Course duration
- 3 days
Course Benefits
- Learn to set up your work area and learn about Framemaker's work area.
- Learn about master pages and text flows.
- Learn to apply master pages to body pages and work with text frames.
- Learn about character and paragraph tags.
- Learn to work with tables and table tags.
- Learn to use Framemaker's drawing tools.
- Learn to import graphics and SVG files.
- Learn to place graphics on reference and master pages.
- Learn to work with variables.
- Learn how to work with cross-references.
- Learn to build books.
- Learn to format your documents with tables of contents and page numbers.
- Learn to generate, format, and edit indexes.
- Learn to publish FrameMaker documents.
Course Outline
- FrameMaker Strengths
- Advantages of Creating Content with FrameMaker
- Uses of FrameMaker
- Creating Your First Document
- Starting FrameMaker
- Welcome Screen
- Setting Up a New Document
- Opening, Saving, Closing, and Printing Documents
- Understanding the Document Window
- FrameMaker Interface Options
- Understanding File Configuration and Preferences
- The Project Manager
- Choosing between Structured and Unstructured Content
- Switching between Structured and Unstructured Interfaces
- File Naming Best Practices
- Word Processing Features
- Standard Word Processing Features
- Configuring Default Text Options
- Tracking Changes
- Working with Footnotes
- Importing Text from Other Applications
- Establishing a Workflow in FrameMaker
- Workflow Considerations
- Planning
- Creating and Editing Content
- File Organization
- Illustrations and Images
- Editing/Reviewing
- Production Editing
- Indexing
- Printing
- Single Sourcing and Digital Publishing
- Online and Mobile Publishing Workflows
- Language Support
- Templates
- User Roles
- Definition of a FrameMaker Template
- Why You Should Care about Templates
- Getting Started with Templates
- Importing Settings from a Template File
- Characteristics of a Solid Template
- Understanding Template Interactions
- Tips and Tricks
- Naming Conventions
- Documenting Your Template
- Formatting Text with Paragraph Tags
- The Purpose of Paragraph Tags
- Applying a Paragraph Tag
- Avoiding Formatting Overrides
- Modifying Paragraph Tags
- Creating Paragraph Tags
- Deleting Paragraph Tags
- Autonumbering Details
- Formatting Text with Character Tags
- Maintaining Consistency with Character Tags
- Applying Character Tags
- Modifying Character Tags
- Creating Character Tags
- Removing Character Tag Formatting
- Deleting Character Tags
- Additional Character Tag Tips
- Understanding Table Design
- Table Tag Advantages
- Inserting Tables
- Changing the Assigned Table Tag
- Modifying a Table Tag
- Creating a Table Tag
- Customizing Tables Outside the Table Designer
- Customizing Cell Ruling and Shading
- Merging Table Cells
- Rotating Table Cells
- Sorting Table Data
- Deleting Table Tags
- Creating Text into Tables
- Converting a Table to Text
- Cross-references
- Advantages of Cross-references
- How Cross-references Differ from Text
- Inserting Cross-references
- Setting Up Cross-reference Formats
- Updating Cross-references
- Correcting Unresolved (Broken) Cross-references
- Converting Cross-references to Text
- Storing Content in Variables
- Advantages of Variables
- Inserting Variables
- System Variable Definitions
- Creating User Variables
- Understanding Page Layout
- Advantages of Master Pages
- Displaying Master Pages
- Assigning Master Pages to Body Pages
- Creating and Managing Master Pages
- Modifying Master Pages
- Removing Master Page Overrides
- Deleting Master Pages
- Text Flows
- Text Flow Considerations
- Understanding Text Flows
- Customizing Text Flows
- Switching from Single- to Double-sided Pages
- Importing Graphic Content
- Advantages of Using External Graphics
- Choosing Whether to Import into Text Flow
- Using the New Insert > Image Workflow
- Anchoring Graphics
- Graphic Formats
- Placing Graphics on the Reference Pages
- Object Styles
- A Case for Using Object Styles
