Adobe FrameMaker Courses
FrameMaker 8 Training - Intro/Intermediate
Get the most out of your FrameMaker 8 software with this complete course that combines basic and intermediate lessons. This interactive course contains 22 lessons (20 hours) of training, with practical exercises throughout each lesson. This course was designed by FrameMaker trainers with over 15 years of teaching experience. On completion of this course students will be able to work within FrameMaker for the management of Master Pages, Reference Pages, Pagination and all text within a FrameMaker document. Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 8.0 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000 or Vista is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 8 installed.
FrameMaker 9 Training - Using Online Help
Using Online Help
- How to use FrameMaker's Online Help
- How to locate FrameMaker shortcuts
Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 9 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000 or Vista is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 9 installed.
FrameMaker 9 Training - Editing Text
Editing Text
- Learn how to enter text
- Enter special characters into FrameMaker
- Learn about Smart Quotes and Smart Spaces
Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 9 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000 or Vista is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 9 installed.
FrameMaker 9 Training - Finding Text, Using Spell Checker, Thesaurus
Finding Text and Using Spell Checker and Thesaurus
- Learn how to use the Find/Change window to search for and change text
- Learn how to use wildcards in a search
- Learn how to use Spell Checker and Thesaurus
Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 9 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000 or Vista is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 9 installed.
FrameMaker 9 Training - Using Templates
Using Templates
- Learn how to create a new document from a template and add and modify text in a template
- Learn about character formats and paragraph formats
- Learn how to import paragaraph and character formats from another document
Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 9 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000 or Vista is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 9 installed.
FrameMaker 9 Training - Character Font Properties
Character Font Properties
- Understand the difference between Untagged Font Properties and Character Formats
- Learn how to create Character Formats and store them in the Character Catalogue
Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 9 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000 or Vista is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 9 installed.
FrameMaker 9 Training - Default Font, Basic Properties
Default Font and Basic Properties
- Learn how to apply the Paragraph Formats and modify the Basic and Default Font Properties
- Learn about the As Is setting and how to use the Find/Change command to find a Paragraph Format
Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 9 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000 or Vista is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 9 installed.
FrameMaker 9 Training - Tab Properties
Tab Properties
- Learn how to add, edit and delete tab stps using the Formatting Bar and Paragraph Designer
- Learn how to specify tab alignment and tab leaders
Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 9 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000 or Vista is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 9 installed.
- Basic authoring knowledge in FrameMaker 8
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- Character Font Properties
- Default Font and Basic Properties
FrameMaker 8 Training - Tab Properties
Tab Properties
- Learn how to add, edit and delete tab stps using the Formatting Bar and Paragraph Designer
- Learn how to specify tab alignment and tab leaders
Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 8 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000 or Vista is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 8 installed.
- Basic authoring knowledge in FrameMaker 8
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- Character Font Properties
- Default Font and Basic Properties
FrameMaker 9 Training - Pagination, Advanced Properties
Pagination and Advanced Properties
- Learn about the Keep With setting and how to set widow/orphan properties
- Understand how to identify and use Incolumn, Run-In Head and Side Head settings for Paragraph Formats
- Lean how to straddle paragrahs and specify hyphenation
Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 9 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000 or Vista is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 9 installed.
- Basic authoring knowledge in FrameMaker 9
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- Character Font Properties
- Default Font and Basic Properties
FrameMaker 8 Training - Pagination, Advanced Properties
Pagination and Advanced Properties
- Learn about the Keep With setting and how to set widow/orphan properties
- Understand how to identify and use Incolumn, Run-In Head and Side Head settings for Paragraph Formats
- Lean how to straddle paragrahs and specify hyphenation
Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 8 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000 or Vista is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 8 installed.
- Basic authoring knowledge in FrameMaker 8
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- Character Font Properties
- Default Font and Basic Properties
FrameMaker 9 Training - Numbering Properties
Numbering Properties
- Learn how to use and modify simple numbered lists and alphabetic numbering styles
- Learn how to include text in numbered lists and how to create text-only autonumbered paragraph formats
- Also learn about the creation of a special character bullet
Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 9 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000 or Vista is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 9 installed.
- Basic authoring knowledge in FrameMaker 8
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- Character Font Properties
- Default Font and Basic Properties
FrameMaker 8 Training - Numbering Properties
Numbering Properties
- Learn how to use and modify simple numbered lists and alphabetic numbering styles
- Learn how to include text in numbered lists and how to create text-only autonumbered paragraph formats
- Also learn about the creation of a special character bullet
Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 8 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000 or Vista is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 8 installed.
- Basic authoring knowledge in FrameMaker 8
-
- Character Font Properties
- Default Font and Basic Properties
FrameMaker 9 Training - Multiple Autonumbers
Multiple Autonumbers
- Learn how to automatically reset counts
- Use series labels and multiple counters
Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 9 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000 or Vista is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 9 installed.
- Basic authoring knowledge in FrameMaker 9
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- Character Font Properties
- Default Font and Basic Properties
- Numbering Properties
FrameMaker 8 Training - Multiple Autonumbers
Multiple Autonumbers
- Learn how to automatically reset counts
- Use series labels and multiple counters
Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 8 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000 or Vista is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 8 installed.
- Basic authoring knowledge in FrameMaker 8
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- Character Font Properties
- Default Font and Basic Properties
- Numbering Properties
FrameMaker 9 Training - Graphics and Drawing
Graphics
- Learn how to draw graphics within FrameMaker, includig the ability to resize, copy, cut and paste
- Learn how to position objects and how to fill options
- Learn about Smart Selection and Object Selection tools
Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 9 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000 or Vista is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 9 installed.
- Basic authoring knowledge in FrameMaker 9:
- Working with Documents
- Using Online Help
- Editing Text
- Using Templates
- Character Font Properties
FrameMaker 8 Training - Graphics and Drawing
Graphics
- Learn how to draw graphics within FrameMaker, includig the ability to resize, copy, cut and paste
- Learn how to position objects and how to fill options
- Learn about Smart Selection and Object Selection tools
Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 8 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000 or Vista is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 8 installed.
- Basic authoring knowledge in FrameMaker 8:
- Working with Documents
- Using Online Help
- Editing Text
- Using Templates
- Character Font Properties
FrameMaker 9 Training - Graphic Frames, Text Runaround
Graphic Frames and Text Runaround
- Learn how to identify a graphic frame and when to use a graphic frame
- Learn how to crop the edges of a graphic and use a non-bordered object to make an area of a graphic
Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 9 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000 or Vista is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 9 installed.
- Basic authoring knowledge in FrameMaker 9:
- Working with Documents
- Using Online Help
- Editing Text
- Using Templates
- Character Font Properties
- Graphics
FrameMaker 8 Training - Graphic Frames, Text Runaround
Graphic Frames and Text Runaround
- Learn how to identify a graphic frame and when to use a graphic frame
- Learn how to crop the edges of a graphic and use a non-bordered object to make an area of a graphic
Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 8 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000 or Vista is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 8 installed.
- Basic authoring knowledge in FrameMaker 8:
- Working with Documents
- Using Online Help
- Editing Text
- Using Templates
- Character Font Properties
- Graphics
FrameMaker 9 Training - Anchored Frames
Anchored Frames
- Learn what is an Anchored Frame and how to create and position them
- Learn how how to control the space about and below an Anchored Frame and position Anchored Frames outside of the text column and text frame
- Learn about Smart Selection and Object Selection tools
Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 9 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000 or Vista is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 9 installed.
- Basic authoring knowledge in FrameMaker 9:
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- Working with Documents
- Using Online Help
- Editing Text
- Finding Text and Using Spell Checker and Thesaurus
- Using Templates
- Character Font Properties
FrameMaker 8 Training - Anchored Frames
Anchored Frames
- Learn what is an Anchored Frame and how to create and position them
- Learn how how to control the space about and below an Anchored Frame and position Anchored Frames outside of the text column and text frame
- Learn about Smart Selection and Object Selection tools
Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 8 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000 or Vista is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 8 installed.
- Basic authoring knowledge in FrameMaker 8:
-
- Working with Documents
- Using Online Help
- Editing Text
- Finding Text and Using Spell Checker and Thesaurus
- Using Templates
- Character Font Properties
FrameMaker 9 Training - Track Changes
Track Text Edit
- Learn how to turn on and off Track Text Edit and how to accept or reject text edits
- Learn how to preview the document with text edits and how to print the document with text edits
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 9 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000 or Vista is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 9 installed.
- Basic authoring knowledge in FrameMaker 9:
-
- Working with Documents
- Using Online Help
- Editing Text
- Finding Text and Using Spell Checker and Thesaurus
- Using Templates
- Character Font Properties
FrameMaker 8 Training - Track Changes
Track Text Edit
- Learn how to turn on and off Track Text Edit and how to accept or reject text edits
- Learn how to preview the document with text edits and how to print the document with text edits
Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 8 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000 or Vista is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 8 installed.
- Basic authoring knowledge in FrameMaker 8:
-
- Working with Documents
- Using Online Help
- Editing Text
- Finding Text and Using Spell Checker and Thesaurus
- Using Templates
- Character Font Properties
FrameMaker 9 Training - Working with Tables
Working with Tables
- Learn how to insert tables and add and delete text in the cells
- Learn how to resize rows and columns, change row height, add footer row and straddle cells
- Learn how to rotate cells and add graphics to a table
Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 9 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000 or Vista is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 9 installed.
