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I'll add to the comments already posted: I highly recommend Tom Neuburger's book
The Masters Series: FrameMaker 6. I believe you'll find a link to his Web site
on the FrameMaker list, or you can go directly to www.twelfthnight.com.
On Adobe's Web site you'll find a series of templates for FrameMaker. (I'd give
the direct link if I could, but my browser is being uncooperative.) I think the
templates were created in 5.5.6, but you can open and save them in 6. Pick apart
the templates and see how master pages, reference pages, paragraph formats, and
character formats are defined. One template includes scads of table formats; you
can learn a lot about table design from that template. Learn how variables are
defined and used.
One thing to keep in mind: the main differences between 5.x and 6.0 involve book
functions and how autonumbering is applied. Make sure to study that portion of
the 6.0 manual and online help.
Jo
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Jo Baer
Senior Technical Writer
TCF National Bank
Minneapolis, Minnesota
jbaer -at- -dot- tcfbank -dot- com
The mome rath isn't born that could outgrabe me.
Nicol Williamson
Steve Lefevers wrote:
> My Email Address is scl -at- pcisys -dot- net
>
> I am going to purchase Adobe Framemaker and put it on my home pc (Windows
> 98SE, I also have MS Word 97) to practice writing Documentation with
> Framemaker.
>
> In the real business world, what type of documents do Tech Writers create
> with Adobe Framemaker?
> What type of Documents should I practice creating?
>
> Also are there any major differences between the older Version 5.5.5 of
> Framemaker and the newest Version 6.0 - or are they basically the same and
> work the same way?
>
> Thanks again in advance for everyone's time and advice. I really appreciate
> it.
> Steve - A Novice Tech writer
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