G Com Solutions deliver onsite Adobe FrameMaker Training throughout the UK.
Adobe FrameMaker is a well-established, industry standard software tool for authoring and publishing technical and complex documentation. Our two-day Introduction to FrameMaker is designed to equip beginners and inexperienced users with the skills necessary to confidently create and modify FrameMaker documents.
Exploring the document window; Setting up a workspace; Applying predefined paragraph formats; Applying predefined character formats; Writing a short memo
Creating a custom document; Displaying the Paragraph Designer; Formatting headings; Working with bullet lists; Creating numbered lists; Creating a chapter title
Defining custom colors and tints; Adding color to paragraph formats; Emphasizing words and phrases; Adding color to autonumbers
Changing column layout; Displaying master pages; Numbering pages; Creating a running footer; Finishing the footers; Custom master pages; Assigning master pages to paragraph tags
Adjusting header and footer frames for graphics; Importing a graphic; Masking part of a graphic; Copying the header graphics; Drawing lines and rectangles; Aligning multiple objects; Copying the footer graphics
Viewing the document; Turning off the display of graphics; Defining a user variable; Inserting variables; Finding and changing text; Changing a variable definition; Using the Thesaurus; Checking spelling
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
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
Editing text containing anchored frames; Importing a graphic; Importing a second graphic; Anchoring graphics in the column; Using art in the margin; Creating an object style; Using inline graphics; Reusing anchored frames; Using run-in art; Creating a drop cap; Using rich media in technical documents
Inserting a paragraph cross-reference; Displaying the source of a cross-reference; Inserting an external cross-reference; Creating a cross-reference format; Using the new cross-reference format; Inserting a spot cross-reference; Resolving cross-references; Inserting footnotes; Changing how footnotes look
Viewing the finished book file; Creating a book file; Adding documents to the book; Opening files from the book window; Adding a table of contents; Generating the table of contents; Setting up chapter numbering; Fixing the pagination; Changing the layout; Adding a title; Formatting the entries; Changing the contents of entries
Adding an index to the book; Changing the layout; Adding a title; Updating the page footer; Formatting the entries; Formatting page numbers; Fixing bad line breaks; Adding index entries; Editing index entries