Designing Print Documentation:
FrameMaker 7.0 Tutorials

The following list provides links to the FrameMaker tutorials we will use in this class:

• Introduction
• Paragraph and Character Tags
• Templates
• Tables
• Graphics
• Anchored Frames (with Graphics)
• Master Pages
• Reference Pages
• Books (includes Autonumbers)
• Tables of Contents
• Indexes
• Cross-references
• Variables and Conditional Text
• Conversion Techniques
• Structured Documents

Note: These tutorials are based on FrameMaker version 7.0 for Windows. If you are using another version, you may encounter some minor differences. To view tutorials for previous versions of FrameMaker, click the appropriate link from the list below: FrameMaker 6.0 FrameMaker 5.6.6

The following list provides links to additional FrameMaker resources:

• Getting Started with FrameMaker
  A collection of resources available from DocSys in conjunction with CERN.
• FrameMaker/Acrobat FAQs, Quick Reference Guides, Articles & Resources
  A nicely comprehensive site made available from Israel. (Click on the Resources link.)
• Techwhirl Poll Results
  DTP Preferences. See how FrameMaker stacks up against other applications for hardcopy or single-source documentation. From TECHWR-L.
• A Word User's Perspective on FrameMaker
• Word vs. Frame
  A summary of TECHWR-L discussion of these two applications.
• FrameMaker Versus Word Comparisons
  An index of comparisons, not just to to Word but Pagemaker, inDesign, and others.
• DTP Shootout
  Provided by Diane Haugen. See how FrameMaker stacks up against Pagemaker, Word, QuarkXpress and others.

note: For information about FrameMaker problems, visit the following links: FrameMaker Discussion Listserv-style FrameMaker discussion group. Send e-mail to majordomo@math.mcgill.ca with subscribe framers youremail@address.com in the body of the e-mail. Adobe User-to-User Forums FrameUsers.com FrameMaker Tutorials (Tips from Adobe) FrameMaker templates In the Find It Now: box, type FrameMaker templates. You'll find around 150 templates of all types plus some information on how best to use the templates. FrameMaker Viewlets Library Demos of a tool called ViewletBuilder from qarbon.com. Over a dozen animated screen-capture tutorials for FrameMaker.

Information and programs provided by hcexres@io.com.