- Basic authoring knowledge in FrameMaker 9:
-
- Working with Documents
- Using Online Help
- Editing Text
- Finding Text and Using Spell Checker and Thesaurus
- Using Templates
- Character Font Properties
FrameMaker 8 Training - Working with Tables
Working with Tables
- Learn how to insert tables and add and delete text in the cells
- Learn how to resize rows and columns, change row height, add footer row and straddle cells
- Learn how to rotate cells and add graphics to a table
Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 8 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000 or Vista is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 8 installed.
- Basic authoring knowledge in FrameMaker 8:
-
- Working with Documents
- Using Online Help
- Editing Text
- Finding Text and Using Spell Checker and Thesaurus
- Using Templates
- Character Font Properties
FrameMaker 9 Training - Table Formats
Table Formats
- Learn how to create a new table format and set spacing above and below a table
- Learn how to modify paragraph formats used in a table
Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 9 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000 or Vista is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 9 installed.
- Basic authoring knowledge in FrameMaker 9:
-
- Character Font Properties
- Default Font and Basic Properties
- Working with Tables
FrameMaker 8 Training - Table Formats
Table Formats
- Learn how to create a new table format and set spacing above and below a table
- Learn how to modify paragraph formats used in a table
Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 8 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000 or Vista is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 8 installed.
- Basic authoring knowledge in FrameMaker 8:
-
- Character Font Properties
- Default Font and Basic Properties
- Working with Tables
FrameMaker 9 Training - Footnotes
Footnotes
- Learn how to insert, move and delete footnotes and how to modify the properties of footnotes
- Learn how to number footnotes sequentially and locate footnotes in a document
Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 9 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000 or Vista is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 9 installed.
- Basic authoring knowledge in FrameMaker 9:
-
- Character Font Properties
- Default Font and Basic Properties
- Tab Properties
- Pagination and Advanced Properties
FrameMaker 8 Training - Footnotes
Footnotes
- Learn how to insert, move and delete footnotes and how to modify the properties of footnotes
- Learn how to number footnotes sequentially and locate footnotes in a document
Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 8 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000 or Vista is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 8 installed.
- Basic authoring knowledge in FrameMaker 8:
-
- Character Font Properties
- Default Font and Basic Properties
- Tab Properties
- Pagination and Advanced Properties
FrameMaker 9 Training - Change Bars
Change Bars
- Learn how to automatically apply change bars
- Learn how to manually apply change bars
- How to clear change bars from a document
Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 9 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000 or Vista is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 9 installed.
- Basic authoring knowledge in FrameMaker 9:
-
- Character Font Properties
- Default Font and Basic Properties
- Tab Properties
- Pagination and Advanced Properties
FrameMaker 8 Training - Change Bars
Change Bars
- Learn how to automatically apply change bars
- Learn how to manually apply change bars
- How to clear change bars from a document
Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 8 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000 or Vista is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 8 installed.
- Basic authoring knowledge in FrameMaker 8:
-
- Character Font Properties
- Default Font and Basic Properties
- Tab Properties
- Pagination and Advanced Properties
FrameMaker 9 Training - Master Pages
Master Pages
- Learn how to identify items on a master page and use graphics on a master page
- Learn how to set up headers and footers and change a single-sided document into a double-sided document
- Learn how to import page layouts from one document into another
Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 9 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000 or Vista is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 9 installed.
- Students must have an understanding of Authoring
- Basic authoring knowledge in FrameMaker 9:
-
- Character Font Properties
- Default Font and Basic Properties
- Tab Properties
- Pagination and Advanced Properties
- Graphic Frames and Text Runaround
FrameMaker 8 Training - Master Pages
Master Pages
- Learn how to identify items on a master page and use graphics on a master page
- Learn how to set up headers and footers and change a single-sided document into a double-sided document
- Learn how to import page layouts from one document into another
Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 8 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000 or Vista is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 8 installed.
- Students must have an understanding of Authoring
- Basic authoring knowledge in FrameMaker 8:
-
- Character Font Properties
- Default Font and Basic Properties
- Tab Properties
- Pagination and Advanced Properties
- Graphic Frames and Text Runaround
FrameMaker 9 Training - Reference Pages
Reference Pages
- Learn how to identify Frame Above/Below paragarph properties and add graphics to a reference page
- Learn how to include a reference frame as part of a paragraph format and how to import reference page formats into another document
Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 9 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000 or Vista is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 9 installed.
- Students must have an understanding of Authoring
- Basic authoring knowledge in FrameMaker 9:
-
- Character Font Properties
- Default Font and Basic Properties
- Tab Properties
- Pagination and Advanced Properties
- Graphic Frames and Text Runaround
FrameMaker 8 Training - Reference Pages
Reference Pages
- Learn how to identify Frame Above/Below paragarph properties and add graphics to a reference page
- Learn how to include a reference frame as part of a paragraph format and how to import reference page formats into another document
Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 8 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000 or Vista is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 8 installed.
- Students must have an understanding of Authoring
- Basic authoring knowledge in FrameMaker 8:
-
- Character Font Properties
- Default Font and Basic Properties
- Tab Properties
- Pagination and Advanced Properties
- Graphic Frames and Text Runaround
FrameMaker 9 Training - Creating a Custom Document
Creating a Custom Document
- Revision of all modules available in the Basic/Intermediate course
Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 9 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000 or Vista is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 9 installed.
- Students must have an understanding of Authoring
- Basic authoring knowledge in FrameMaker 9:
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- All modules available in the Basic/Intermediate course
FrameMaker 9 Training - Text Flow
Text Flow
- Track a text flow in a document.
- Create parallel flows.
- Use the Autoconnect property.
- Change the flow of text around a straddle paragraph.
Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 8 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000 or Vista is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 8 installed.
- Students must have an understanding of Authoring
FrameMaker 9 Training - Variables
Variables
- Use system variables.
- Edit system variables.
- Create user variables.
- Use and edit table system variables.
Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 9 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000 or Vista is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 9 installed.
- Students must have an understanding of Authoring
- Basic authoring knowledge in FrameMaker 9:
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- Basic/Intermediate - Character Font Properties
- Basic/Intermediate - Default Font and Basic Properties
- Basic/Intermediate - Master Pages
FrameMaker 8 Training - Variables
Variables
- Use system variables.
- Edit system variables.
- Create user variables.
- Use and edit table system variables.
Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 8 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000 or Vista is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 8 installed.
- Students must have an understanding of Authoring
- Basic authoring knowledge in FrameMaker 8:
-
- Basic/Intermediate - Character Font Properties
- Basic/Intermediate - Default Font and Basic Properties
- Basic/Intermediate - Master Pages
FrameMaker 9 Training - Text Insets
Text Insets
- Use text insets.
Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 9 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000 or Vista is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 9 installed.
- Students must have an understanding of Authoring
FrameMaker 9 Training - Cross References
Cross References
- Add paragraph cross references.
- Customize cross reference formats.
- Edit cross references.
- Update cross reerences.
- Fix unresolved cross references.
- Add endnotes to a document.
Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 9 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000 or Vista is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 9 installed.
- Students must have an understanding of Authoring
FrameMaker 9 Training - Conditional Text
Conditional Text
- View different versions of a conditional document.
- Change the appearance of conditional indicators.
- Prepare separate versions of a document for distribution.
- Make text conditional and unconditional.
- Add text to conditional documents.
- Create and apply condition tags.
- Edit conditional documents.
Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 9 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000 or Vista is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 9 installed.
- Students must have an understanding of Authoring
FrameMaker 9 Training - Hypertext
Hypertext
- Create active areas in your document.
- Insert hypertext markers and commands.
- Create and apply character formats to active areas.
- Create an alert message.
- Lock and unlock documents.
- Use basic linking commands.
- Save a file as HTML.
- Refine the automatic mapping of FrameMaker formats to HTML elements.
- Add links to another Web page.
Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 9 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000 or Vista is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 9 installed.
- Students must have an understanding of Authoring
FrameMaker 9 Training - Chapter Templates
Chapter Templates
- Create a double-sided document as the basic for a chapter template.
- Setting up paragraph and character formats.
- Modifying Left and Right master pages.
- Creating a new master page.
- Adding anchored frames and graphics.
- Creating a document using the template.
- Importing template formats into another document.
- Creating an autonumber format for the chapter number.
Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 9 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000 or Vista is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 9 installed.
- Students must have an understanding of Authoring
- Basic authoring knowledge in FrameMaker 9:
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- Basic/Intermediate Course (Complete)
- Variables
FrameMaker 9 Training - Table of Contents
Table of Contents
- Generate a table fo contents.
- Modify paragraph formats for the table of contents.
- Add and format a new first master page for the table fo contents.
- Use the TOC reference page to change the content and format of extracted text.
- Save and use a formatted table of contents as a template.
Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 9 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000 or Vista is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 9 installed.
