You will use FrameMaker to create simple documents and export FrameMaker documents to XML, HTML, and PDF formats.
Adobe Training Prerequisites
To ensure your success, we recommend you first take the following Element K course or have equivalent knowledge:
- Familiarity with Microsoft Windows 2000 or Windows XP, and familiarity with word processing software such as Microsoft Word.
Delivery Method
Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.
Target Student
This course is designed for students who want to grasp a general overview of the main techniques used to create simple documents and export FrameMaker documents to XML, HTML, and PDF formats.
Hardware Requirements
- Intel® Xeon, Xeon Dual, Centrino, or Pentium® class III or 4 processor.
- 320 MB of RAM (384 recommended).
- 650 MB of available hard disk space.
- A color monitor with 16-bit or greater video card.
- 1024 x 768 or greater monitor resolution.
- A CD-ROM drive.
- A display system to project the instructor's computer screen.
Performance-Based Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- explore the main components of the FrameMaker user interface, which enable you to open, navigate, and view files.
- edit a FrameMaker document by selecting, checking the spelling of, searching for, and replacing text in a document.
- format documents.
- control formatting and text flow.
- create lists.
- create page layouts from master pages.
- convert FrameMaker files into PDF, XML, and HTML file formats.
Platform Requirements
- Microsoft® Windows 2000 with Service Pack 3, or Windows XP with Service Pack 1 or 2.
Software Requirements
- Microsoft® Windows 2000 with Service Pack 3, or Windows XP with Service Pack 1 or 2.
- Adobe® FrameMaker 7.2.
- Adobe® Reader 6.0.
- Macromedia HomeSite 5.
Adobe Training Course duration
1 Day
Adobe Training Course outline
Lesson 1: Exploring the User Interface
- Topic 1A: Explore the Object-Oriented Approach in FrameMaker
- Topic 1B: Examine the FrameMaker Interface
- Topic 1C: Display Controls in the User Interface
- Topic 1D: Manage Multiple Documents
Lesson 2: Editing Documents
- Topic 2A: Manage Text in Text Frames
- Topic 2B: Edit Text
- Topic 2C: Check Spelling Using the Spelling Checker Dialog Box
- Topic 2D: Replace Text Using the Find/Change Utility
- Topic 2E: Change the View of a Document
- Topic 2F: Print a Document
Lesson 3: Formatting Documents
- Topic 3A: Create Documents from Templates
- Topic 3B: Apply Paragraph Formatting
- Topic 3C: Apply Character Formatting
- Topic 3D: Create New Formats
- Topic 3E: Set Tabs in Paragraphs
Lesson 4: Controlling Formatting and Text Flow
- Topic 4A: Apply Format Overrides, the As Is Property, and the Next Pgf Tag
- Topic 4B: Set Page Breaks
- Topic 4C: Control Widows and Orphans
Lesson 5: Creating Lists
- Topic 5A: Create Lists from Default Formats
- Topic 5B: Create Custom List Formats
- Topic 5C: Create a Nested Sequential List
- Topic 5D: Create Custom Formats for List Labels
Lesson 6: Creating Page Layouts from Master Pages
- Topic 6A: View Master Pages
- Topic 6B: Create Headers and Footers
- Topic 6C: Create Side Headings
- Topic 6D: Resize Text Frames
Lesson 7: Converting FrameMaker Files to PDF, XML, and HTML Formats
- Topic 7A: Create a PDF File from a FrameMaker Document
- Topic 7B: Create an XML File from a FrameMaker Document
- Topic 7C: Create an HTML File from a FrameMaker Document
