I’m a long-time FrameMaker user. While I teach and use all of the major print publishing applications (InDesign, QuarkXPress and, yes, even PageMaker), I use FrameMaker when I produce my "skills and drills" workbooks.
If you create long documents that contain complex numbering schemes, cross references, mixed orientation and lots of tables, I urge you to give FrameMaker a try. You can download a 30-day trial of the software by clicking here.
Here are the top new FrameMaker features according to Adobe:
Unicode support (New)
Edit and create content in multiple languages, and author content for global audiences with dictionary and hyphenation support for more languages
DITA support (New)
Use a prebuilt DITA application to author, publish, and distribute topic-oriented information in XML and create DITA maps
Rich media support (New)
Create more engaging online documentation by incorporating 3D models, rich Adobe® Flash® Player compatible animations, and simulations created with Adobe Captivate™ software. Generate Adobe PDF files with live 3D models. (Windows® only)
Text edit tracking and multiple undo (New)
Highlight, accept, and reject text changes and undo multiple changes with a single click using the History palette.
Conditional output (Enhanced)
Effortlessly single-source variations of the same document for different channels and purposes. Use conditional tags and build complex Boolean expressions for defining output filters in structured and unstructured mode, and easily distinguish multiconditional text through improved color coding.
Attribute-based output (New)
Use attribute values to control conditional output in structured mode.
Conversion tables
Migrate existing content to XML and structured content with minimal manual touch-up.
XML roundtripping (Enhanced)
Preserve comments, variables, and conditional text when importing and exporting structured content and migrating XML content. Now you can roundtrip web-based graphics in XML workflows.
XML Schemas (Enhanced)
Use XML Schemas as an alternative to DTDs for defining the structure of your content.
XSLT support
Incorporate XSLT scripts into your editing workflow. Automatically transform your XML content when you open it in FrameMaker, or save it out from FrameMaker with XSLT scripts.
Migration guide
An introductory migration guide outlines the basic steps required in migrating to XML and structured content.
Microsoft Office 2007 support (New)
Import content created in Microsoft Word 2007 and Excel 2007.
FrameMaker 8.0: If I insert a SWF file, a 3D file, or both, and then distill to a pdf, what does the end user need to view the pdf? Do they need only Acrobat Reader or Reader with a version of Flash or are all the necessary elements embedded in the pdf?
Please advise, thanks!
FrameMaker 8.0: If I insert a SWF file, a 3D file, or both, and then distill to a pdf, what does the end user need to view the pdf? Do they need only Acrobat Reader or Reader with a version of Flash or are all the necessary elements embedded in the pdf?
Please advise, thanks!
FrameMaker 8.0: If I insert a SWF file, a 3D file, or both, and then distill to a pdf, what does the end user need to view the pdf? Do they need only Acrobat Reader or Reader with a version of Flash or are all the necessary elements embedded in the pdf?
Please advise, thanks!
Hi Paul,
Users will only need Acrobat Reader to see and interact with your SWF’s (assuming the SWF contains interaction). The same is true of your 3D PDFs.
Hi Paul,
Users will only need Acrobat Reader to see and interact with your SWF’s (assuming the SWF contains interaction). The same is true of your 3D PDFs.
Hi Paul,
Users will only need Acrobat Reader to see and interact with your SWF’s (assuming the SWF contains interaction). The same is true of your 3D PDFs.
I am searching fro a training manual/workbook to learn how to use Framemaker 8. HAve not been sucessful. Only found for ver 7. Any suggestions?
I am searching fro a training manual/workbook to learn how to use Framemaker 8. HAve not been sucessful. Only found for ver 7. Any suggestions?
I am searching fro a training manual/workbook to learn how to use Framemaker 8. HAve not been sucessful. Only found for ver 7. Any suggestions?
I am using Captivate 2 to create demos for a tutorial built in Frame 8, then saved as a PDF file. I can add a skin to the demo that enables the display of playback controls. But when I import the .cp (captivate project) into the Frame document, I lose the display of the playback controls. And when I open the demo in the PDF, there is no way for the user to control the playout.
Is there a work-around so that I can keep the playback controls for the demo in the PDF?
Also, is there a way to replay the demo in the PDF file without closing and reopening the PDF?
I am using Captivate 2 to create demos for a tutorial built in Frame 8, then saved as a PDF file. I can add a skin to the demo that enables the display of playback controls. But when I import the .cp (captivate project) into the Frame document, I lose the display of the playback controls. And when I open the demo in the PDF, there is no way for the user to control the playout.
Is there a work-around so that I can keep the playback controls for the demo in the PDF?
Also, is there a way to replay the demo in the PDF file without closing and reopening the PDF?
I am using Captivate 2 to create demos for a tutorial built in Frame 8, then saved as a PDF file. I can add a skin to the demo that enables the display of playback controls. But when I import the .cp (captivate project) into the Frame document, I lose the display of the playback controls. And when I open the demo in the PDF, there is no way for the user to control the playout.
Is there a work-around so that I can keep the playback controls for the demo in the PDF?
Also, is there a way to replay the demo in the PDF file without closing and reopening the PDF?
Mr. Siegel: Like you, I am also a long-time Framemaker user, and am coming to regret my decision to upgrade to 8. Did you know that Adobe acknowledges that many tables created in 8 simply will not print? Do you have any inside scoop on an upcoming patch? What’s a girl (with deadlines) to do?
Mr. Siegel: Like you, I am also a long-time Framemaker user, and am coming to regret my decision to upgrade to 8. Did you know that Adobe acknowledges that many tables created in 8 simply will not print? Do you have any inside scoop on an upcoming patch? What’s a girl (with deadlines) to do?
Mr. Siegel: Like you, I am also a long-time Framemaker user, and am coming to regret my decision to upgrade to 8. Did you know that Adobe acknowledges that many tables created in 8 simply will not print? Do you have any inside scoop on an upcoming patch? What’s a girl (with deadlines) to do?