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…

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Proportional- 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…

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How 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…

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Adobe 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…

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How 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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How to Eliminate Uneven Underlining in Adobe FrameMaker

© Ugur Akinci In Adobe FrameMaker underlining a sentence or paragraph produces uneven results if the fonts do not have the same size. Here is an example: To eliminate this ugly-looking variation in line width, follow these easy steps: 1) Select the FrameMaker text. 2) Display your Character Designer (Ctrl + D, or select Format…

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