- Students must have an understanding of Authoring
- Basic authoring knowledge in FrameMaker 9:
-
- Basic/Intermediate - Character Font Propeties
- Basic/Intermediate - Default Font and Basic Properties
- Basic/Intermediate - Master Pages
- Basic/Intermediate - Reference Pages
FrameMaker 8 Training - Table of Contents
Table of Contents
- Generate a table fo contents.
- Modify paragraph formats for the table of contents.
- Add and format a new first master page for the table fo contents.
- Use the TOC reference page to change the content and format of extracted text.
- Save and use a formatted table of contents as a template.
Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 8 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000 or Vista is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 8 installed.
- Students must have an understanding of Authoring
- Basic authoring knowledge in FrameMaker 8:
-
- Basic/Intermediate - Character Font Propeties
- Basic/Intermediate - Default Font and Basic Properties
- Basic/Intermediate - Master Pages
- Basic/Intermediate - Reference Pages
FrameMaker 9 Training - Indexes
Indexes
- Mark text for inclusion in an index.
- Specify multiple levels and multiple entries in an index.
- Generate an index.
- Modify the paragraph formats of an index.
- Change the master pages of an index.
- Create a new, first master page for an index.
- Use the index reference page to specify organization and format of the index.
- Generate an index with hypertext links.
- Use the formatted index as a template.
Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 9 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000 or Vista is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 9 installed.
- Students must have an understanding of Authoring
- Basic authoring knowledge in FrameMaker 9:
-
- Basic/Intermediate - Character Font Propeties
- Basic/Intermediate - Default Font and Basic Properties
- Basic/Intermediate - Master Pages
- Basic/Intermediate - Reference Pages
- Hypertext
FrameMaker 8 Training - Indexes
Indexes
- Mark text for inclusion in an index.
- Specify multiple levels and multiple entries in an index.
- Generate an index.
- Modify the paragraph formats of an index.
- Change the master pages of an index.
- Create a new, first master page for an index.
- Use the index reference page to specify organization and format of the index.
- Generate an index with hypertext links.
- Use the formatted index as a template.
Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 8 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000 or Vista is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 8 installed.
- Students must have an understanding of Authoring
- Basic authoring knowledge in FrameMaker 8:
-
- Basic/Intermediate - Character Font Propeties
- Basic/Intermediate - Default Font and Basic Properties
- Basic/Intermediate - Master Pages
- Basic/Intermediate - Reference Pages
- Hypertext
FrameMaker 9 Training - Books
Books
- Create a book file.
- Add files to a book.
- Change the formats of files in a book.
- Specify page numbering.
- Control numbering and pagination.
- Generate and update files.
- Rearrange and delete files from a book.
- Change page and paragraph numbering of an individual file.
- Generate a table of contents froma book file.
- Add text to generated page numbers.
Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 9 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000 or Vista is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 9 installed.
- Students must have an understanding of Authoring
- Basic authoring knowledge in FrameMaker 9:
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- Basic/Intermediate - Pagination and Advanced Properties
- Basic/Intermediate - Numbering Properties
- Table of Contents
- Indexes
FrameMaker 8 Training - Books
Books
- Create a book file.
- Add files to a book.
- Change the formats of files in a book.
- Specify page numbering.
- Control numbering and pagination.
- Generate and update files.
- Rearrange and delete files from a book.
- Change page and paragraph numbering of an individual file.
- Generate a table of contents froma book file.
- Add text to generated page numbers.
Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 8 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000 or Vista is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 8 installed.
- Students must have an understanding of Authoring
- Basic authoring knowledge in FrameMaker 8:
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- Basic/Intermediate - Pagination and Advanced Properties
- Basic/Intermediate - Numbering Properties
- Table of Contents
- Indexes
FrameMaker 9 Training - Color Definitions
Color Definitions
- Create, modify and delete color definitions.
- Assign spot color to text and graphics.
- Set up and display color views.
Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 9 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000 or Vista is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 9 installed.
- Students must have an understanding of Authoring
FrameMaker 9 Training - Equations
Equations
- Use the Equations palette.
- Put equations in a document.
- Position equations in a paragraph.
- Recover from mistakes.
- Create equations using keyboard shortcuts.
- Change equation size.
Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 9 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000 or Vista is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 9 installed.
- Students must have an understanding of Authoring
FrameMaker 9 Training - Authoring Structured Docs
Overview
Get the most out of your FrameMaker 8 software with this complete course that provides instruction details on Structured Authoring lessons. This interactive course contains 13 lessons (15 hours) of training, with practical exercises throughout each lesson. This course was designed by FrameMaker trainers with over 15 years of teaching experience. On completion of this course students will be able to create documents using FrameMaker (Structured). Also helpful for those, such as structured template designers and SGM/XML application developers, who need a basic working knowledge of the FrameMaker Structured authoring environment.Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 8 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000 or Vista is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 8 installed.
FrameMaker 8 Training - Text Flow
Text Flow
- Track a text flow in a document.
- Create parallel flows.
- Use the Autoconnect property.
- Change the flow of text around a straddle paragraph.
Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 8 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000 or Vista is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 8 installed.
- Students must have an understanding of Authoring
FrameMaker 9 Training - Authoring Overview
Overview
- Identify the main features of FrameMaker (Structured).
- Define structured docuemnts.
- Define the purpose of FrameMaker (Structured).
- Recognize FrameMaker (Structured)'s primary tools for authoring structured documents.
Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 9 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000 or Vista is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 8 installed.
- Students must have an understanding of Authoring
FrameMaker 9 Training - Authoring Documents
Documents
- Start FrameMaker (Structured).
- Open, print, close and delete documents.
- save documents to PDF and HTML.
- Use the Save and Save As commands.
- Set backup and save preferences.
- Use the View menu commands.
- Tour the Document window.
- Page through documents.
- Use zoom options.
Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 9 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000 or Vista is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 8 installed.
- Students must have an understanding of Authoring
FrameMaker 9 Training - Authoring Document Structure
Document Structure
- Open and manipulate the Structure View.
- View element boundaries in the Document Window.
- View element boundaries as tags in the Document Window.
- Select elements in the Document Window and Structure View.
- Use the keyboard to navigate through elements in the Structure View.
- View attributes in the Structure View.
- Open and manipulate the Element Catalog.
- Review a list of element terms.
Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 9 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000 or Vista is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 8 installed.
- Students must have an understanding of Authoring
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Documents
FrameMaker 8 Training - Authoring Editing Structure
Editing Structure
- Insert new elements.
- Type text in new elements.
- Wrap elements around existing text.
- Change elements.
- Merge two or more elements into one.
- Split an element into two.
- Unwrap an element.
- Recognize incorrectly placed and missing elements.
- Move elements by dragging in the Structure View.
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 8.0 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000 or Vista is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 8 installed.
- Students must have an understanding of Authoring
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- Documents
- Document Structure
- Editing Text
FrameMaker 9 Training - Authoring Attributes
Attributes
- Change the attribute display.
- Change prompting for attributes on element insertion.
- Provide attribute values for new elements.
- Modify attribute values of existing elements.
- Recognize invalid attributes and correct them.
Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 9 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000 or Vista is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 8 installed.
- Students must have an understanding of Authoring
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- Documents
- Document Structure
- Editing Text
- Editing Structure
FrameMaker 8 Authoring Training - Attributes Course
Attributes
- Change the attribute display.
- Change prompting for attributes on element insertion.
- Provide attribute values for new elements.
- Modify attribute values of existing elements.
- Recognize invalid attributes and correct them.
Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 8 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000 or Vista is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 8 installed.
- Students must have an understanding of Authoring
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- Documents
- Document Structure
- Editing Text
- Editing Structure
FrameMaker 9 Training - Authoring Validation
Validation
- Use the element Validation window.
- Specify the scoope of validation.
- Correct invalid structure.
- Use Ignore Missing Elements and Ignore Missing Attribute Values effectively.
- Allow invalid elements as special cases.
Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 9 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000 or Vista is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 8 installed.
- Students must have an understanding of Authoring
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- Documents
- Document Structure
FrameMaker 9 Training - Authoring New Documents and Structure Shortcuts
New Documents and Structure Shortcuts
- Create a new structure document from the File menu selecting New and then selecting eigher a structured template or document.
- Create a new structure document with Save As.
- Create a new structure document by importing formats and element definistions.
- Use keyboard shortcuts to insert and edit elements.
Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 9 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000 or Vista is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 8 installed.
- Students must have an understanding of Authoring
-
- Documents
- Document Structure
- Editing Text
- Editing Structure
- Attributes
FrameMaker 8 Authoring Training - New Documents & Structure Shortcuts Course
New Documents and Structure Shortcuts
- Create a new structure document from the File menu selecting New and then selecting eigher a structured template or document.
- Create a new structure document with Save As.
- Create a new structure document by importing formats and element definistions.
- Use keyboard shortcuts to insert and edit elements.
Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 8 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000 or Vista is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 8 installed.
- Students must have an understanding of Authoring
-
- Documents
- Document Structure
- Editing Text
- Editing Structure
- Attributes
FrameMaker 9 Training - Authoring Cross References
Cross References
- Insert cross reference elements.
- Fix unresolved cross references.
Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 9 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000 or Vista is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 8 installed.
