FrameMaker 7 Basics/Intermediate

This two-day course is designed for novices or those have simply "dabbled" with the product, and provides a solid foundation of FrameMaker knowledge and practical use, with full hands-on experience at all stages.

OBJECTIVES OF THE COURSE

To introduce newcomers to Adobe's FrameMaker package, and teach them the basic practical skills to make use of it.

COURSE DATES:

Sep 2008	Oct	Nov	Dec	Jan 2009	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	June	July
11	13	3	8	tba	-	-	-	-	-	-

INTENSITY: About 60% of the course is practicals, and 40% lectures.

RESOURCE: Each student will have exclusive use of a PC for the duration of the course. Each student will be provided with a full set of training notes relating to the course.

Printer(s) are provided on this course so that students can learn how to use them, and also take away printed copies of their work.

PREREQUISITES: Basic keyboard skills are desirable, but no previous DeskTop Publishing experience is required. Some previous use of a word processor would be an advantage. Please call if you require any advice.

FOLLOW UPS: This 3 day course is designed as a preliminary grounding for new users of the FrameMaker 7 product, and is a natural pre-cursor of our course FrameMaker Advanced

Students on UNIX and Sun platforms would also benefit from our Introduction to Solaris course which gives essential instruction in the use and control of files and directories, plus use of the Window System.

Please ASK about our other training courses - programming, administration, Unix and Solaris, Internet and the rest!

PRACTICALS / TAKEAWAYS: Each student leaves the course with his own set of training notes for the material covered; around 120 pages per day of training.

SOFTWARE VERSIONS: Covers FrameMaker Version 7 on Unix, Mac and PC platforms.

TOPICS COVERED ON THE COURSE

Getting Started
Overview of FrameMaker,navigation techniques,keyboard shortcuts, setting prefere nces,output to PDF,using find and change,running the spelling checker.

Choosing a template.
Creating a New Document based on an existing Template.Understanding the differen ce between character and paragraph formats.Applying Paragraph and Character form ats.

Creating and Modifying Formats
Discover the role of the Character and Paragraph designer.Creating, Modifying an d Deleting formats to include complex numbering systems. Appreciate the strength of FrameMaker by importing and updating formats across files.

Graphics
Creating simple line art with FrameMaker s graphic drawing tools. Understanding page and text anchored graphics.Setting text run-around properties.Manipulating anchored frames and understanding import by reference and by copy.

Tables
Inserting and manipulating Tables.Understanding the role of custom ruling and sh ading.Using the Table Designer to produce stylised table formats.

Footnotes
Inserting footnotes.Modifying Document and Table Footnote design.

Revising Documentation
Using Change Bars to indicate modifications made to a document.Setting automatic change bars.Comparing two versions of a document.

Page Layout
Understanding the important role the Master Pages play in a FrameMaker document.Creating,Modifying and Applying Master Pages to control a document Cs layout.

Reference Pages
Discover one of the roles the reference pages play by creating referenced art and linking to a Paragraph Format.

Revision
Creating a custom template.Consolidate all the knowledge gained over the 3 days and build a template from scratch.

SPECIAL SAVINGS FOR MULTIPLE AND PACKAGE BOOKINGS

Multiple Bookings
If you book more than one place on our courses on the same order, you are entitled to a 10% discount.

Package Bookings
Further discounts are available for certain packages of courses.