- Create an Object Style
- Display the Object Style Pod with a Shortcut
- Using Object Styles in a Regular Workflow
- Placing Rich Media
- Supported Formats
- Anchoring Position for Multimedia
- Full-motion Video
- Interactive Simulations
- 3D Objects
- QR Codes
- FrameMaker's Graphic Tools
- Advantages of FrameMaker Graphics Tools
- Drawing Basic Shapes
- Draw an Object
- Modifying Objects
- Rearranging Objects
- Changing the Orientation
- Transparency in FrameMaker Graphics
- Image Hotspots
- Setting Up Book Files
- Advantages of Using Book Files
- Creating a Book File
- What the Book Window Tells You
- Managing Files in a Book
- Updating a Book
- Managing Numbering
- Printing a Book
- Modifying Files from the Book
- Creating Tables of Contents
- Setting Up Table of Contents File
- Customizing the Table of Contents
- Mini TOC
- Creating Indexes
- The Mechanics of a Generated Index
- Creating the Index File
- Creating Index Entries
- Formatting the Index
- Creating Glossaries
- Generated versus Static Glossary Files
- Creating Other Generated Files
- Examples of Other Generated Files
- Creating Paragraph-based Lists
- Creating Lists of Other Items
- Generated Indexes
- Print, PDF Output, and Package
- A Comparison of Print and PDF Files
- Setting Up a FrameMaker PDF Review
- Printing Your Documents
- Advanced Printing Options
- Setting Adobe PDF Document Properties
- Creating PDF Files
- Adobe PDF Printer Setup
- Custom PDF File View Options
- Package
- Digital Publishing
- Accessing the Publish Pod
- Exploring the Publish Pod
- Color Output
- Advantages of Defining Custom Colors
- Understanding Types of Color
- Applying Color to Text and Objects
- Managing Color Definitions
- Viewing Colors
- Deleting Colors
- Controlling Colors for Output
- Setting Up Conditional Text
- How Conditional Text Works
- Conditional Text Examples
- Using Conditional Text in Mobile/Outline Publishing
- Applying Condition Tags
- Removing a Single Condition Tag
- Removing All Condition Tags from Text
- Using Condition Indicators
- Planning Conditional Text
- Creating Condition Tags
- Modifying Condition Tags
- Deleting a Condition Tag
- Showing and Hiding Conditional Text
- Applying Condition Tags to Tables and Graphics
- Automation with ExtendScript
- Advantages of Using ExtendScript
- A Brief History of FrameMaker Automation
- Getting Started with Scripting
- Interacting with FrameMaker ExtendScript
- Creating and Editing Scripts
- Finding the Correct Objects, Properties, and Methods
- Principles of Successful Script Writing
- Creating Interactive Content with Hypertext
- Advantages of Hypertext Interactivity
- Setting Up a Basic Hypertext Link
- Creating Hotspots
- Creating a Text Link to a Web Address
- Creating an Email Link
- Using Markers to Create Notes in PDF Files
- Locking and Unlocking View-only Documents
- Hypertext Command Reference
- Writing Equations
- Using Native FrameMaker Equation Editor
- Understanding the Equations Pod
- Inserting Equations
- Modifying Equations
- Formatting Equations
- Evaluating Equations
- Working with MathML
- Content Reuse with Text Insets
- Advantages of Using Text Insets
- A Text Inset Example
- Working with Text in Insets
- Considering Text Insets and Other Reuse Options
- Planning Modular Text
- Creating a Text Inset
- Managing Text Insets
- Dropbox and Cloud Collaboration
- Configure Dropbox
- Using a Content Management System (CMS)
- Default Connectors
- Creating a Custom Connection to a CMS
- Working with WebDAV
- Managing Workgroups
Each student will receive a comprehensive set of materials, including course notes and all the class examples.
Experience in the following is required for this FrameMaker class:
- Experience with basic software programs such as Microsoft Word
Experience in the following would be useful for this FrameMaker class:
- Experience surfing the Web
- HTML
Instructor-led courses are offered via a live Web connection, at client sites throughout Europe, and at our Geneva Training Center.