I am a technical writer in-training and am trying to learn the tools I need. I took an Introduction to FrameMaker class but I want to learn how to use Structured FrameMaker. Every tutorial I have seen on the Adobe web site is more advanced than I am ready for, including topics like: XML Round-tripping, Building Templates, and DITA Integration.
Since I could not find a tutorial or guided tour, I decided to try the brute force method. I read the entire chapter 2 of the FrameMaker User Guide and organized the information I learned as a tutorial.
What I need is to have people who are experienced Structured Frame users to critique the outline I put together, and tell me if I missed anything important. I especially want to know if I do not understand a foundation skill that will come back and bite me later on.
I have a copy of my outline at:
HTTP:\\www.albireo.org/marjorie/TutorialOutlineJine4.pdf
My basic outline is:
1 Introduction - audience
2 What is Structured FrameMaker and why is it needed
3 What are the features added when you go to structured mode
4 Practice editing an already-structured FrameMaker file
This is as far as I have outlined but I expect to continue on with:
5 Using pre-written templates, and understanding what you can and cannot do with them.
6 Writing a document with a template
7 Structuring an unstructured document using a template
8 Structuring an unstructured document using a conversion table
9 Understanding Structured Documents
10 Learning how to create structured templates.
Anything I wrote in blue is to be expanded into a full procedure, and anything I wrote in pink is something I do not understand myself yet.
Any advice or assistance on getting up to speed with structured FrameMaker will be much appreciated. You can either reply here or use the "Contact Me" address in the Albireo.org/marjorie web site.
Thank you for your help.
Marjorie Lynch-Freshner
Since I could not find a tutorial or guided tour, I decided to try the brute force method. I read the entire chapter 2 of the FrameMaker User Guide and organized the information I learned as a tutorial.
What I need is to have people who are experienced Structured Frame users to critique the outline I put together, and tell me if I missed anything important. I especially want to know if I do not understand a foundation skill that will come back and bite me later on.
I have a copy of my outline at:
HTTP:\\www.albireo.org/marjorie/TutorialOutlineJine4.pdf
My basic outline is:
1 Introduction - audience
2 What is Structured FrameMaker and why is it needed
3 What are the features added when you go to structured mode
4 Practice editing an already-structured FrameMaker file
This is as far as I have outlined but I expect to continue on with:
5 Using pre-written templates, and understanding what you can and cannot do with them.
6 Writing a document with a template
7 Structuring an unstructured document using a template
8 Structuring an unstructured document using a conversion table
9 Understanding Structured Documents
10 Learning how to create structured templates.
Anything I wrote in blue is to be expanded into a full procedure, and anything I wrote in pink is something I do not understand myself yet.
Any advice or assistance on getting up to speed with structured FrameMaker will be much appreciated. You can either reply here or use the "Contact Me" address in the Albireo.org/marjorie web site.
Thank you for your help.
Marjorie Lynch-Freshner