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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 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 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 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
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- Character Font Properties
- Default Font and Basic 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 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 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 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:
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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 - 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:
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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 - 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:
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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 - 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:
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- Character Font Properties
- Default Font and Basic Properties
- Working with Tables
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:
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- 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:
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- Character Font Properties
- Default Font and Basic Properties
- Tab Properties
- Pagination and Advanced Properties
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:
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- 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:
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- Character Font Properties
- Default Font and Basic Properties
- Tab Properties
- Pagination and Advanced Properties
- Graphic Frames and Text Runaround
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:
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- Basic/Intermediate - Character Font Properties
- Basic/Intermediate - Default Font and Basic Properties
- Basic/Intermediate - Master 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:
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- Basic/Intermediate - Character Font Propeties
- Basic/Intermediate - Default Font and Basic Properties
- Basic/Intermediate - Master Pages
- Basic/Intermediate - Reference Pages
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:
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- Basic/Intermediate - Character Font Propeties
- Basic/Intermediate - Default Font and Basic Properties
- Basic/Intermediate - Master Pages
- Basic/Intermediate - Reference Pages
- Hypertext
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 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 - 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 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 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 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.

