Software Training — Course Outlines and Training Tips

FrameMaker 5.5 Templates and other FM Downloads

February 2, 2010

Thanks to Art Campbell (@ArtC1209) for posting this link http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=22&platform=Windows to the FrameMaker downloads page. (Posted on frameusers.com)
You’ll also find links to the current version’s downloads and other good stuff there.
Shlomo Perets (@ShlomoPerets) also shared the link to his site at http://www.microtype.com/FrameMakerTemplates.html
Anyone know of others to add to this list?

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Twitter Updates for 2010-01-30

January 30, 2010

RT @mattrsullivan: #framemaker to #robohelp prob: why do my links put the </a> at end of para instead of at end of char tag? #
Captivate 2-day eLearning class on Monday. 30% Twitter Discount Code CLS7794. #

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Overview of FrameMaker training classes from roundpeg

January 29, 2010

Click here for a PDF version of the info below: FrameMaker Training Options from roundpeg
FrameMaker has 2 different workflows…
It’s important to know which you are likely to use before jumping in with both feet.
Unstructured, or “regular” FrameMaker is paragraph based, and is similar to editing in MS Word or Adobe InDesign. There are powerful formatting [...]

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RoboHelp 8.02 inserts underscores at random into topic titles

January 29, 2010

When processing linked FrameMaker 9 files, RH 8.02 seems to put underscores under some, but not all of the topic titles generated from the headings in a FrameMaker file.
This isn’t a huge problem, until you use the Search capability in your Help output. Since the Topic Title is what is displayed in the search results, [...]

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Problem with RoboHelp 8.02 links from linked FrameMaker 9 files

January 29, 2010

RoboHelp has a great FrameMaker document linking feature…except for a few hiccups.
While it’s fairly common to place cross references or hypertext markers (like links to email or to roundpeg.com) in the middle of paragraphs, the resulting processed RoboHelp topics give unexpected results.
If the following sentence in a FrameMaker 9 document
See roundpeg.com for more info.
where

a Frame Character style, [...]

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Instructors Needed

January 28, 2010

1/28/2010: Currently we need San Francisco instructors for Flex, Flash, DreamWeaver, and InDesign classes.
roundpeg schedules classes throughout the western US, with particular emphasis on our centers in

Newport Beach
San Francisco

Because we are a development and services company, our instructors typically have excellent

work experience
software training
presentation skills

We run classes mainly in Adobe Systems applications and technologies, focusing on:

Rich [...]

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Checklist for FrameMaker to RoboHelp Crashes

January 27, 2010

Background on FrameMaker, RoboHelp, and TCS2 Integration

Adobe’s Technical Communication Suite 2 (TCS2) has some amazing integration features. The implementation of these features is much more intuitive and stable than in the initial release of the TCS.
However, folks (including me) still seem to experience crashes far too often. I suspect that this often has a lot [...]

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Migrating to Wordpress.org with Thesis framework

January 27, 2010

In an effort to make administration as easy as possible, and to be able to use this blog as a “sandbox” for other stuff like the roundpeg blog, I’ve migrated this content to its new site. It sits now at grafixtraining.com/wp, though that’s likely to change.

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FrameMaker Authoring Training Topics

January 27, 2010

Understand a typical FrameMaker workflow
Explore the interface
Use the paragraph catalog
Use the character catalog
Options for applying master pages
Inserting variables
Insert cross references
Insert footnotes
Insert graphics

Strategy for graphic placement

Insert Tables

Strategy for table placement
Filling with content
Formatting table text
Changing table formats
Using table variables

Conditional text
Working with books

Strategies for book file structure
Adding chapter files
Chapter numbering
Generated TOC
Generated IX
Adding and modifying index entries

Single sourcing

Saving as [...]

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