Introduction

Understand a typical FrameMaker workflow

Review the FrameMaker interface

Review of the elements that make up a template

Basic document setup

Set up a new blank document

• Pagination and page size
• Sidehead area

Import text with stylesheet

Create and modify paragraph formats

Control simple autonumbering

Create and apply custom colors

Create and modify character formats

Styling and applying master pages

Understanding text frame types

Custom page numbers

Inserting running headers and footers

Assigning master pages to specific paragraph formats

Complex autonumbering

Working out number formats needed

Assigning autonumberings to paragraph formats

Cross Reference Formats

Creating formats as complete units

Using character formats to style cross references

Tables

Creating and modifying table formats

• Changing existing formats
• Assigning paragraph formats to table formats

Books

Creating a table of contents template

• Using the TOC reference page
• Adding the Table of Contents text
• Formatting entries
• Adding dot leaders
• Uniform appearance of page numbers
• Controlling display of page numbers and autonumbers

Creating an index template

• Using the IX reference page
• Adding columns as needed
• Adding the Index text
• Formatting entries
• Adjusting group titles