6 RC.
- Install Axure RP Pro 5.6 RC
- Rename the "Copy of Axure RP Pro 5.5" folder back to "Axure RP Pro 5.5".
One more thing, your 5.5 license key will work for 5.6 RC. If you do not have a license, a 30 day trial will start.
Is this a free update? If you have 5.5 or purchased a license or renewal after February 1, 2008, the 5.6 update is free. If not, you can purchase a renewal. Login to the customer portal if you're not sure when your maintenance period expires. Got bugs? Please send all bugs and feedback to support@axure.com or post to the forum.
Download Axure RP Pro 5.6 RC
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A Mac version of Axure RP has been the single most popular request from our customers and the community. We are pleased to announce that Axure For Mac aka MAxure ("Mac-sure") is now in development.
Visit www.axureformac.com to keep up to date on our progress. You can also follow us on Twitter or sign up to be notified when Axure For Mac is released.
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Axure is helping fund five teams from the University of Michigan HCI program to compete in the international Student Design Competition at CHI in Boston on April 9. Each year CHI holds the competition providing an opportunity for students to demonstrate their problem solving and design skills. Students were required to submit a paper, poster and presentation illustrating their proposed solution to the design challenge. This year's challenge was to design an object, interface, system or service that supported the idea of consuming local resources instead of global ones.
Of the twelve teams accepted, five teams were chosen from the University of Michigan: Treasure Hunter (Sanghyuk Koh, Amy Kuo, Debra Lauterbach, Noah Liebman & Andrea Mc Vittie), Local Buy (team members include: Wentao Wang, Li Li, Nan Chen & Jenica Baty), MI Fresh (Maureen Hanratty, Geoff Ho, Yang Jiang & Xiao Wei), Want Knot (Jared Bauer, Liz Blankenship, Leanna Gingras & Mark Goetz) and eXtend (Annie Fang, Sergio Mendez-Baiges, Rahan Khozein & Eunice Shin). Both Treasure Hunter and Local Buy used Axure RP to create their project prototype.
 Treasure Hunter The goal of this project was to design an online community that would help expand the consumption of used resources, specifically encouraging people to shop at thrift stores. The team began by conducting research to uncover the barriers to buying used items at thrift stores.Then, they created personas, brainstormed concepts and worked through various scenarios. Team Treasure Hunter used Axure RP to create a hi-fidelity prototype for user testing and used the results to tune the design.
The final application enlisted frequent thrift store shoppers to help individuals who lack the time or desire to search for the items themselves (prototype [click Go to begin]). "Several judges commented on how impressive our prototype was. We consider Axure to be a big part of our success."
- Debra Lauterbach
 Local Buy
This project aimed to promote the availability of local food. The team worked with a start up business interested in directly connecting consumers with local food resources. They conducted interviews, created personas, sketched concepts and worked through different scenarios. After this process the team was ready to bring their ideas to life. They used Axure RP to create their hi fidelity prototype and conduct user testing.
The final application provided a platform for customers to locate and purchase from local sustainable food resources (prototype [click Go to begin]). "Features like masters in Axure RP were a big time-saver when creating the various web pages in our design."
- Wentao Wang
Congratulations to all of the outstanding teams accepted to present at CHI!
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Axure is a proud sponsor of the Information Architecture Summit held at the Peabody Memphis Hotel in Memphis, TN. The conference will run March 18-22, with pre-conference sessions being held the 18th and 19th.
Fred Beecher and Lori Baker of Evantage Consulting will be holding a workshop entitled Prototyping Rich Interfaces with Axure. This workshop will introduce attendees to the features in Axure RP that truly enable rich interactivity. Attendees will learn how to utilize these features to prototype nearly any interaction. The workshop will be structured around a series of exercises in which attendees use the features and skills they just learned to prototype rich Internet applications (RIA). Specific features being covered include:
- Form element interactions
- Dynamic panels (switching states, hiding & showing, moving)
- Setting widget properties
- Variables & conditional logic
The workshop is designed for intermediate to advanced user experience practitioners who have a basic competency in Axure. Attendees must bring their laptops with mice to the workshop. The laptops run Windows (either natively or under a virtual machine) and have the most recent version of Axure installed. REGISTER TODAY!
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Axure RP Pro 5.5 is now available for download at http://www.axure.com/downloads.aspx.
 This release adds the ability to create custom widget libraries for the Widget pane, new interaction capabilities for high fidelity prototyping, easier Dynamic Panel management, and enhancements to widgets and diagram editing.
Check out this 3 part series for more details on new features, as well as our Online Training.
Part 1: Widgets Pane and Custom Widget Libraries
Part 2: New Interactions and the Advanced Interactions Editor
Part 3: Dynamic Panel Manager, Image & Button Shape Enhancements and Diagram Editing
Is this a free update? If you purchased Axure RP or a renewal after February 1, 2008 or plan to purchase between now and the final release, version 5.5 will be a free update. All other customers will need to purchase a renewal to upgrade. You can login to the customer portal to see when your maintenance period expires.
Please note: Files created in version 5.5 will not open in previous versions of Axure RP. Version 5.5 will convert files created in previous versions to the new format.
Want the latest updates, discussions, and tutorials?
Join the Axure Community Site and we'll keep you connected. After joining, subscribe to the forum for discussions and the blog for tutorials and release announcements. You can also follow us on Twitter www.twitter.com/axurerp.
We appreciate any feedback, suggestions, or bug reports. Please send them to support@axure.com or discuss them on the Axure RP forum.
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In Axure RP Pro 5.5, we added the ability to create custom widget libraries for the Widgets pane. To help you get started, we created the following libraries based on the Yahoo! Design Stencil Kit:
- Advertising
- Calendar Picker
- Carousel
- Charts and Tables
- Controls
- Form Elements
- Menus and Buttons
- Mobile - General
- Mobile - iPhone
- Navigation and Pagination
- OS Elements
- Page Grids
- Placeholder Text
- Screen Resolutions
- Tabs
- Windows and Containers
You can download these libraries from the Widget Libraries page at http://www.axure.com/widgetLibraries.aspx. We will be adding more libraries in the future. If you have published a widget library that you would like to share, please email contactus@axure.com. The Axure RP Pro 5.5 Beta is now available for download at http://www.axure.com/downloadBeta.aspx. For more information about custom widget libraries as well as other features included in Version 5.5, please visit our 3-part blog post Introduction to Version 5.5 Features.
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