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Adobe FrameMaker 5.5 Tutorials

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   Course Description
Used primarily for production of long books, manuals and documents, Framemaker is an extremely powerful application that enables you to streamline your book and publication design. Version 5.5 allows you to generate indexes and tables of contents, create layouts with up to 100 master pages, and import formats. Virtual Training Company's tutorial on this application shows you how to do all of this and more. Diane Presler takes you through 12 hours of training on aspects of Framemaker 5.5 such as typography, objects, frames, and cross-referencing and footnotes. You can get started right away by clicking on any of the topics below.

FrameMaker Documents
  FrameMaker Overview (12:56)
  FrameMaker Interface (07:19)
  Creating Documents (06:05)
  Opening Documents (02:29)
  Save and Save As (06:06)
  Auto Backup Revert to Saved (03:12)
  Document Display (03:31)
  Context Menus (01:13)
  Page Scrolling (02:57)
Text Formats
  Overview of Formats (04:42)
  Applying Formats (05:43)
  Copy Format Overrides (02:52)
  As Is Settings (03:00)
  Edit Formats (04:04)
  New Formats (03:47)
  Character Properties (07:35)
  Sub/Superscript Settings (02:49)
  Indents/Alignment (07:10)
  Tabs (08:03)
  Delete Formats (01:43)
Typography
  Vertical Spacing (04:30)
  Horizontal Spacing (04:29)
  Hyphenation (04:17)
  Line Breaks (02:51)
  Graphics in Formats (04:25)
  Edit Reference Pages (01:23)
  Runaround Properties (01:19)
  Next Para Tag (04:17)
  Side Heads (03:36)
  Heading Formats (03:00)
  Numbered & Bulleted Lists (07:00)
  Drop Caps (03:13)
Word Processing
  Entering Text (02:05)
  Special Text Items (03:16)
  Special Characters (04:45)
  Editing Text (03:41)
  Editing Text Symbols (02:05)
  Find/Change (03:03)
  Find/Change Properties (02:28)
  Spell Checking (02:36)
  Spell Checking Options (03:05)
  Other Languages (02:52)
  Hyphenation (02:42)
  Thesaurus (01:48)
  Smart Quotes Smart Spaces (03:22)
Objects
  Drawing Objects (05:10)
  Object Properties (06:52)
  Text Lines (03:51)
  Selection Tools (02:30)
  Moving Objects (03:36)
  Grouping Objects (03:04)
  Align & Distribute (07:20)
  Gravity (02:25)
  Snap to Grids (02:55)
  Joining Lines (02:06)
  Set # Sides (02:08)
  Rotating Objects (06:59)
  Flipping Objects (02:21)
  Smoothing Objects (01:25)
  Edit Shapes (03:05)
  Scale (02:03)
  Cropping with Frames (02:43)
  Measuring Objects (02:00)
Frames
  Frames Overview (02:23)
  Anchored Frames (05:57)
  Unanchored Frames (03:24)
  Edit Frame Properties (03:41)
Color
  Color Models (02:17)
  Color Liaries (02:09)
  Colors Tints (04:20)
  Special colors (04:20)
  Viewing Colors (03:19)
  Printing Colors (07:27)
  Overprint & Knock Out (03:55)
Master Pages
  Intro to Master Pages (06:04)
  Changing Page Layout (08:09)
  Applying Master Pages (03:49)
  Background Text Frames (03:20)
  Headers & Footers (06:29)
  Page Numbers & Blank Pages (03:58)
  Rotated Master Page (04:56)
  Deleting Master Pages (01:48)
Text Flow
  Text Flows & Flow Tags (04:06)
  Side-by-Side Flows (07:28)
  Set Up Multiflow Doc (06:48)
  Connecting Text Frames (09:27)
  Align Columns of Text (08:23)
  Reference Pages (04:34)
Tables
  Intro to Tables (03:38)
  Inserting Tables (04:16)
  Graphics in Tables (04:18)
  Formatting Table Text (06:12)
  Selecting Table Cells (07:09)
  Table Designer (09:20)
  Ruling & Shading (09:19)
  Custom Ruling & Shading (06:04)
  Straddle Cells (01:49)
  Quick Access Bar (05:15)
  Edit Rows & Columns (07:20)
  Row Format (02:45)
  Rotated Cells (01:43)
  Convert Text to Tables (02:58)
Variables
  Intro to Variables (03:41)
  Inserting a Variable (07:58)
  Editing Variables (05:33)
  Import Variable Definitions (03:23)
  Creating User Variables (03:58)
  Edit System Variables (06:47)
Importing & Exporting
  Importing Methods (03:57)
  Importing Text (08:05)
  Inset Text (07:12)
  Importing Graphics (08:49)
  Locating Missing Files (05:23)
  Importing Movies (02:36)
  Exporting Text (04:05)
  Export EPS Files (03:35)
Cross-Reference & Footnotes
  Insert Cross-References (07:51)
  Text Lines (01:15)
  Display the Source (01:39)
  Editing Cross-References (02:53)
  Creating Formats (06:29)
  Editing Formats (04:17)
  Import Cross-References (02:42)
  Update References (02:27)
  Footnotes (02:08)
  Table Footnotes (03:15)
  Footnote Formats (05:06)
  Footnote Properties (07:13)
Table of Contents & Indexes
  Generate TOC (04:24)
  Formatting TOC (10:46)
  Editing TOC (07:46)
  Special Generating Lists (06:14)
  Index Markers (07:46)
  Index Building Blocks (06:38)
  Editing Index Markers (08:58)
  Sort Order (05:39)
  Index Formatting (09:07)
  Autorange (03:57)
Books
  Creating Book Files (05:51)
  Add Generated Files (07:50)
  Editing Book Files (05:57)
  Working in Book Files (02:43)
  Import Formats in Books (04:18)
  Generating Book Files (07:40)
Conditional Text
  Intro to Conditional Text (04:24)
  Creating Condition Tags (04:52)
  Applying Condition Tags (06:41)
  Removing Condition Tags (02:05)
  Conditional Images (09:20)
  Conditional Comments (04:27)
HTML & PDF Files
  Preparing for HTML (08:01)
  Using Links for a TOC (04:18)
Equations
  Intro to Equations (04:18)
  Shrink Wrapping Equations (04:18)
  Equations in Frames (04:18)
  Formatting Equations (04:18)