Frame Structured Authoring

Prerequisite: You must have a solid working familiarity with your operating system.

Objectives: Upon successful completion attendees will be able to:

• Understand the FrameMaker model and its word processing and desktop publishing features

• Recognize structured documents and the elements which are to be used in the creation of content

• Use the Element Catalog, Attributes and the Structure view in the creation of documents

• Understand the relationship between siblings, parents, children, ancestors and descendants

• Insert content using elements which are moved, deleted, merged or split as required

• Validate structured files to ensure that all ‘rules’ are adhered to in the document

• Apply master pages manually or automatically

• Work with footnotes in text and table locations

• Insert, modify and delete content in table heading, cells, headers and footers and merge cells

• Work with graphics and anchored frames that are imported or created within FrameMaker

• Insert, modify and delete cross–references and variables within documents and between files

• Apply conditional settings to content

• Work with conrefs to reuse content between files

• Create and maintain files such as tables of contents, indices and book documents for publishing

• Create PDF documents for distribution

Further Learning: FrameMaker template development

Delivery: The following delivery is available:

• Self study using our training materials and online tutorials

• Instructor–led, group–paced, online–delivery learning model with structured hands–on activities and assignments

• Customized classroom training at your location

Fees: Course pricing is as follows:

• Self study materials and video tutorials: $395/copy (multiple copy rates available)

• Instructor–led, online–delivery: $1495/participant (group rates available)

• Customized classroom training at your location: $1995/day for up to 8 participants plus travel expenses