FrameMaker
How to Configure Column and Header Layout for a FrameMaker Document
You can create FrameMaker documents with complex column and header layouts. I’d like to show some of those possibilities on this sample one-column document: (Click on all images to enlarge them) As you can see, this document does not have any sidebars and a sidebar is always a nice layout feature to have in a…
Read MoreFrameMaker – How to Draw Lines by Default Above or Below any Header
Imagine every time you use a certain paragraph tag in FrameMaker, you’d like to draw automatically lines (single, double, etc.) above and/or below that header or piece of text. You can do that easily by using the ADVANCED tab in PARAGRAPH DESIGNER. Follow these steps: (1) Open your FrameMaker document: Let’s imagine you’d like to…
Read MoreHow to Create a Numbered List in Adobe FrameMaker 9
How to Create an Index for an Adobe FrameMaker Document
Creating an index for an Adobe FrameMaker document requires two steps: marking the index entries, and then generating the index. To Mark the Index Entries 1) Launch FrameMaker 9 and open your document. 2) Select the text that you’d like to mark as an index entry. 3) Select Special > Marker from the main menu…
Read MoreProportional- and Fixed-Length Spaces in Adobe FrameMaker
There used to be a time when writers were very fond of double-spaces after a period, or as many spaces as they liked. There are those who argue that the habit started with those U.S. government workers using IBM Selectric typewriters (yes, once upon a time writers used to bang on the keys of clumsy…
Read MoreHow to Use Smart Quotes with Adobe FrameMaker and MS Word (with a WARNING)
First let’s define our terms. These are called (left and right) Smart Quotation marks (or, “Smart Quotes” for short): in contrast to these, (left and right) Standard (or, Straight) Quotation marks (or, again “Standard Quotes” or “Straight Quotes” for short): A good reason to use smart quotes is because they look pretty. They should’ve called…
Read MoreHow to Create an Adobe FrameMaker Custom Document
When you begin to create a new document in Adobe FrameMaker, FM offers 3 format options: Portrait Landscape Custom The first two FrameMaker format options are self-explanatory. In this post we’ll study the third option by creating a Custom Document. 1) Select File > New from the menu (or click the Document option under the…
Read MoreAdobe FrameMaker 9 Default Document Templates
© Ugur Akinci Adobe FrameMaker 9 comes with a set of built-in default document templates. Here is how you can browse them: 1) Launch your FrameMaker 9. The Starter screen offers you a few default templates to choose from: 2) Click Letter to display the letter template: You can edit this template by inserting your…
Read MoreViewing Flexibility of Pods and Panels in Adobe FrameMaker
There are so many ways to arrange and view pods and panels in Adobe FrameMaker. You can drag and dock your pods and panels at the bottom of the page as well as to the right side of your FM screen, in any order and combination you like. You can close, remove, or add them…
Read MoreHow to Create and Reformat a Cross-Reference in Adobe FrameMaker
Adobe FrameMaker is very flexible when it comes to creating cross-references. A cross-reference (which some sources express as “x-ref”) is used to link different parts of a document through a hyperlink. When you click on a cross-reference, FM9 automatically takes you to the link destination and displays that part of the document. All cross-reference linking…
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