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Who said Adobe FrameMaker is hard to learn or only good for certain types of publications?
Get two products in one package -- switch modes with a simple preference setting as desired.
- Regular FrameMaker
- Powerful, template based editing
- Output to PDF, print, and RoboHelp
- Easily open (convert) MS Word documents to FrameMaker
- Structured FrameMaker
- Quickly add structure to unstructured documents
- Directly output valid XML and DITA content without the need to purchase additional expensive production software -- full DITA authoring capabilities
- Also output to PDF, print, XML, and RoboHelp
FrameMaker 11 has full Unicode support!
In FrameMaker 11, enjoy an enhanced user interface featuring the ability to save personal workspaces in addition to using any of the several default workspaces! Insert tags or elements directly from catalogs; let your document template do the work for you -- including dynamically updating running headers/footers and page numbering; use FrameMaker books to manage and manipulate multiple files, and much more!
The FrameMaker 11 user interface also includes Pods and Panels to replace higher level dialogs. Pods provide additional functionality including: lists of all instances of markers, variables, x-refs, fonts, insets, and conditional text in the document. Easily navigate to any instance. Also, launch any operation from a pod. Work with any of the "predefined" user interfaces or customize and name your own interface(s) with tabbed and docked panels. Float or dock the many new toolbars to help simplify your work.
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Create Document Templates
Create EDDs and Other Application Documents as well as New DITA Content (in Structured FrameMaker) |
- Create document templates so complete and so powerful, you will be amazed.
- Find that paragraphs in regular FrameMaker have both style and behaviors (such as start at top of page and automatically display with a reference graphic).
- Find that numbering, and references to numbered paragraphs/elements always works and updates properly!
- Control every aspect of how documents look with easy to create layouts including custom master pages -- mix landscape and portrait pages in a document.
- Update the document layout in a flash by having FrameMaker automatically apply custom master pages for you based on document content.
- Define variables to let FrameMaker display and update information dynamically (including running headers/footers, cross-references, and user variables).
- In regular FrameMaker, create paragraph, character, and table formats that are easily applied from catalogs, and which can be imported across other documents. Regular FrameMaker includes three powerful designers for paragraph, character, table formats.
- Paragraph tags from a document template can be called to an EDD for use in Structured FrameMaker documents -- so you don't have to lose all of your template work if moving from regular to Structured FrameMaker).
- In Structured FrameMaker use an intuitive interface to create and edit EDDs -- you have extensive utilities available for creating DTDs, EDDs, and Read/Write Rules directly from any existing structured document -- you also have a DITA menu allowing you to fully create, edit, and output DITA documents.
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Easily Edit regular and structured documents
Add Rich Media
Publish in a Variety of Languages
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- Apply paragraph and character tags (styles) directly from catalogs in regular FrameMaker.
- Insert, change, and wrap elements directly from a catalog in Structured FrameMaker.
- Track Text Edits. With Track Text Edits, added/deleted text is highlighted for visual distinction. Navigate through edited text and accept or reject specific changes. Previews let you see original or final states. Changed information is preserved in XML roundtrip.
- Create and easily manage conditional documents. Enhanced conditional text features, including new dialogs. The color of text with multiple conditions now depends on the set of tags applied to the text. Now use Boolean expressions (AND, OR, NOT) to control the output of complex combinations of conditions.
- Create and globally manage user variables
- Embed rich media -- u3d and flash content is fully preserved when output to PDF
- FrameMaker has full Unicode support -- author in multiple languages. All FrameMaker features, e.g., find/change, markers, hypertext, and catalog entries, support Unicode. Export to PDF with Unicode bookmarks, tags, comments, and so on. Import/export Unicode content from other applications. Additional dictionaries help you author in more languages.
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Enjoy the Power of FrameMaker Books |
- Generate TOCs and IXs (and more) from multiple files (and groups).
- Control numbering properties across all files in a book.
- Quickly update book files after editing.
- Import formats across multiple files.
- Create one PDF from multiple files in a book.
- Create full Help systems from multiple files in a book using the included RoboHelp.
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Use Extensive File Import and Graphics Handling Capabilities |
- Direct import of Photoshop, Illustrator, PDF, and other application files.
- SVG graphics rendered as vector-based graphics for print and PDF.
- Many graphics, and rich media formats are supported.
- Insert and set parameters for viewing U3D objects (Windows). Publish in PDF format with active 3D models. 3D objects are preserved in the XML roundtrip.
- Create documents with SWF files (Windows), such as Adobe Captivate movies. SWF objects are preserved in the XML roundtrip.
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Create Tagged PDFs From FrameMaker |
- Automatically create "tagged" PDFs from your FrameMaker files to:
- Meet accessibility requirements.
- Easily repurpose your PDFs for different viewing devices.
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Embed or Link MS Office Files |
- FrameMaker is MS Office 2007 and higher certified.
- Find that you can work directly with MS Office applications, such as MS Excel, in the same way those applications work with each other.
- Use copy/paste, import object, or OLE to place spreadsheets, charts, and other objects in FrameMaker.
- Edit from the source application or directly from within FrameMaker.
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Work With Structured Documents -
Create, Import, Export, and Edit XML and DITA Documents
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- Find that Structured FrameMaker has intuitive and robust XML and DITA handling capabilities:
- Directly opening/edit/save XML files.
- Support for conditional text in XML files.
- Improved multi-file cross-references between XML files.
- Directly opening/edit/save DITA documents (dita maps, topics, concepts, tasks, and references).
- See that FrameMaker's structured authoring environment is easy to learn with an excellent visual "structure view" and "element catalog" that allows easy insertion of elements, attributes, and content in your documents.
- Quickly validate documents for XML or DITA output.
- Find extensive utilities for creating and editing your EDDs, DTDs, Read/Write Rules and other components of your structured applications.
- FrameMaker 10 includes many predefined XML/DITA applications, so you never have to start "from scratch."
- Create conversion tables to easily map and convert regular FrameMaker documents to structured documents (for XML, DITA).
- FrameMaker 10 Enhanced Structured/XML authoring includes:
- Enhanced XML roundtripping now includes system variables and processing instructions (PIs); also preserve XML comments as markers.
- Import element formatting from CSS into DTD, to ensure consistent formatting across different XML applications. The CSS file can be referenced or manually imported in an XML document. Multiple CSS files can be imported sequentially, for multi-level formatting.
- Single-sourcing workflows are preserved across other XML applications, which use attribute values for filtering XML documents. Filter structured documents based on attribute values using complex Boolean expressions. Multiple expressions can be created and saved for generating different outputs.
- Built-in DITA application pack and DITA menu facilitate DITA authoring. Generate a FrameMaker document directly from a DITA Map. You can use the standard FrameMaker features while authoring DITA content.
- Specify an HTTP path (Windows) to import graphics by reference or by copy. HTTP path is preserved in the XML roundtrip.
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If you have the Adobe Technical Suite 3, convert FrameMaker Documents to Help Systems using RoboHelp |
- The Adobe Technical Suite 3, includes FrameMaker 10, Acrobat X, RoboHelp, and PhotoShop (CS 5) as well as many smaller applications, such as , Adobe Captivate and Bridge.
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Manage Files Using FrameMaker's WebDAV Feature |
- Use FrameMaker's built in WebDAV feature to store, check in/out files, and allow for a collaborative work environment.
- Or add XMP information to your files to allow for more effective management of files by your existing document management system.
- WebDAV support is extended to allow authoring and editing of XML files located on the WebDAV server.
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