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Adobe Framemaker 8 Fundamentals On-Site Training

This on-site training class is also available as Public Schedule Seminar.

Learn the skills for producing long documents with an eye toward revisions.

Course Description/Agenda

This instructor-led workshop provides you with the concepts and skills to use Adobe FrameMaker 8 effectively. You get hands-on practice working with techniques listed in the outline below. Framemaker works with you to make substantial or frequent revisions less difficult.This class covers the Unstructured View of FrameMaker.
Goals Learn the skills for producing long documents with an eye toward revisions.
Audience Technical writers and other professionals who need to begin producing long documents, such as documentation, technical product sheets, and books of all kinds.
PreRequisites Basic Windows or Mac skills as well as frequent, successful use of one or two software programs.
Objectives Define and apply paragraph formats, including auto-numbered lists Define and apply character formats Use Unicode characters for non-English and multi-language documents. Lay out your document Build master pages, including a running footer Define and apply colors Import, format, and anchor images and charts Use graphic tools to create a call out Use variables to customize your document Insert and format a table Make your documentation interactive with animations and tutorials in embedded Flash SWFs
Next Steps Writing for the Web Illustrator CS3 Fundamentals
Outline Working with FrameMaker 8 Documents Exploring the document window Applying predefined paragraph formats Applying predefined character formats Writing a short memo Defining Paragraph Formats Creating a custom document Copying text Setting up rulers and the grid Creating a side-head area Displaying the Paragraph Designer Formatting headings Formatting body text Formatting numbered lists Formatting bulleted lists Creating a chapter title Deleting formats Defining Colors and Character Formats Defining custom colors and tints Adding color to paragraph formats Adding color to autonumbers Emphasizing words and phrases Page Layout Changing column layout Displaying master pages Numbering pages Creating a running footer Finishing the footers Custom master pages Assigning master pages to paragraph tags Create a new paragraph format Graphics Adjusting header and footer frames for graphics Importing a graphic Masking part of a graphic Copying the graphics Drawing lines and rectangles Aligning and distributing objects Copying the graphics Variables Defining a user variable Inserting variables Finding and changing text Changing a variable definition Using the Thesaurus Checking spelling, using one of the 30 new dictionaries. Viewing the finished article with graphics Tables Inserting a table Filling in the table Adding rows and columns Rearranging information Formatting text in table cells Resizing columns Changing the table format Straddling table cells Reusing a table format Customizing Tables Viewing a sample table Importing text into a table Formatting body cells Formatting the table title Setting basic table properties Resizing columns Using tabs in table cells Defining ruling styles Setting table ruling Using custom ruling and shading Anchored Frames and Graphics Editing text containing anchored frames Importing a graphic Importing a second graphic Anchoring graphics in the column Using art in the margin Copying anchored frames Using inline graphics Reusing anchored frames Using run-in art Creating a drop cap Importing movies into documents

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