We are a small consulting, training, and sales organization devoted to providing solutions in Adobe® FrameMaker®, Adobe Acrobat®, and Blast Radius XMetaL®. We have worked on a wide range of projects, including MSWord to FrameMaker translation as well as complex EDD/DTD creation and document structuring for a Fortune 500 company's Document Management System.

Metaphrase was founded to support FrameMaker, structured FrameMaker, XMetaL, and Acrobat users. One way to do that is to provide real-world usage-oriented FrameMaker, structured FrameMaker, XMetaL, and Acrobat training. We offer a comprehensive range of classes for new and experienced users.

Rather than spend weeks guessing how to use these applications, we have time-tested and proven courseware to get your writers up to speed and hit the ground running.

Our trainers are Adobe-certified experts in FrameMaker, structured FrameMaker, and Acrobat. What's more, our trainers are also our consultants; they bring that real-world experience to the training room.

Whether we train your writers in our training facility or at your site, we guarantee that your writers will be more productive (and more quickly) than if they tried to learn on their own.

New FrameMaker Users?

We can train your staff to use FrameMaker in 2 days!

The first volume in the Foundations of FrameMaker series explains how to use FrameMaker to create documents from templates, how to format text using Paragraph Formats, Character Formats, and Table Formats defined in the template. Users then create a book and generate a table of contents and index.

Essentials of FrameMaker contains process roadmaps and workflows that users need for everyday FrameMaker tasks. Essentials of FrameMaker embodies task-based or skill-level-appropriate training; extensive practice exercises provide many opportunites for guided learning to cement the concepts presented in the main part of each module.

Converting Word docs to FrameMaker?

We can show you the fastest and easiest methods!

Transformatting Word to FrameMaker and other Intermediate Authoring Skills explains and demonstrates efficient processes for converting Word documents into robust FrameMaker documents. Common intermediate authoring skllis, such as using conditional text, resolving unresolved Cross-References, color printing, splitting long chapters and other topics, are explained and demonstrated with exercises and process roadmaps.

Are you a FrameMaker expert looking to know more?

We can show you solutions that make document maintenance easy!

Big Docs Made Easy is a five-day course for template administrators and expert users who need to know how to create and administer robust FrameMaker templates and globally control them across the enterprise.

We teach FrameMaker, structured FrameMaker, XMetaL, Acrobat, and WebWorks Publisher differently from other training providers.

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After completing a class, we offer complimentary technical support .