- Students must have an understanding of Authoring
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- Documents
- Document Structure
FrameMaker 8 Training - Authoring Variables, Footnote Elements
Variables and Footnote Elements
- Insert footnote elements.
- Insert system and user variables.
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 8.0 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000 or Vista is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 8 installed.
- Students must have an understanding of Authoring
-
- Documents
- Document Structure
FrameMaker 8 Training - Authoring Anchored Frames, Imported Graphics
Anchored Frames and Imported Graphics
- Insert and edit anchored frame elements.
- Specify the anchoring position.
- Use the Find/Change window to locate anchored frames.
- Copy and paste a graphic into an anchored frame.
- Import a graphic by reference and by copy.
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 8.0 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000 or Vista is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 8 installed.
- Students must have an understanding of Authoring
-
- Documents
- Document Structure
FrameMaker 8 Training - Authoring Tables
Tables
- Insert table elements.
- Set the initial number of rows and columns of the new table.
- Move around in tables.
- Add elements and text to table cells.
- Select table parts.
- Change column widths.
- Add and delete rows ad columns.
- Add table footnotes.
- Straddle table cells.
- Apply custom ruling and shading to cells
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 8.0 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000 or Vista is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 8 installed.
- Students must have an understanding of Authoring
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- Documents
- Document Structure
- Editing Text
- Editing Structure
- Attributes
FrameMaker 8 Training - Authoring Generating TOC, Indexes, Books
Generating TOC, Indexes and Books
- Use the Element Catalog to insert index marker elements.
- Edit existing index markers.
- Generate a book.
- Add files to the book.
- Rearrange the files in the book.
- Set up page sides, page numbering and paragraph numbering of book files.
- Generate and format a table of contents.
- Genearte and format an index.
- Update the book.
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 8.0 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000 or Vista is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 8 installed.
- Students must have an understanding of Authoring
-
- Documents
- Document Structure
- Editing Text
- Editing Structure
- Attributes
- Validation
FrameMaker 8 Training - The Essential Course!
Overview
Get the most out of your FrameMaker 8 software with this "ultimate" course. These topics have been hand picked by our FM Instructor of 15 years as the most popular topics from Introduction through to Advanced. This interactive course contains 23 lessons (approximately 22 hours) of training, with practical exercises throughout each lesson. On completion of this course students will be able to work within FrameMaker for the management of Master Pages, Reference Pages, Pagination and all text within a FrameMaker document.Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 8 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000 or Vista is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 8 installed.
FrameMaker 9 Training - Formats, Catalogs, Designers
Formats, Catalogues and Designers
- FrameMaker paragraphs.
- Paragraph Formats.
- The Paragraph Catalog.
- Format overrides.
- Character formats.
- The Character Catalog.
Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 9 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000 or Vista is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 9 installed.
- Students must have an understanding of Authoring
FrameMaker 8 Training - Formats, Catalogs, Designers
Formats, Catalogues and Designers
- FrameMaker paragraphs.
- Paragraph Formats.
- The Paragraph Catalog.
- Format overrides.
- Character formats.
- The Character Catalog.
Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 8 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000 or Vista is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 8 installed.
- Students must have an understanding of Authoring
FrameMaker 9 Training - Character Properties
Character Properties
- Applying and removing character formats.
- Defining, renaming and deleting character formats.
- Using untagged character properties.
- Using the quick acess bar.
- Using the As Is setting when creating character formats.
- Deleting character formats from the character catalog.
Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 9 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000 or Vista is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 9 installed.
- Students must have an understanding of Authoring
- Basic authoring knowledge in FrameMaker 9:
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- Formats, Catalogues and Designers
FrameMaker 9 Training - Default Font, Basic Properties
Default Font and Basic Properties
- Modifying the basic and default font properties of paragraph formats.
- Create paragraph formats and store them in the paragraph catalog.
- Delete paragraph formats form the paragraph catalog.
- Make global paragraph formatting changes.
- Using the Find/Change command to find a paragraph format.
Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 9 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000 or Vista is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 9 installed.
- Students must have an understanding of Authoring
- Basic authoring knowledge in FrameMaker 9:
-
- Formats, Catalogues and Designers
- Character Properties
FrameMaker 9 Training - Tab Properties
Tab Properties
- Define, edit and delete tab stops using the formatting bar.
- Define, edit and delete tab stops using the Paragraph Designer.
- Specify tab alignments.
- Specify tab leaders.
Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 9 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000 or Vista is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 9 installed.
- Students must have an understanding of Authoring
- Basic authoring knowledge in FrameMaker 9:
-
- Formats, Catalogues and Designers
- Character Properties
- Default Font and Basic Properties
FrameMaker 8 Training - Tab Properties
Tab Properties
- Define, edit and delete tab stops using the formatting bar.
- Define, edit and delete tab stops using the Paragraph Designer.
- Specify tab alignments.
- Specify tab leaders.
Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 8 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000 or Vista is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 8 installed.
- Students must have an understanding of Authoring
- Basic authoring knowledge in FrameMaker 8:
-
- Formats, Catalogues and Designers
- Character Properties
- Default Font and Basic Properties
FrameMaker 9 Training - Pagination, Advanced Props
Pagination and Advanced Properties
- Use Start settings to control paragraph location.
- Use Keep With settings to control breaks between paragraphs.
- Set Widow and Orphan properties to control breaks within paragraphs.
- Identify and use In Column, Run-In Head, and Side Head settings for paragraph formats.
- Work with a straddle paragraph.
- Specify paragraph hyphenation.
Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 9 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000 or Vista is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 9 installed.
- Students must have an understanding of Authoring
- Basic authoring knowledge in FrameMaker 9:
-
- Formats, Catalogues and Designers
- Character Properties
- Default Font and Basic Properties
FrameMaker 8 Training - Pagination, Advanced Props
Pagination and Advanced Properties
- Use Start settings to control paragraph location.
- Use Keep With settings to control breaks between paragraphs.
- Set Widow and Orphan properties to control breaks within paragraphs.
- Identify and use In Column, Run-In Head, and Side Head settings for paragraph formats.
- Work with a straddle paragraph.
- Specify paragraph hyphenation.
Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 8 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000 or Vista is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 8 installed.
- Students must have an understanding of Authoring
- Basic authoring knowledge in FrameMaker 8:
-
- Formats, Catalogues and Designers
- Character Properties
- Default Font and Basic Properties
FrameMaker 9 Training - Numbering Properties
Numbering Properties
- Examine autonumbering formats and lists in a structured document.
- Use and modify simple numbering and alphabetic lists.
- Include text in numbered lists.
- Create a text-only autonumbered paragraph format.
- Use character formats with autonumbers.
- Create a special-character bullet.
- Automatically reset counters.
- Use series labels.
- Use multiple counters
Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 9 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000 or Vista is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 9 installed.
- Students must have an understanding of Authoring
- Basic authoring knowledge in FrameMaker 9:
-
- Formats, Catalogues and Designers
- Character Properties
- Default Font and Basic Properties
FrameMaker 8 Training-Numbering Properties
Numbering Properties
- Examine autonumbering formats and lists in a structured document.
- Use and modify simple numbering and alphabetic lists.
- Include text in numbered lists.
- Create a text-only autonumbered paragraph format.
- Use character formats with autonumbers.
- Create a special-character bullet.
- Automatically reset counters.
- Use series labels.
- Use multiple counters
Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 8 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000 or Vista is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 8 installed.
- Students must have an understanding of Authoring
- Basic authoring knowledge in FrameMaker 8:
-
- Formats, Catalogues and Designers
- Character Properties
- Default Font and Basic Properties
FrameMaker 9 Training - Anchored Frames
Anchored Frames
- Create anchored frames.
- Place graphics in anchored frames.
- Align the anchored frame and its content.
- Resize, copy, pastes and delete anchored frames.
- Use Cropped and Floating properties.
- Control space above and below an anchored frame.
- Position anchored frames inside and outside the text column.
Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 9 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000 or Vista is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 9 installed.
- Students must have an understanding of Authoring
- Basic authoring knowledge in FrameMaker 9:
-
- Formats, Catalogues and Designers
- Character Properties
FrameMaker 9 Training - Table Formats
Table Formats
- Create a new table format.
- Set spacing above and below a table, and other Basic properties.
- Apply Ruling properties to a table.
- Apply Shading properties.
- Modify paragraph formats used in a table.
Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 9 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000 or Vista is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 9 installed.
- Students must have an understanding of Authoring
- Basic authoring knowledge in FrameMaker 9:
-
- Formats, Catalogues and Designers
- Character Properties
FrameMaker 9 Training - Footnotes
Footnotes
- Modify the properties of footnotes.
- Modify the properties of table footnotes.
- Number footnotes sequentially.
Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 9 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000 or Vista is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 9 installed.
- Students must have an understanding of Authoring
- Basic authoring knowledge in FrameMaker 9:
-
- Formats, Catalogues and Designers
- Character Properties
- Default Font and Basic Properties
- Tab Properties
- Pagination and Advanced Properties
FrameMaker 8 Training - Footnotes
Footnotes
- Modify the properties of footnotes.
- Modify the properties of table footnotes.
- Number footnotes sequentially.
Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 8 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000 or Vista is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 8 installed.
- Students must have an understanding of Authoring
- Basic authoring knowledge in FrameMaker 8:
-
- Formats, Catalogues and Designers
- Character Properties
- Default Font and Basic Properties
- Tab Properties
- Pagination and Advanced Properties
FrameMaker 9 Training - Master Pages
Master Pages
- Identify items on a master page.
- Use graphics on master pages.
- Set up headers and footers on a master page using background text frames.
- Use a template text frame on a master page.
- Change a single-sided document into a double-sided document creating alternating page layouts.
- Create a new custom master page.
- Apply a custom master page to a body page.
- Import page layouts from one document into another document.
Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 9 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000 or Vista is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 9 installed.
- Students must have an understanding of Authoring
- Basic authoring knowledge in FrameMaker 9:
-
- Formats, Catalogues and Designers
- Character Properties
- Default Font and Basic Properties
- Tab Properties
- Pagination and Advanced Properties
FrameMaker 8 Training - Master Pages
Master Pages
- Identify items on a master page.
- Use graphics on master pages.
- Set up headers and footers on a master page using background text frames.
- Use a template text frame on a master page.
- Change a single-sided document into a double-sided document creating alternating page layouts.
- Create a new custom master page.
- Apply a custom master page to a body page.
- Import page layouts from one document into another document.
Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 8 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000 or Vista is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 8 installed.
- Students must have an understanding of Authoring
- Basic authoring knowledge in FrameMaker 8:
-
- Formats, Catalogues and Designers
- Character Properties
- Default Font and Basic Properties
- Tab Properties
- Pagination and Advanced Properties
FrameMaker 9 Training - Reference Pages
Reference Pages
- Identify Frame Above/Below paragraph properties.
- Add a graphic to a reference page.
- Include a reference frame as part of a paragraph format.
- Import reference page formats to another document.
Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 9 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000 or Vista is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 9 installed.
- Students must have an understanding of Authoring
- Basic authoring knowledge in FrameMaker 9:
-
- Formats, Catalogues and Designers
- Character Properties
- Default Font and Basic Properties
- Tab Properties
- Pagination and Advanced Properties
FrameMaker 8 Training - Reference Pages
Reference Pages
- Identify Frame Above/Below paragraph properties.
- Add a graphic to a reference page.
- Include a reference frame as part of a paragraph format.
- Import reference page formats to another document.
Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 8 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000 or Vista is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 8 installed.
- Students must have an understanding of Authoring
- Basic authoring knowledge in FrameMaker 8:
-
- Formats, Catalogues and Designers
- Character Properties
- Default Font and Basic Properties
- Tab Properties
- Pagination and Advanced Properties
FrameMaker 9 Training - Text Flow
Text Flow
- Track a text flow in a document.
- Create parallel flows.
- Use the Autoconnect property.
- Change the flow of text around a straddle paragraph.
Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 9 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000 or Vista is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 9 installed.
- Students must have an understanding of Authoring
FrameMaker 9 Training - Variables
Variables
- Edit system variables.
- Use element building blocks in running headers and footers.
- Display attribute values in running headers and footers.
- Create user variables.
- Use and edit table system variables.
Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 9 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000 or Vista is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 9 installed.
- Students must have an understanding of Authoring.
- Basic authoring knowledge in FrameMaker 9:
-
- Character Properties
- Default Font and Basic Properties
- Master Pages
FrameMaker 9 Training - Text Insets
Text Insets
- Import a text inset by reference.
- Import a text inset by copy.
- Use the reformat as Plain Text option.
- Use the Retain Source's Formatting option.
- Update a text inset.
Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 9 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000 or Vista is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 9 installed.
- Students must have an understanding of Authoring
FrameMaker 9 Training - Cross Reference Formats
Cross-Reference Formats
- Define cross-reference formats.
- Modify cross-reference formats.
- Delete a cross-reference format.
Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 9 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000 or Vista is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 9 installed.
- Students must have an understanding of Authoring.
FrameMaker 9 Training - Conditional Text
Conditional Text
- View different versions of a conditional document.
- Change the appearance of condition indicators.
- Prepare separate versions of a document for distribution.
- Make text conditional and unconditional.
- Add text to conditional documents.
- Create and apply condition tags.
Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 9 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000 or Vista is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 9 installed.
- Students must have an understanding of Authoring.
FrameMaker 9 - Chapter Templates
Chapter Templates
- Creating a dobule-sided document as a basic for a chapter template.
- Setting up paragraph and character formats.
- Modifying Left and Right master pages.
- Creating a new master page.
- Adding anchored frames and graphics.
- Creating a document using the template.
- Importing template formats into another document.
- Creating an autonumber format for the chapter number.
Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 9 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000 or Vista is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 9 installed.
- Students must have an understanding of Authoring.
- Basic authoring knowledge in FrameMaker 9:
-
- Character Properties
- Default Font and Basic Properties
- Variables
FrameMaker 8 Training - Chapter Templates Course
Chapter Templates
- Creating a dobule-sided document as a basic for a chapter template.
- Setting up paragraph and character formats.
- Modifying Left and Right master pages.
- Creating a new master page.
- Adding anchored frames and graphics.
- Creating a document using the template.
- Importing template formats into another document.
- Creating an autonumber format for the chapter number.
Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 8 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000 or Vista is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 8 installed.
- Students must have an understanding of Authoring.
- Basic authoring knowledge in FrameMaker 8:
-
- Character Properties
- Default Font and Basic Properties
- Variables
FrameMaker 9 - Table of Contents
Table of Contents
- Generate a table of contents.
- Modifying paragraph formats for the table of contents.
- Add and format a new first master page for the table of contents.
- Use the TOC reference page to change the content and format of extracted text.
- Save and use a formatted table of contents as a template.
Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 9 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000 or Vista is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 9 installed.
- Students must have an understanding of Authoring.
- Basic authoring knowledge in FrameMaker 9:
-
- Character Properties
- Default Font and Basic Properties
- Master Pages
- References Pages
FrameMaker 8 Training - Table of Contents Course
Table of Contents
- Generate a table of contents.
- Modifying paragraph formats for the table of contents.
- Add and format a new first master page for the table of contents.
- Use the TOC reference page to change the content and format of extracted text.
- Save and use a formatted table of contents as a template.
Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 8 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000 or Vista is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 8 installed.
- Students must have an understanding of Authoring.
- Basic authoring knowledge in FrameMaker 8:
-
- Character Properties
- Default Font and Basic Properties
- Master Pages
- References Pages
FrameMaker 9 - Indexes
Indexes
- Mark text for inclusion in an index.
- Specify multiple levels and multiple entries in an index.
- Generate an index.
- Modify the paragraph formats of an index.
- Change the master pages of an index.
- Create a new, first master page for an index.
- Use the index reference page to specify organization and format of the index.
- Generate an index with hypertext links
- Use the formatted index as a template.
Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 9 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000 or Vista is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 9 installed.
- Students must have an understanding of Authoring.
- Basic authoring knowledge in FrameMaker 9:
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- Character Properties
- Default Font and Basic Properties
- Master Pages
- References Pages
FrameMaker 8 Training - Indexes Course
Indexes
- Mark text for inclusion in an index.
- Specify multiple levels and multiple entries in an index.
- Generate an index.
- Modify the paragraph formats of an index.
- Change the master pages of an index.
- Create a new, first master page for an index.
- Use the index reference page to specify organization and format of the index.
- Generate an index with hypertext links
- Use the formatted index as a template.
Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 8 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000 or Vista is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 8 installed.
- Students must have an understanding of Authoring.
- Basic authoring knowledge in FrameMaker 8:
-
- Character Properties
- Default Font and Basic Properties
- Master Pages
- References Pages
FrameMaker 8 Training - Using Online Help
Using Online Help
- How to use FrameMaker's Online Help
- How to locate FrameMaker shortcuts
Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 8.0 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000 or Vista is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 8 installed.
FrameMaker 8 Training - Editing Text
Editing Text
- Learn how to enter text
- Enter special characters into FrameMaker
- Learn about Smart Quotes and Smart Spaces
Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 8 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000 or Vista is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 8 installed.
FrameMaker 8 Training - Using Templates
Using Templates
- Learn how to create a new document from a template and add and modify text in a template
- Learn about character formats and paragraph formats
- Learn how to import paragaraph and character formats from another document
Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 8 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000 or Vista is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 8 installed.
FrameMaker 8 Training - Character Font Properties
Character Font Properties
- Understand the difference between Untagged Font Properties and Character Formats
- Learn how to create Character Formats and store them in the Character Catalogue
Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 8 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000 or Vista is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 8 installed.
FrameMaker 8 Training - Default Font, Basic Properties
Default Font and Basic Properties
- Learn how to apply the Paragraph Formats and modify the Basic and Default Font Properties
- Learn about the As Is setting and how to use the Find/Change command to find a Paragraph Format
Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 8 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000 or Vista is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 8 installed.
FrameMaker 8 Training - Creating a Custom Document
Creating a Custom Document
- Revision of all modules available in the Basic/Intermediate course
Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 8 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000 or Vista is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 8 installed.
