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Big Docs Made Easy; Implementing Easy Maintenance Documentation using FrameMaker
Course Number |
FM 551 |
Description |
Big Docs Made Easy is the culmination of ten years of FrameMaker consulting and training experience. The foundation of Big Docs Made Easy are the seven tenets of Easy Maintenance Documentation. We show you why these tenets are important and how to implement them across the enterprise. Part of the Easy Maintenance Documentation course explains the step-by-step procedures to create and modify a template prior to implementing it in the workplace. These procedures explain all the nuts and bolts of template design and show you the proper workflow for creating Master Pages, creating and modifying paragraph tags and character tags, including setting up numbering properties for complex page numbers and complex section numbers. During the course, you’ll build a template from scratch and add and modify formats to it as new concepts are introduced. In parallel with this effort, you’ll write a style guide that explains all the formats and how they are to be used. As a part of writing the style guide, you’ll learn solutions to problems that crop up when you use some advanced layout properties. You’ll learn how to maintain document integrity when logical chapters are split into physically separate documents, and strategies for creating and maintaining chapter-level tables of contents (CTOCs) compared to book-wide tables of contents (BTOCs). By the end of the fourth day of class, you’ll learn more insider tips and tricks that will save you hours of time. The first half of the last day of class is a review of all the tenets of Easy Maintenance Documentation. The second half is more free-form; students are encouraged to bring in actual problems or documents that they are working on. The class as a whole will suggest solutions and then see the results of these solutions. The instructor will share suggested solutions and then implement them and trouble-shoot them. |
Prerequisites |
FM 001 and FM 002 or equivalent experience in FrameMaker. |
Location Dates and Times |
We only conduct this course on-site. Click here to find out more. |
Syllabus |
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Instructor |
Doug Martin |
Can’t attend the class? You can purchase Big Docs Made Easy for only $75.
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Comments
"Thanks for the great class. I increased my competence for my job. [The instructor has] a great wealth of experience and it shows!"
Jennifer Tamayo
Fred Meyer
"Great class. Super instructor! I enjoyed this class very much."
Heather Masters
Intel
"I very much appreciated Doug’s energy, enthusiasm, patience and sense of humor. He obviously loves what he does and that went a long way towards making the learning experience more enjoyable for me. Definitely worth the investment of my time and money."
Liza Bauman
"Doug was clear, didn’t belabor points unless asked for clarification, has great presentation skills and knowledge of content. He is very enthusiastic about FrameMaker and willing to help with individual needs."
Delorie Dutcher
Fred Meyer