Computer WorkGroup Training

An Introduction to

Adobe FrameMaker

Course Title : Introduction to Adobe FrameMaker

Duration : 1 Day

Pricing : Basic - 1 person $750, 2 people $850 for both (see pricing page for full details)

Pre-requisites : Introduction to Windows or the Mac or equivalent experience.

For Whom: The course is intended for people who wish to Desktop Publish documents including instruction manuals, catalogues, books, fliers and price lists.

Course Objectives: At the conclusion of the training participants will be able to -

  • Create FrameMaker documents
  • Import text
  • Import Graphics
  • Accurately size and position text and graphics
  • Format text
  • Create columns of text
  • Add and remove pages within a document
  • Create master pages and templates
  • Wrap text around artwork

COURSE OUTLINE

ADOBE FRAMEMAKER - 1 DAY INTENSIVE INTRODUCTION

INTRODUCTION TO FRAMEMAKER

Screen Layout

Master pages

The pasteboard

Using the Help command

PAGE LAYOUT AND DESIGN

Basic Principles

Examples

OPTIONS AND PREFERENCES

Printer Options

Page Setup

CREATING A DOCUMENT

Importing text

Importing artwork

Working with Frames

Moving graphics

Simple drawings

Saving the document

Printing

CHARACTER FORMATTING

Type-faces and fonts

Type specs

Character Designer

Character Catalog

Thesaurus

Spell checker

Find and replace

PARAGRAPH FORMATTING

Paragraph Designer

Paragraph tags

Paragraph Catalog

Default Fonts

Pagination

WORKING WITH TEMPLATES

FrameMaker templates

Creating your own templates

ADANCED TEXT

Working in columns

Flowing text between frames

Splitting Clips

Wrapping text around artwork

PULISHING MULTI-PAGE DOCUMENTS

Linking Frames

Moving text

Master pages

Automatic page numbering

Headers and Footers

TALES

Inserting Tables

Table Designer

Cell Rulings

Cell Shading

Adding Rows and Columns

GRAPHICS

Inserting

Drawing Tools

Resizing and Scaling

Joining

Fills

Line Attributes

ADOBE ACROBAT

Creating an Acrobat document

Acrobat settings

Distributing the Reader

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