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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.

At the successful completion of this course you will be issued with a Certificate of Achievement.

 

FrameMaker 9 Training - User Interface Introduction

User Interface - Introduction

• Navigating around the new FM9 Screen

This module was designed by FrameMaker trainers with over 15 years of teaching experience. On completion of this module students will be able to navigate around the FrameMaker 9 interface.

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

This module was designed by FrameMaker trainers with over 15 years of teaching experience. On completion of this module students will understand the fundamentals of DITA and working in a structured environment in FrameMaker 9.

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

This module was designed by FrameMaker trainers with over 15 years of teaching experience. On completion of this module students will be able to use all the available Pod functions.

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

This module was designed by FrameMaker trainers with over 15 years of teaching experience. On completion of this module students will be able to use all the available Toolbars.

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

This module was designed by FrameMaker trainers with over 15 years of teaching experience. On completion of this module students will be able to use all the available Panels.

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

This module was designed by FrameMaker trainers with over 15 years of teaching experience. On completion of this module students will be able to use all the available Designers.

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 - 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

This module was designed by FrameMaker trainers with over 15 years of teaching experience. On completion of this module students will be able to work confidently in the FrameMaker 9 workspace.

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

This module was designed by FrameMaker trainers with over 15 years of teaching experience. On completion of this module students will be able to work confidently in the FrameMaker 9 workspace.

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

This module was designed by FrameMaker trainers with over 15 years of teaching experience. On completion of this module students will understand some of the other FrameMaker 9 Enhancements.

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

This module was designed by FrameMaker trainers with over 15 years of teaching experience. On completion of this module students will be able to work confidently in the FrameMaker 9 workspace.

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

This module was designed by FrameMaker trainers with over 15 years of teaching experience. On completion of this module students will be able to work confidently in the FrameMaker 9 workspace.

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 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.

At the successful completion of this course you will be issued with a Certificate of Achievement.

 

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