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Adobe FrameMaker Level 1 - Authoring and Editing Unstructured Files | Training Course


  • Adobe FrameMaker Level 1 - Authoring and Editing Unstructured Files

    Great course, the presenter was flexible to our training needs.

    Microchip Touch Solutions Ltd
    January 2025
  • Adobe FrameMaker Level 2 - Designing and Updating Templates

    Training was delivered in a relaxed, but very informative manner. I thoroughly enjoyed the course.

    Oxford Instruments
    February 2025
  • Great delivery, enjoyable training session.

    February 2025
  • An excellent trainer with extreme depth of knowledge in the product. Also some really good and helpful shortcuts.

    February 2025

Course Facts

  • 2 day course
  • Our Trainers are Authorised Professionals
  • Live Online or Classroom-based
  • Certificate of completion
  • Maximum class size of 6 for scheduled courses
  • Unlimited support after your course
  • Courses at all levels: Introduction, Intermediate, Advanced and Masterclasses

Course Outline

  • Getting Started
  • Applying Formats to Text (Styles)
  • Working with Text
  • Index and Hyperlink Markers
  • Working with Graphics
  • Tables
  • Cross-Referencing
  • Conditional Formatting
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  • Adobe FrameMaker Level 1 - Authoring and Editing Unstructured Files

    Great course, the presenter was flexible to our training needs.

    Microchip Touch Solutions Ltd
    January 2025
  • Adobe FrameMaker Level 2 - Designing and Updating Templates

    Training was delivered in a relaxed, but very informative manner. I thoroughly enjoyed the course.

    Oxford Instruments
    February 2025
  • Great delivery, enjoyable training session.

    February 2025
  • An excellent trainer with extreme depth of knowledge in the product. Also some really good and helpful shortcuts.

    February 2025

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  • Sessions can be run online or in person, on your site or at our London training centre.
  • We manage training for many of the UK’s largest companies, taking care of all the admin, working with you to ensure the perfect course.
  • Our expert trainers will first understand your requirements and then tailor each session to your exact specification.
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Prices for bespoke sessions with our expert trainers start at £595 + VAT, depending on the course and number of people.
Costs include all preparation time to customise the course to your exact requirements.

Overview of Adobe FrameMaker Level 1 - Authoring and Editing Unstructured Files

Adobe FrameMaker is the gold standard publishing tool for long, complex content. FrameMaker supports XML, DITA and XLIFF. It smoothly handles images and videos and offers powerful collaboration features. When you know how to use these features properly, you'll be able to publish in an optimal way, to a range of devices, from a single source. Our two day course is designed for complete beginners and new users who need to author and edit FrameMaker document and book files. All our Adobe FrameMaker courses are taught by industry professionals who are also Adobe Certified Professional trainers. They will share years of their industry experience with you, imparting best practice techniques as well mastery of the tools.
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Course Outline for the Adobe FrameMaker Level 1 - Authoring and Editing Unstructured Files Training Course

Getting Started

  • Overview of FrameMaker
  • Understanding Panels, Pods and Workspaces
  • Opening files
  • Closing and saving files
  • Navigation and zoom techniques
  • Keyboard shortcuts
  • Setting general preferences
  • View options
  • Output to .pdf

Applying Formats to Text (Styles)

  • Understanding the difference between character and paragraph formats
  • Applying Paragraph and Character formats to text
  • Importing formats between individual files and files contained in a book.

Working with Text

  • Setting spelling preferences
  • Running the spelling checker
  • Using Find and Change
  • Using the Thesaurus
  • Inserting special characters
  • Inserting document and table footnotes
  • Inserting user variables

Index and Hyperlink Markers

  • Marking text for inclusion in an index
  • Editing index entries
  • Inserting Hyperlinks

Working with Graphics

  • Creating simple line art
  • Understanding page and text anchored graphics
  • Manipulating anchored frames and understanding import by reference and by copy
  • Creating screenshots with Roboscreen capture
  • Importing video

Tables

  • Inserting Tables
  • Manipulating Tables

Cross-Referencing

  • Using Change Bars to indicate modifications made to a document
  • Setting automatic change bars
  • Comparing two versions of a document
  • Working with track changes
  • Importing .pdf comments

Conditional Formatting

  • Applying conditional format tags
  • Showing and hiding conditional information

Page Layout

  • Understanding the important role the Master Pages play in a FrameMaker document
  • Applying Master Pages to control a document’s layout

Book Files

  • Adding, deleting, and rearranging files within a book
  • Setting numbering and pagination options
  • Updating book files
  • Generating Table of Contents and Index files for the book

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