- Students must have an understanding of Authoring
- Basic authoring knowledge in FrameMaker 8:
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- All modules available in the Basic/Intermediate course
FrameMaker 8 Training - Authoring Structured Docs
Overview
Get the most out of your FrameMaker 8 software with this complete course that provides instruction details on Structured Authoring lessons. This interactive course contains 13 lessons (15 hours) of training, with practical exercises throughout each lesson. This course was designed by FrameMaker trainers with over 15 years of teaching experience. On completion of this course students will be able to create documents using FrameMaker (Structured). Also helpful for those, such as structured template designers and SGM/XML application developers, who need a basic working knowledge of the FrameMaker Structured authoring environment.Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 8 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000 or Vista is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 8 installed.
FrameMaker 8 Training Authoring - Overview
Overview
- Identify the main features of FrameMaker (Structured).
- Define structured docuemnts.
- Define the purpose of FrameMaker (Structured).
- Recognize FrameMaker (Structured)'s primary tools for authoring structured documents.
Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 8 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000 or Vista is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 8 installed.
- Students must have an understanding of Authoring
FrameMaker 8 Training Authoring - Documents
Documents
- Start FrameMaker (Structured).
- Open, print, close and delete documents.
- save documents to PDF and HTML.
- Use the Save and Save As commands.
- Set backup and save preferences.
- Use the View menu commands.
- Tour the Document window.
- Page through documents.
- Use zoom options.
Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 8 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000 or Vista is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 8 installed.
- Students must have an understanding of Authoring
FrameMaker 8 Training - Text Insets
Text Insets
- Use text insets.
Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 8 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000 or Vista is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 8 installed.
- Students must have an understanding of Authoring
FrameMaker 8 Training Authoring - Document Structure
Document Structure
- Open and manipulate the Structure View.
- View element boundaries in the Document Window.
- View element boundaries as tags in the Document Window.
- Select elements in the Document Window and Structure View.
- Use the keyboard to navigate through elements in the Structure View.
- View attributes in the Structure View.
- Open and manipulate the Element Catalog.
- Review a list of element terms.
Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 8 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000 or Vista is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 8 installed.
- Students must have an understanding of Authoring
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Documents
FrameMaker 8 Training - Cross References
Cross References
- Add paragraph cross references.
- Customize cross reference formats.
- Edit cross references.
- Update cross reerences.
- Fix unresolved cross references.
- Add endnotes to a document.
Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 8 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000 or Vista is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 8 installed.
- Students must have an understanding of Authoring
FrameMaker 8 Training - The Ultimate Course!
Overview
Get the most out of your FrameMaker 8 software with this complete course that is hand picked by our FM Instructor of 15 years, as the most popular topics from both Introduction through to Advanced. This interactive course contains 20 lessons (approximately 21 hours) of training, with practical exercises throughout each lesson. On completion of this course students will be able to work within FrameMaker for the management of Master Pages, Reference Pages, Pagination and all text within a FrameMaker document.Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 8 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000 or Vista is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 8 installed.
FrameMaker 9 Training - Upgrade Course
Overview
Get the most out of your FrameMaker 9 software with this upgrade course that provides detailed instruction on how to work in the new FrameMaker 9 interface. This interactive course contains 11 lessons (approximately 8 hours) of training, with practical exercises throughout each lesson. This course was designed by FrameMaker trainers with over 15 years of teaching experience. By the end of the course, users will understand all the fundamentals of working in the new FrameMaker 9 environment.Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 9 for Windows.
- Experience with working in FrameMaker 7 or FrameMaker 8 documents is essential.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 9 installed.
FrameMaker 9 Training - User Interface Introduction
User Interface - Introduction
- Navigating around the new FM9 Screen
Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 9 for Windows.
- Experience with working in FrameMaker 7 or FrameMaker 8 documents is essential.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 9 installed.
FrameMaker 9 Training - DITA
DITA
- What is DITA?
- Why DITA
- Content reuse and modularity
- Ease of authoring and publishing
- Information typing
- DITA integration in Adobe FrameMaker
- Basic DITA terms
- DITA topic, task, concept, reference and glossentry
- DITA map
- Bookmap
- Relationship table
- Conref and Xref
- Specialization
- Open Toolkit
- Auto-load Conrefs and Xrefs on File Open
- Conditionalise Prolog and Comments on File Open
- Auto-add IDs if required by Element
- Wrap new topics in DITA Element
- Updating Navtitle
- Import Options
- IndexTerm/Index Marker Conversion in and out
- Count Columns in Tables
- Export Options
Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 9 for Windows.
- Experience with working in Structured FrameMaker 7 or FrameMaker 8 documents is essential.
- FrameMaker 9 – Workspace Basics, Pods and Panels is recommended before this module.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 9 installed.
FrameMaker 9 Training - User Interface - Pods
User Interface - Pods
- Pods
- Conditional Text Pod
- Cross-References Pod
- Markers Pod
- Fonts Pod
- Insets Pod
- Variables Pod
Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 9 for Windows.
- Experience with working in FrameMaker 7 or FrameMaker 8 documents is essential.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 9 installed.
FrameMaker 9 Training - User Interface - Toolbars
User Interface - Toolbars
- File Menu
- Save As
- Format Menu
- Preferences
- Graphics Menu
Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 9 for Windows.
- Experience with working in FrameMaker 7 or FrameMaker 8 documents is essential.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 9 installed.
FrameMaker 9 Training - User Interface - Panels
User Interface - Panels
- Panels
- Catalog Panel
- Paragraph Catalog
- Character Catalog
- Find/Change
- History
- Edit Panel
- Edit System Variables
- Add/Edit Conditional Text
- Cross-Reference
- Marker
- Special
- Anchored Frame
- Object Properties
Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 9 for Windows.
- Experience with working in FrameMaker 7 or FrameMaker 8 documents is essential.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 9 installed.
FrameMaker 9 Training - User Interface - Designers
User Interface - Designers
- Designer Panel
- Paragraph Designer
- Navigating around the Paragraph Designer
- Character Designer
- Table Designer
- Navigating around the Table Designer
- Workspace
- Authoring
- Manage Content
- Manage Graphics
Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 9 for Windows.
- Experience with working in FrameMaker 7 or FrameMaker 8 documents is essential.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 9 installed.
FrameMaker 8 Training - Conditional Text
Conditional Text
- View different versions of a conditional document.
- Change the appearance of conditional indicators.
- Prepare separate versions of a document for distribution.
- Make text conditional and unconditional.
- Add text to conditional documents.
- Create and apply condition tags.
- Edit conditional documents.
Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 8 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000 or Vista is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 8 installed.
- Students must have an understanding of Authoring
FrameMaker 8 Training - Hypertext
Hypertext
- Create active areas in your document.
- Insert hypertext markers and commands.
- Create and apply character formats to active areas.
- Create an alert message.
- Lock and unlock documents.
- Use basic linking commands.
- Save a file as HTML.
- Refine the automatic mapping of FrameMaker formats to HTML elements.
- Add links to another Web page.
Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 8 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000 or Vista is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 8 installed.
- Students must have an understanding of Authoring
FrameMaker 8 Training - Chapter Templates
Chapter Templates
- Create a double-sided document as the basic for a chapter template.
- Setting up paragraph and character formats.
- Modifying Left and Right master pages.
- Creating a new master page.
- Adding anchored frames and graphics.
- Creating a document using the template.
- Importing template formats into another document.
- Creating an autonumber format for the chapter number.
Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 8 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000 or Vista is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 8 installed.
- Students must have an understanding of Authoring
- Basic authoring knowledge in FrameMaker 8:
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- Basic/Intermediate Course (Complete)
- Variables
FrameMaker 8 Training - Color Definitions
Color Definitions
- Create, modify and delete color definitions.
- Assign spot color to text and graphics.
- Set up and display color views.
Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 8 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000 or Vista is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 8 installed.
- Students must have an understanding of Authoring
FrameMaker 8 Training - Equations
Equations
- Use the Equations palette.
- Put equations in a document.
- Position equations in a paragraph.
- Recover from mistakes.
- Create equations using keyboard shortcuts.
- Change equation size.
Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 8 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000 or Vista is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 8 installed.
- Students must have an understanding of Authoring
FrameMaker 9 Training - Workspace Basics
Workspace Basics
- Docking
- Workspaces
- Using Insets
- Working with multiple documents
- Default Interface Properties
- Auto-Show Hidden Panels
- Open Documents As Tabs
- Hide Single Tabs In Documents
- Open Composite Documents As Tabs
Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 9 for Windows.
- Experience with working in FrameMaker 7 or FrameMaker 8 documents is essential.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 9 installed.
FrameMaker 9 Training - Book Enhancements
Book Enhancements
- Mixed books
- Folders and Groups
- Groups
- Book in a book
- Bookmaps and DITA maps in a book
- Saving hierarchical books
- Add a folder or group
- Add a child book
- Manage book files
- Compare books
- Apply book-wide commands
Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 9 for Windows.
- Experience with working in FrameMaker 7 or FrameMaker 8 documents is essential.
- FrameMaker 9 – Workspace Basics is recommended before this module.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 9 installed.
