This a three-day course that covers the basics of structured FrameMaker formatting for end users as well as for application developers. Students who are already familiar with FrameMaker need not take this course.

Creating and Modifying Character Formats

Create and modify character formats
Apply character formats

Creating and Modifying Paragraph Formats

Set paragraph spacing, set tab stops
Define Font properties
Control pagination, hypenation, and graphics as part of a paragraph’s definition
Set properties for simple and multiple autonumber series in a Structured Document
Using Paragraph Elements in Structured Documents

Using Anchored Frames

Create anchored frames and control position in text
Place graphics in anchored frames
Control space above and below with paragraph formats

Table Formats

Table Formats for Structured Documents
Table Formats in an Unstructured Document
Using Shading Properties
Using the Paragraph Designer with Tables

Footnotes

Inserting, moving, formatting, and deleting footnotes

Document Formatting using Master Pages

Control appearance of a document using Master Pages and Reference Pages

Text Flow

Identifying Flows in a Document
Creating Parallel Flows

Variables

Use and edit system variables
Create and edit user variables

Text Insets and Cross-References

Insert text insets and automatically update documents using them
Add paragraph cross-references
Modify cross-reference formats
Edit and update cross-references
Fix unresolved cross-references

Conditional Text

Working in a Conditional Document
Conditional Text in Structured Documents
Using Condition Tags
Modifying a Conditional Document
Optional Exercises

Chapter Templates

Creating a Template
Designing Paragraph and Character Formats
Adding Structure to a Template

Tables of Contents

Generating a Table of Contents from a Document
Formatting a Table of Contents Template
Changing the Source Document and Regenerating the Table of Contents

Indexes

Creating Indexes for Structured and Unstructured Documents
Creating an Index
Formatting an Index

Course Code: FGL 101

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