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INFRM7 - Adobe FrameMaker 7.0

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This course will give students a general overview of the main techniques used to create simple FrameMaker documents and export FrameMaker documents to XML, HTML, and PDF formats. Students will also work on creating tables, using the Drawing tools, using master pages, working with multi-column layouts, and building and outputting a FrameMaker book.

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Prerequisites

Students should have basic knowledge of computers and experience in navigating around the Microsoft Windows work environment.

Detailed Class Syllabus

Lesson 1: The User Interface

FrameMaker: An Object-oriented Approach to Graphic Design

The FrameMaker Interface

Displaying Controls in the User Interface

Managing Multiple Documents

Lesson 2: Editing Documents

Text Frames

Editing Tools

Spell Check and Find/Change

Viewing and Printing a Document

Lesson 3: Formatting Documents

Creating Documents from Templates

Applying Paragraph Formatting

The Paragraph Designer: Main Features

Applying Character Formatting

Creating New Formats

Lesson 4: Controlling Formatting and Text Flow

Using Format Overrides, As Is, and Next Pgf Tag

Using Page Breaks

Using the Keep With Property and Controlling Widows and Orphans

Minimizing Overrides and Customizations

Lesson 5: Creating Lists

Creating Lists from Default Formats

Creating Custom List Formats

Nesting Sequential Lists

Creating Custom Formats for List Labels

Lesson 6: Creating Page Layouts from Master Pages

Master Pages

Creating Headers and Footers

Creating Side Headings

Editing Text Frames

Lesson 7: Converting FrameMaker Files to PDF, XML, and HTML Formats

Creating a PDF File from a FrameMaker Document

Creating an XML File from a FrameMaker Document

Creating an HTML File from a FrameMaker Document

Day Two: Lesson 1: Tables

Tables: Creating, Navigating, Resizing, and Moving

Tables: Altering, Importing, and Sorting

Improving Table Readability

Basic Table Formatting with the Table Designer

Standard and Custom Formatting

Lesson 2: Graphics

The Tools Palette Drawing and Text Tools

Formatting Objects

Importing Graphics

Object Properties

Lesson 3: Anchored Frames

Anchoring

Anchored Frames and Text

Referenced Frames and Graphics

Lesson 4: Master Pages

Using Existing Content and FrameMaker Collaboration Tools

Custom Master Pages

Multiple Text Frames

Variables

Using Custom Master Pages

Lesson 5: Multi-column Layouts

Creating Columns

Flow Tags

Disconnected Pages and Pagination

Lesson 6: Creating and Outputting Books

Cross-references

Generated Files

Making a Book

Printing a FrameMaker Document