FrameMaker 9 Training - Other Enhancements
Other Enhancements
- Work with documents containing Unicode content
- Save Unicode content in PDF, HTML, and XML
- Perform document comparisons on Unicode content
- Use code points of the Unicode code set, in the dialog boxes
- Boolean Expressions
- Using Boolean expressions to generate conditional outpu
- Adobe Flash 3D Modules
- Disable SWF file and 3D object embedding in PDF
- Graphics Menu
Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 9 for Windows.
- Experience with working in FrameMaker 7 or FrameMaker 8 documents is essential.
- FrameMaker 9 – Workspace Basics, is recommended before this module.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 9 installed.
FrameMaker 9 Training - Track Text Edit
Track Text Edit
- Viewing Track Text Edit Bar
- Find Text Edits in a Document
- Accept or Reject Text Edits
- Preview Document with Text Edits
- To Preview Final Document with Text Edits
- To Preview Original Document with Text Edits
- Structured View
Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 9 for Windows.
- Experience with working in FrameMaker 7 or FrameMaker 8 documents is essential.
- FrameMaker 9 – Workspace Basics, Pods and Panels is recommended before this module.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 9 installed.
FrameMaker 9 Training - Import PDF Comments
Import PDF Comments
- Structured documents and PDF comments
Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 9 for Windows.
- Experience with working in FrameMaker 7 or FrameMaker 8 documents is essential.
- FrameMaker 9 – Workspace Basics, and Track Text Edits is recommended before this module.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 9 installed.
FrameMaker 8 Training - Character Properties
Character Properties
- Applying and removing character formats.
- Defining, renaming and deleting character formats.
- Using untagged character properties.
- Using the quick acess bar.
- Using the As Is setting when creating character formats.
- Deleting character formats from the character catalog.
Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 8 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000 or Vista is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 8 installed.
- Students must have an understanding of Authoring
- Basic authoring knowledge in FrameMaker 8:
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- Formats, Catalogues and Designers
FrameMaker 8 Training - Default Font, Basic Properties
Default Font and Basic Properties
- Modifying the basic and default font properties of paragraph formats.
- Create paragraph formats and store them in the paragraph catalog.
- Delete paragraph formats form the paragraph catalog.
- Make global paragraph formatting changes.
- Using the Find/Change command to find a paragraph format.
Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 8 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000 or Vista is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 8 installed.
- Students must have an understanding of Authoring
- Basic authoring knowledge in FrameMaker 8:
-
- Formats, Catalogues and Designers
- Character Properties
FrameMaker 8 Training - Anchored Frames
Anchored Frames
- Create anchored frames.
- Place graphics in anchored frames.
- Align the anchored frame and its content.
- Resize, copy, pastes and delete anchored frames.
- Use Cropped and Floating properties.
- Control space above and below an anchored frame.
- Position anchored frames inside and outside the text column.
Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 8 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000 or Vista is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 8 installed.
- Students must have an understanding of Authoring
- Basic authoring knowledge in FrameMaker 8:
-
- Formats, Catalogues and Designers
- Character Properties
FrameMaker 8 Training - Table Formats
Table Formats
- Create a new table format.
- Set spacing above and below a table, and other Basic properties.
- Apply Ruling properties to a table.
- Apply Shading properties.
- Modify paragraph formats used in a table.
Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 8 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000 or Vista is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 8 installed.
- Students must have an understanding of Authoring
- Basic authoring knowledge in FrameMaker 8:
-
- Formats, Catalogues and Designers
- Character Properties
FrameMaker 8 Training - Text Flow
Text Flow
- Track a text flow in a document.
- Create parallel flows.
- Use the Autoconnect property.
- Change the flow of text around a straddle paragraph.
Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 8 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000 or Vista is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 8 installed.
- Students must have an understanding of Authoring
FrameMaker 8 Training - Variables
Variables
- Edit system variables.
- Use element building blocks in running headers and footers.
- Display attribute values in running headers and footers.
- Create user variables.
- Use and edit table system variables.
Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 8 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000 or Vista is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 8 installed.
- Students must have an understanding of Authoring.
- Basic authoring knowledge in FrameMaker 8:
-
- Character Properties
- Default Font and Basic Properties
- Master Pages
FrameMaker 8 Training - Text Insets Course
Text Insets
- Import a text inset by reference.
- Import a text inset by copy.
- Use the reformat as Plain Text option.
- Use the Retain Source's Formatting option.
- Update a text inset.
Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 8 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000 or Vista is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 8 installed.
- Students must have an understanding of Authoring
FrameMaker 8 Training - Cross-Reference Formats Course
Cross-Reference Formats
- Define cross-reference formats.
- Modify cross-reference formats.
- Delete a cross-reference format.
Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 8 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000 or Vista is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 8 installed.
- Students must have an understanding of Authoring.
FrameMaker 8 Training - Conditional Text Course
Conditional Text
- View different versions of a conditional document.
- Change the appearance of condition indicators.
- Prepare separate versions of a document for distribution.
- Make text conditional and unconditional.
- Add text to conditional documents.
- Create and apply condition tags.
Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 8 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000 or Vista is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 8 installed.
- Students must have an understanding of Authoring.
FrameMaker 8 Authoring Training - Editing Text Course
Editing Text
- Enter text, including special characters.
- Select and deselect text.
- Undo changes.
- Cut, copy, paste, move and delete text.
- Use Smart Quotes and Smart Spaces.
- Use Context Menus.
- Use the Find/Change command.
- Use the Spelling Checker.
Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 8 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000 or Vista is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 8 installed.
- Students must have an understanding of Authoring
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- Documents
- Document Structure
FrameMaker 8 Authoring Training - Validation Course
Validation
- Use the element Validation window.
- Specify the scoope of validation.
- Correct invalid structure.
- Use Ignore Missing Elements and Ignore Missing Attribute Values effectively.
- Allow invalid elements as special cases.
Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 8 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000 or Vista is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 8 installed.
- Students must have an understanding of Authoring
-
- Documents
- Document Structure
FrameMaker 8 Authoring Training - Cross References Course
Cross References
- Insert cross reference elements.
- Fix unresolved cross references.
Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 8 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000 or Vista is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 8 installed.
- Students must have an understanding of Authoring
-
- Documents
- Document Structure
FrameMaker 8 Training - Advanced Course
Get the most out of your FrameMaker 8 software with this complete course that contains Advanced lessons. This interactive course contains 12 lessons (13 hours) of training, with practical exercises throughout each lesson. To view the Course Module Outline click here (do href). This course was designed by FrameMaker trainers with over 15 years of teaching experience. On completion of this course students will be able to work within FrameMaker for the management of Master Pages, Reference Pages, Pagination and all text within a FrameMaker document. Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 8.0 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000 or Vista is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 8 installed.
FrameMaker 8 Training - Working with Documents Course
Working with Documents
- Understanding the FrameMaker window
- How to navigate around FrameMaker
- How to set up your Preferences
Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 8.0 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000 or Vista is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 8 installed.
FrameMaker 9 Training - Working with Documents Course
Working with Documents
- Understanding the FrameMaker window
- How to navigate around FrameMaker
- How to set up your Preferences
Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 9.0 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000 or Vista is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 9 installed.
FrameMaker 8 Training - Finding Text, Spell Checker, Thesaurus Course
Finding Text and Using Spell Checker and Thesaurus
- Learn how to use the Find/Change window to search for and change text
- Learn how to use wildcards in a search
- Learn how to use Spell Checker and Thesaurus
Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 8 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000 or Vista is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 8 installed.
FrameMaker 9 Training - Working with Structure Course
Editing Structure
- Insert new elements.
- Type text in new elements.
- Wrap elements around existing text.
- Change elements.
- Merge two or more elements into one.
- Split an element into two.
- Unwrap an element.
- Recognize incorrectly placed and missing elements.
- Move elements by dragging in the Structure View.
Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 9 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000 or Vista is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 9 installed.
- Students must have an understanding of Authoring
- Documents
- Document Structure
- Editing Text
Framemaker 8 Training - Formatting Structured Docs
Overview
Get the most out of your FrameMaker 8 software with this complete course that provides instruction details on formatting structured documents. This interactive course contains 20 lessons (approximately 21 hours) of training, with practical exercises throughout each lesson. This course was designed by FrameMaker trainers with over 15 years of teaching experience. By the end of the course, users will understand all the fundamentals of formatting FrameMaker structured documents. The course introduces the concept of a template and explains how to create new templates and how to use existing templates. It introduces paragraph and character formats and catalogues as well as master and reference pages. It presents these techniques for use both in setting up automatic formatting and in overriding format rules.Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 8 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000 or Vista is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 8 installed.
FrameMaker 9 Training - Intro to Intermediate Course
Get the most out of your FrameMaker 9 software with this complete course that combines basic and intermediate lessons. This interactive course contains 25 lessons (24 hours) of training, with practical exercises throughout each lesson. This course was designed by FrameMaker trainers with over 15 years of teaching experience. On completion of this course students will be able to work within FrameMaker for the management of Master Pages, Reference Pages, Pagination and all text within a FrameMaker document. Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 9.0 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000 or Vista is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 9 installed.
