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Designing Print Framemaker Tutorials - An online tutorial for Framemaker
Essential Resources for Framemaker Users - Many writers who've used FrameMaker find that it's complex and quirky, with a lot functionality hidden in its now somewhat dated interface. So where do you go when you need help? This article will give you some suggestions.
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emDEX - A FrameMaker™ Plug-In, adding a real-time visual means of watching your index grow right before your eyes to help you track and modify your index entries on the fly. No more need to tag-and-generate again and again.
Framemaker A-Z - The Complete Guide to Framemaker. An excellent resource from klariti.com, a technical-publishing company.
Frame Dev - Communication and discussions regarding use of the FrameMaker Developer's Kit with all versions of FrameMaker.
Frame Experts - These tutorials will help you learn FrameScript. Entire code listings are included, so you can use them right away. As always, feedback is welcomed and encouraged.
FrameMaker
Discussion. - Listserv-style FrameMaker discussion
group. Send e-mail to majordomo@math.mcgill.ca with subscribe
framers YourAddress in the body of the e-mail.
Framemaker
Tips and Tutorials - About.com has compiled a list
of tips and tutorials found on the net.
Frame
SGML - This list is for developers of Adobe FrameMaker+SGML
6.0 and FrameMaker 7 structured applications. It is intended
for developers to share tips, techniques and ideas on creating
SGML and now XML applications.
FrameUsers.com - The online users group and resource for FrameMaker users.
FrameMaker Newsgroup - a FrameMaker newsgroup
Frame Indexers - The group is for discussion of indexing in general, and specifically indexing with FrameMaker and related utilities such as emDEX and IXGen. It is of interest to indexers who want to learn how to index with FrameMaker and to FrameMaker users who want to learn indexing.
FrameScript - FrameScript is a high level, user-oriented, scripting (or macro) language designed to work with FrameMaker and FrameMaker + SGML.
Hunt For - Huge selection of FrameMaker tutorials.
io.com - Listing of FrameMaker Tutorials
MicroType - The most comprehensive and current FrameMaker resource, outside of the Adobe site
Mif Muncher - MIFMuncher parses FrameMaker-generated MIF files to create reports for the formats used in the files. If you've ever wanted to get a list of all your paragraph formats, and the settings used in each, this tool does that. That's all it does, but it does it VERY well. I don't know of any other way to retrieve this information . If you do, please share!
Silicon Prairie - Silicon Prairie produces add-on software and plug-ins for Adobe FrameMaker
TutorGig - Huge tutorial resource ... has a lot of FrameMaker tutorials.
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