Unstructured FrameMaker 8

Publishing Fundamentals: Unstructured FrameMaker 8

by Sarah S. O’Keefe and Sheila A. Loring
with Lydia K. Wong and Terry Smith

ISBN: 978-0-9704733-4-9 (9780970473349)

736 pages

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The unstructured interface of FrameMaker 8 is ideal for publishing complex documents. Publishing Fundamentals: Unstructured FrameMaker 8 helps you implement automated workflows that let technical communicators focus on creating content instead of struggling with tedious formatting tasks.

Publishing Fundamentals: Unstructured FrameMaker 8 shows you how to:

  • Use FrameMaker’s word-processing features—format text with paragraph and character tags, design complex tables, insert automatically linked cross-references, and store reused content in variables.
  • Design page layouts with running headers and footers, place graphics in your documents, and use FrameMaker’s drawing tools.
  • Import animations and 3D renderings with new support for rich media.
  • Implement advanced features such as conditional text, hypertext, equations, and text insets.
  • Use FrameMaker’s new Unicode support to create content in multiple languages.

The book also includes a long list of FrameMaker resources and information about add-on software that can further boost your productivity. Written by veteran FrameMaker users, Publishing Fundamentals: Unstructured FrameMaker 8 is the must-have reference for anyone using the unstructured interface of FrameMaker 8.

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