Scriptorium Training: FrameMaker

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Accelerated Introduction to FrameMaker

Classroom: $799, 2 days

2006 dates:
January 30–31
May 1–2

Web-based: $599, 4 half-days

2006 dates:
April 3–6

Prerequisites

Scriptorium Publishing's FrameMaker training is a fast-paced, hands-on class. It is intended for individuals who meet one or more of the following prerequisites:

	Solid working knowledge of a desktop publishing application (such as PageMaker or Quark XPress)
	Intermediate or advanced knowledge of a word processor, such as WordPerfect or Word
	Beginner-level knowledge of FrameMaker

Syllabus

Class format is lecture/lab with plenty of hands-on exercises. Scriptorium Publishing supplies a detailed course book to all participants.

Day 1: Mastering Basic FrameMaker

Overview
	Agenda	Additional resources
	Ground rules

Introduction to FrameMaker
	Starting FrameMaker	Document templates
	The FrameMaker environment	Importing formats
	Exercises	Importing formats into a book file
	Philosophy	What is copied when you import formats?
	Style sheets vs. tags	Exercises
	Character tags vs. paragraph tags	Importing and exporting data
	Applying paragraph tags and character tags	Applying master pages
	Creating and modifying tags	Exercises
	Exercises

Using cross-references
	What is a cross-reference?	Copying and pasting cross-reference markers
	How do I create a cross-reference?	Formatting cross-references
	How do I update a cross-reference?	Exercises
	What if I have unresolved cross-references?

Tables
	Inserting a table	Straddling cells
	Working with tables	Using invisible tables
	Ruling and shading	Exercises
	Resizing columns

Text management tools
	Find/Change	Word Count
	Spelling Checker	Compare Documents
	Thesaurus	Exercises
	Change Bars

Anchored frames and graphics
	What is an anchored frame?	Using the graphics tools
	Creating an anchored frame	Using the graphic commands
	Importing graphics into anchored frames	Exercises

Day 2: Intermediate FrameMaker

Variables
	What is a variable?	Inserting variables
	System variables vs. user variables	Creating custom variables
	User variables	Exercises
	System variables

Conditional text
	Conditional tags	Show/Hide conditional text
	Applying conditional tags	Conditional caveats
	Creating conditional tags	Exercises

Building a book
	Putting the files together	Generating the index
	Using Generate/Update	Exercises
	Generating the TOC

Generated lists
	Paragraph tags	Lists of references
	Reference pages	Exercises
	Lists of fonts

Indexing
	Indexing in Frame	Formatting an index
	Indexing commands	Exercises
	Indexing strategy

Exporting to PDF and HTML
	Setting up files for conversion to PDF	Generating PDF
	Setting up files for conversion to HTML	Generating HTML

Tidbits
	Smart quotes	Hyphenation control
	Smart spaces	Page breaks
	Keyboard shortcuts	Hyphenation and line breaks

Class materials

Students receive copies of The FrameMaker Workbook and Coursebook.

What do course participants say about the class?

The class was fantastic! I liked the small class size, relaxed setting, and hands-on practice. I learned more than I had ever expected and I feel like I will remember what [I] learned when I get back to the office.

Excellent course! Fast-paced instruction was just what I hoped it would be!

These were two and 1/2 very productive days. A daunting package was rendered usable and understandable.

Training supplement is excellent! I'd love to take this class (or a more advanced one) again in six months.

Really learned a lot in a short period of time. Thanks!

I'd like to reiterate what a wonderful experience the Accelerated Frame class was. The instructor's delivery style was very effective and I appreciated the small class size, classroom configuration, the extremely handy manual, and especially the opportunity for participants to address specific issues of their daily tasks.

Customizing this class

We can customize this class to meet the needs of your project team and deliver it as a private class at your location or ours. For example, we can use your corporate template in the examples and exercises, provide detailed information about cross-platform file transfer issues, discuss conversion of source documents into FrameMaker, and focus on advanced FrameMaker functions, such as hypertext or master pages.

To inquire about a customized version of this class, please send a note to training@scriptorium.com including a description of the special topics you'd like covered and the dates you'd like the class taught. Generally, you should request a customized class at least 6 weeks in advance, although occasionally we can deliver custom classes sooner, depending on instructor availability.