FrameMaker (2015 Release)| Level 1 delivers an enterprise-class authoring and publishing solution that combines the simplicity of word processing with the power of XML. Learn to take advantage of either a familiar word processing, style-tagging mode or a fully structured environment optimized for the editing and production of valid XML.
Our instructors will teach you take advantage of FrameMaker’s rich features such as long-document support, including book management features, sophisticated templates, and rich formatting options.
This Framemaker course introduces the program as a word processing application with muscle. Create flowing text documents using reusable master pages, paragraph, table and character styles. Export pristine PDF documents that are ready for print.
AudienceFrameMaker : Level 1 is for students looking to author and publish long technical documents with advanced features that make complicated layouts and page numbering simple
Prerequisites:
Basic Computer Skills on Windows or Mac
Course Outline:Working with Framemaker documents
- Exploring the document window
- Applying predefined paragraph
- Applying predefined character
- 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
- 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
Document Editing
- Viewing the document
- Turning off the display of graphics
- Defining a user variable
- Insetting variables
- Finding and changing text
- Changing a variable definition
- Using the thesaurus
- Checking spelling
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
This course is available for "remote" learning and will be available to anyone with access to an internet device with a microphone (this includes most models of computers, tablets). Classes will take place with a "Live" instructor at the date/times listed below.
Upon registration, the instructor will send along additional information about how to log-on and participate in the class.
School Notes: Important - Students must bring their own laptop with the Adobe application loaded to be prepared for class. We do not supply computers. It's Bring Your Own
Computer.
