Working with Cross References, System Variables and Footnotes
- Using Cross-References
- Updating Cross-References
- Resolving Cross-References
- System variables
- Footnotes
Advanced System and User Variables
- Working with User Variables
- Working With System Variables
- System Variable Building Blocks
- Examples of Running H/F Variables Based on Paragraph Formats
Text Insets and Advanced Cross-References
- Using Text Insets
- Using Cross-References
- Creating and Editing Cross-Reference Format
- FrameMaker Cross-Reference Building Blocks
Conditional Text
- Working in a Conditional Document
- Modifying a Conditional Document
Hypertext
- Creating Hypertext Documents
- How FrameMaker Hypertext Commands Convert to PDF and HTML
Unstructured Templates
- Creating the Document Template
- Setting up the Master Pages
- Creating a document using the template
- Adding a disconnected page
- Summary of Unstructured Template Creation
Building Books
- Book Files
- Opening, Saving, and Closing Files in a Book
- Importing Formats into Files in a Book
- Setting up Numbering and Pagination in a Book
- Specifying Numbering Options
- Generating/Updating Files in a Book
- Including Chapter Numbers in Headers or Footers
- Rearranging and Deleting Files from a Book File
Generated Files
- Generating a Table of Contents from a Book
- Formatting a Table of Content
- Troubleshooting the Table of Contents
- Generating an Index
- Marking Text
- Specifying Multiple Levels and Multiple Entries in an Index
- Formatting an Index
- Troubleshooting an Index
- Using Templates for Generated Documents
Output: Making PDF, HTML, and XML
- Converting documents to HTML, XML and PDF
- Converting FrameMaker Files to PDF Files
- Converting FrameMaker files to Web Pages
- Converting FrameMaker Files to XML
This course is for Intermediate to Advanced FrameMaker users, especially those who have already taken our Beginning FrameMaker class or its equivalent. You should already have a good understanding of topics covered in the Beginning FrameMaker class, especially Paragraph and Character formatting, as well as basic page layout skills.
Topic Resources
Course-specific resources (handouts, links, info mentioned in class) are listed here.. Please contact your instructor if you cannot locate what you are looking for
Useful Resources
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User Forums
Adobe FrameMaker User to User Forum - Adobe Online Forums are for the Adobe community's peer-to-peer discussions of both Adobe and formerly Macromedia products. Please note that these forums are not an official customer support channel for Adobe.
Frameusers.com - With fairly consistent volume, this is a good source for all levels of FrameMaker technical support
TECHWR-L - TECHWR-L (that's "tech-whirl") is the Internet-based community and resource for technical communicators worldwide.
Groups
STC-Society for Technical Communication - STC is a professional association that advances the arts and sciences of technical communication.
Products
Leximation
DITA-FMx - A plugin and set of structure applications that provide enhanced DITA authoring support for FrameMaker
Tools - FrameMaker plugins offered by Leximation. Includes many popular plugins such as, BookVars, MarkerTools, FileTools, StructureSnippets, and a MIFML conversion utility.
Tool Search - A database of publishing-related tools, utilities, and applications. Provides a "complete" listing of all FrameMaker plugins available, as well as other applications that may be useful to the tech writer.
West Street Consulting: . Featuring plug-ins for structured FrameMaker. FrameSLT Lite, InsetPlus, and XRef Wizard, are examples of well regarded products.
FrameScript from Finite Matters Ltd.
Mif2Go - Fast, accurate conversion from FrameMaker MIF to HTML, XML, printable Word RTF, HTML Help, and many more Help formats!
Services
Technical Writing | Captivate Simulations and Demonstrations - con·text’s marketing and marcom professionals can serve as an extension of your marketing and sales teams from strategy to execution.
FrameScript work to provide customized FrameMaker solutions-- Rick Quattro, at Carmen Publishing
