FrameMaker Advanced
Course length: 1 day
Prerequisites: FrameMaker Intermediate or equivalent knowledge.
Overview: You will learn how to design master pages and create a variety
of layouts. You will also learn the process ofu will also learn the process ofFrameMaker
documents including designing variables, using conditional text, creating generated
TOC and Index files, setting properties, and creating books.
Course content
Lesson 1: Before You Begin
- Prerequisites
- Getting Ready
- Loading The Project Files
- Software You Will Need Installed
- Curriculum Overview
- About The Manual
- Chapter Overviews
- Manual Conventions
Lesson 2: Designing Master Pages
- Creating Custom Master Pages
- Mixing Portrait and Landscape Master Pages
- Working with Multiple Text Frames
- Variables at a Glance
- Working with Variables
- User Variables
- Formatting Variables
- Using Your Master Pages
- Setting Numbering Properties
Lesson 3: Multi-column Layouts
- Overview
- Multi-column Text Frames
- Paragraph Formats and Columns
- Using Text Frames for Columns
- Understanding Flow Tags
- Creating Multiple Flow Tags
- Adding Disconnected Pages
- Setting Pagination
Lesson 4: Conditional Documents
- Overview
- Viewing Conditional Text
- Working with Conditional Text
- Placing Text in Multiple Tags
- Using Variables as Conditional Text
- Making Graphics Conditional
- Conditional Text in Tables
- Preparing to Print
Lesson 5: Advanced Editing
- Copying Formats
- Importing Formats from Other Files
- Troubleshooting Imported Formats
- Globally Replacing Formats
- Working with Changes
- Comparing Documents
- Working with Special Characters
Lesson 6: Complex Numbering
- Numbering Explained
- Creating Multiple Numbering Levels
- Adding a Chapter Number
- Separating Numbering Schemes
Lesson 7: Creating Generated Files
- Generated Files at a Glance
- Creating a Table of Contents
- Building Blocks and Generated files
- Master Pages in a Generated File
- Creating an Index
- Working with Multiple Entries
- Cross-referencing within the Index
- Formatting the Index File
- Working with Page Ranges
Lesson 8: Creating Books
- Book Files at a Glance
- Building a Book
- Setting Numbering Properties
- Adding Generated Files
- Importing Formats
- Using Chapter Numbers in Generated Files
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