Training - FrameMaker+SGML

FrameMaker+SGML Training

Available for Microsoft Windows (3.1, 95, NT4), Macintosh and Unix, the standard course outlines are given below.

To emphasize our attention to individual / corporate requirements, all of our courses are tailored to work within your environments. Course material, exercises and templates are customized with your sample documents.

All training is provided on-site.

Frame+SGML Writer

Frame+SGML Creator

Frame Online

Frame+SGML Writer - Authoring Structured Documents

This class teaches you how to create or author documents using Adobe FrameMaker+SGML. After taking this course, the individual will be able to edit existing documents or create new documents from scratch using previously created templates

Length: 2 days

Attendees:

Technical writers, engineers, anyone who needs to create structured / SGML documents using FrameMaker+SGML.

Prerequisite:

This course assumes no prior experience with FrameMaker+SGML or any other Frame/Adobe products. Basic computer literacy and working experience with computer windows, dialog boxes and menus is assumed.

Topics include:

setting up working environment preferences;
document, home and network settings;
document, structure views, catalogs, palettes;
status, view and palette regions;
using the element catalog to `guide' authoring;
parent-child element structures;
container and object elements;
using the structure view and element catalog to create/modify elements;
adding element attributes;
adding structured graphics, footnotes, index and cross references;
adding and modifying structures tables;
working with structured books;
validating and correcting documents structure;

Take-away materials:

class workbooks;
example files.

Computer platforms offered:

Macintosh;
Unix;
Windows 3.1, 95, NT4.

Frame+SGML Creator - Building Document Structure

Length: 3 days.

Attendees:

Technical writers who needs to design and build structured templates. These templates will be used by writers, engineers, etc.

Prerequisites:

This course requires both the FrameCreator and Frame+SGML User course completion.

Topics include:

analyzing formatted documents for inherent structure;
creating container and object elements;
specifying format rules;
rule inclusions and exclusions;
connectors and occurrence indicators;
defining context specific rules;
merging formats into low level elements;
attribute definitions;
object elements - index markers, cross references, variables;
defining book objects;

Take-away materials:

class workbooks;
example files.

Computer platforms offered:

Macintosh;
Unix;
Windows 3.1, 95, NT4.

FrameOnline - PDF and HTML generation, 2 days

Prerequisite: FrameCreator course

This course is designed for FrameMaker users who will want to create Adobe Acrobat PDF and HTML files. The user must be familiar with Acrobat Reader and Netscape Navigator. This course includes:

Hypertext (FrameReader, FrameViewer, Acrobat, HTML)

setting up master hypertext layouts;
creating hypertext buttons and links with graphics;
fixes for using more than FrameMaker's eight colour limit;
creating window and print oriented documents in hypertext systems.

Conditional text

viewing documents using condition criteria;
creating conditional tags;
setting up master conditional documents;
editing text in conditional documents.

Acrobat

generating bookmarks;
index and TOC setup;
graphic file management;
fonts: TrueType, PostScript Type 1, OpenType, substitution;
PDFWriter vs. Distiller issues;
PostScript file generation;
Acrobat Distiller.

HTML

HTML paragraph naming conventions;
mapping FrameMaker tags to HTML tags
manipulating reference page definitions;
graphic conversion;
conditional text usage.

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