Structured FrameMaker 7: Introduction to Authoring
In
the hands-on training course, you will get an introduction to FrameMaker's
structured interface and learn how to create documents with elements. You
will learn about elements, their relationships to each other, and how to
manipulate them in the structure view. You will create content by inserting
elements for text, cross-references, variables, and other components. By
working with the elements in a sample structured template, You will see
how templates guide you to the correct structure for a document and offer
time-saving features such as automatic insertion of elements.
Prerequisites
Course Syllabus
Benefits
Course Materials
Prerequisites
- Intermediate knowledge of FrameMaker (or completion of Knopf Online's Unstructured FrameMaker 7: Accelerated Introduction class)
- Actively using the current release of FrameMaker
- Basic knowledge of XML is helpful but not required.
Course Syllabus
Using the structured interface view
- Selecting the structured interface
- Displaying content in the structure view
- Manipulating elements in the structure view
Modifying existing content
- Changing the element catalog view
- Changing, merging, splitting, and wrapping elements
- Modifying element attributes
- Adding structure to unstructured content
Inserting elements into existing structured content
- Inserting paragraph and character elements
- Inserting table elements
- Inserting graphic elements
- Inserting cross-reference elements
- Ensuring you're prompted for attribute values
- Copying and pasting attribute values
- Copying and pasting elements
- Validating documents
Creating document and book files
- Creating a new document
- Adding content to a blank document
- Building a structured book file
- Adding a table of contents to a structured book
- Inserting structured index markers
- Adding an index to a structured book
Benefits of this Course
- This is a hands-on course. You will have your own computer to work with throughout the course, and the many hands-on exercises give you the chance to practice everything you learn.
- Through the course exercises, you will gain experience authoring in Structured FrameMaker using an existing EDD.
- You will receive a helpful course handbook, as well as a complementary copy of FrameMaker 7: The Complete Reference.
- The course is taught by an Adobe Certified Expert, an individual who has met Adobe's high standards for certification on FrameMaker.
Course Materials
Each student receives a copy of the Structured FrameMaker: Introduction to Authoring workbook and accompanying CD, as well as a complementary copy of FrameMaker 7: The Complete Reference.
