Formatting Courses

FrameMaker 9 Training - Formats, Catalogs, Designers

Formats, Catalogues and Designers

• FrameMaker paragraphs.
• Paragraph Formats.
• The Paragraph Catalog.
• Format overrides.
• Character formats.
• The Character Catalog.

This course was designed by FrameMaker trainers with over 15 years of teaching experience. On completion of this module students will how to use the Paragaph and Character Catalogues within FrameMaker (Structured).

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 - 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.

This course was designed by FrameMaker trainers with over 15 years of teaching experience. On completion of this module students will how to use the Character Catalogues within FrameMaker (Structured).

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

 

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.

This course was designed by FrameMaker trainers with over 15 years of teaching experience. On completion of this module students will how to use the Default Font and Basic Properties within FrameMaker (Structured).

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.

This course was designed by FrameMaker trainers with over 15 years of teaching experience. On completion of this module students will how to use the Tab Properties within FrameMaker (Structured).

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 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.

This course was designed by FrameMaker trainers with over 15 years of teaching experience. On completion of this module students will how to use the Pagination and Advanced Properties of the Paragraph Designer.

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 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

This course was designed by FrameMaker trainers with over 15 years of teaching experience. On completion of this module students will how to use the Numbering Properties of the Paragraph Designer.

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 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.

This course was designed by FrameMaker trainers with over 15 years of teaching experience. On completion of this module students will know how to use Anchored Frames within FrameMaker 9.

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.

This course was designed by FrameMaker trainers with over 15 years of teaching experience. On completion of this module students will how to use Table Formats and the Table Designer within FrameMaker 9.

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.

This course was designed by FrameMaker trainers with over 15 years of teaching experience. On completion of this module students will how to use Footnotes within FrameMaker 9.

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 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.

This course was designed by FrameMaker trainers with over 15 years of teaching experience. On completion of this module students will how to create Master Pages within FrameMaker 9.

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 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.

This course was designed by FrameMaker trainers with over 15 years of teaching experience. On completion of this module students will how to use Reference Pages within FrameMaker 9.

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 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.

This course was designed by FrameMaker trainers with over 15 years of teaching experience. On completion of this module students will how to use Text Flows within FrameMaker 9.

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.

This course was designed by FrameMaker trainers with over 15 years of teaching experience. On completion of this module students will how to use Variables within FrameMaker 9.

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.

This course was designed by FrameMaker trainers with over 15 years of teaching experience. On completion of this module students will how to use Text Insets within FrameMaker 9.

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.

This course was designed by FrameMaker trainers with over 15 years of teaching experience. On completion of this module students will how to use Cross-Reference Formats within your FrameMaker 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 - 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.

This course was designed by FrameMaker trainers with over 15 years of teaching experience. On completion of this module students will how to use Conditional Text within your FrameMaker 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 - 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.

This course was designed by FrameMaker trainers with over 15 years of teaching experience. On completion of this module students will how to create and use Chapter Templates within FrameMaker.

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 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.

This course was designed by FrameMaker trainers with over 15 years of teaching experience. On completion of this module students will how to create and use Table of Contents within FrameMaker.

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 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.

This course was designed by FrameMaker trainers with over 15 years of teaching experience. On completion of this module students will how to create and use Indexes within FrameMaker.

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 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.

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

 

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