FrameMaker 9 VIRTUAL Training - Advanced Course
Overview
Increase your capability in FrameMaker 9 software with this Virtual Advanced Training course. This interactive course contains 4 x 2 hour Instructor-led training sessions, with practical exercises to be completed after each session. This course was designed by FrameMaker trainers with over 15 years of teaching experience. On completion of this course students will be able to Create Books with core and generated file templates. An online workbook is provided free of charge with this course, however if you would prefer a printed workbook, this can be mailed to you for an additional cost. Pre-requisite- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 9.0 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000, Vista or 7 is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 9 installed.
FrameMaker 9 Training - The Essential Course!
Overview
Get the most out of your FrameMaker 9 software with this "ultimate" course. These topics have been hand picked by our FM Instructor of 15 years as the most popular topics from Introduction through to Advanced. This interactive course contains 26 lessons (approximately 26 hours) of training, with practical exercises throughout each lesson. On completion of this course students will be able to work within FrameMaker for the management of Master Pages, Reference Pages, Pagination and all text within a FrameMaker document.Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 9 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000 or Vista is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 9 installed.
FrameMaker 9 Training - Authoring -Editing Text
Editing Text
- Enter text, including special characters.
- Select and deselect text.
- Undo changes.
- Cut, copy, paste, move and delete text.
- Use Smart Quotes and Smart Spaces.
- Use Context Menus.
- Use the Find/Change command.
- Use the Spelling Checker.
Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 9 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000 or Vista is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 9 installed.
- Students must have an understanding of Authoring
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- Documents
- Document Structure
FrameMaker 9 Training - Authoring Variables, Footnote Elements
Variables and Footnote Elements
- Insert footnote elements.
- Insert system and user variables.
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 9.0 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000 or Vista is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 9 installed.
- Students must have an understanding of Authoring
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- Documents
- Document Structure
FrameMaker 9 -Authoring Anchored Frames, Imported Graphics
Anchored Frames and Imported Graphics
- Insert and edit anchored frame elements.
- Specify the anchoring position.
- Use the Find/Change window to locate anchored frames.
- Copy and paste a graphic into an anchored frame.
- Import a graphic by reference and by copy.
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 9.0 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000 or Vista is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 9 installed.
- Students must have an understanding of Authoring
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- Documents
- Document Structure
FrameMaker 9 Training - Authoring Tables
Tables
- Insert table elements.
- Set the initial number of rows and columns of the new table.
- Move around in tables.
- Add elements and text to table cells.
- Select table parts.
- Change column widths.
- Add and delete rows ad columns.
- Add table footnotes.
- Straddle table cells.
- Apply custom ruling and shading to cells
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 9.0 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000 or Vista is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 9 installed.
- Students must have an understanding of Authoring
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- Documents
- Document Structure
- Editing Text
- Editing Structure
- Attributes
FrameMaker 9 Training - Authoring Generating TOC, Indexes, Books
Generating TOC, Indexes and Books
- Use the Element Catalog to insert index marker elements.
- Edit existing index markers.
- Generate a book.
- Add files to the book.
- Rearrange the files in the book.
- Set up page sides, page numbering and paragraph numbering of book files.
- Generate and format a table of contents.
- Generate and format an index.
- Update the book.
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 9.0 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000 or Vista is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 9 installed.
- Students must have an understanding of Authoring
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- Documents
- Document Structure
- Editing Text
- Editing Structure
- Attributes
- Validation
Framemaker 9 Training - Formatting Structured Docs Course
Overview
Get the most out of your FrameMaker 9 software with this complete course that provides instruction details on formatting structured documents. This interactive course contains 20 lessons (approximately 21 hours) of training, with practical exercises throughout each lesson. This course was designed by FrameMaker trainers with over 15 years of teaching experience. By the end of the course, users will understand all the fundamentals of formatting FrameMaker structured documents. The course introduces the concept of a template and explains how to create new templates and how to use existing templates. It introduces paragraph and character formats and catalogues as well as master and reference pages. It presents these techniques for use both in setting up automatic formatting and in overriding format rules.Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 9 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000 or Vista is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 9 installed.
FrameMaker 9 VIRTUAL Training - Introduction Course
Overview Get the most out of your FrameMaker 9 software with this complete virtual training course that combines basic and intermediate lessons. This interactive course contains 6 x 2 hour instructor-led training sessions, with practical exercises to be completed after each session. This course was designed by FrameMaker trainers with over 15 years of teaching experience. On completion of this course students will be able to work within FrameMaker for the management of Master Pages, Reference Pages, Pagination and all text within a FrameMaker document. An online workbook is provided free of charge with this course, however if you would prefer a printed workbook, this can be mailed to you for an additional cost. Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 9.0 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000, Vista or 7 is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 9 installed.
FrameMaker 9 Training - Advanced Course
Increase your capability in FrameMaker 9 software with this Advanced course. This interactive course contains 13 lessons (16 hours) of training, with practical exercises throughout each lesson. This course was designed by FrameMaker trainers with over 15 years of teaching experience. On completion of this course students will be able to Create Books with core and generated file templates. Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 9.0 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000 or Vista is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 9 installed.
FrameMaker 9 VIRTUAL Training - Upgrade Course
Overview
Get the most out of your FrameMaker 9 software with this Virtual upgrade course that provides detailed instructions on how to work in the new FrameMaker 9 interface. This interactive course contains 3 x 2 hour Instructor-led training sessions, with practical exercises to be completed after each session. This course was designed by FrameMaker trainers with over 15 years of teaching experience. By the end of the course, users will understand all the fundamentals of working in the new FrameMaker 9 environment. An online workbook is provided free of charge with this course, however if you would prefer a printed workbook, this can be mailed to you for an additional cost.Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 9 for Windows.
- Experience with working in FrameMaker 7 or FrameMaker 8 documents is essential.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 9 installed.
FrameMaker 9 VIRTUAL Training - Structured Authoring in FM v9
Overview
Get the most out of your FrameMaker 9 software with this complete Virtual Training course that provides detailed instructions on Structured Authoring. This interactive course includes 6 x 2 hour Instructor-led training sessions, with practical exercises to be completed after each session. This course was designed by FrameMaker trainers with over 15 years of teaching experience. On completion of this course students will be able to create documents using FrameMaker (Structured). Also helpful for those, such as structured template designers and SGM/XML application developers, who need a basic working knowledge of the FrameMaker Structured authoring environment. An online workbook is provided free of charge with this course, however if you would prefer a printed workbook, this can be mailed to you for an additional cost.Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 9 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000, Vista or 7 is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 9 installed.
S1000D VIRTUAL Training - Authoring content to ASD S1000D v3 Schema's
Overview
Introduction to Data Modules is covered over 3 x 2 hour Instructor-led sessions, to ensure understanding of the fundamentals behind the S1000D specification. This comprehensive course will assist authors with:- Mandatory, Optional and Conditional Element Types
- SGML and XML - What are the differences?
- Data Module Identification and Status and Content Sections
Printed Workbook for VIRTUAL 2 x 2 hour session
This printed workbook is available for students participating in Virtual 2 x 2 hour Instructor-led sessions. These sessions include:
- Upgrade from FrameMaker 7/8 to v9.x
- Authoring Structured S1000D Data Modules
Printed Workbook for VIRTUAL 4 x 2 hour session
This printed workbook is available for students participating in Virtual 4 x 2 hour Instructor-led sessions. These sessions include:
- Advanced Adobe FrameMaker v9.x
- Authoring Adobe FrameMaker v9.x
Printed Workbook for VIRTUAL 6 x 2 hour session
This printed workbook is available for students participating in Virtual 6 x 2 hour Instructor-led sessions. These sessions include:
- Introduction to Adobe FrameMaker v9.x
FrameMaker 9 VIRTUAL Training - The Essential Course!
Overview
Get the most out of your FrameMaker 9 software with this Virtual "Essential" course. These topics have been hand picked by our FM Instructor of 15 years as the most popular topics from Introduction through to Advanced. This interactive Virtual course contains 8 x 2 hour Instructor-led training sessions, with practical exercises to be completed after each session. On completion of this course students will be able to work within FrameMaker for the management of Master Pages, Reference Pages, Pagination and all text within a FrameMaker document. An online workbook is provided free of charge with this course, however if you would prefer a printed workbook, this can be mailed to you for an additional cost.Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 9 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000, Vista or 7 is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 9 installed.
FrameMaker 9 VIRTUAL Training - Authoring Structured Docs
Overview
Get the most out of your FrameMaker 9 software with this complete Virtual course that provides instruction details on Structured Authoring lessons. This interactive Virtual course contains 4 x 2 hour Instructor-led training sessions, with practical exercises to be completed after each session. This course was designed by FrameMaker trainers with over 15 years of teaching experience. On completion of this course students will be able to create documents using FrameMaker (Structured). Also helpful for those, such as structured template designers and SGM/XML application developers, who need a basic working knowledge of the FrameMaker Structured authoring environment. An online workbook is provided free of charge with this course, however if you would prefer a printed workbook, this can be mailed to you for an additional cost.Pre-requisite
- Course content is designed for Adobe FrameMaker 9 for Windows.
- A reasonable level of experience with Windows XP, 2000, Vista or 7 is recommended.
- Students will require access to a computer with Adobe FrameMaker 9 installed.

