FrameMaker

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Contents 1 Uses 2 Features 2.1 Unicode Support 2.2 DITA Support 2.3 Rich Media Support 2.4 Text Edit Tracking and Multiple Undo 2.5 Conditional Output 2.6 Attribute-based Output 2.7 Conversion Tables 2.8 XML Roundtripping 2.9 XML Schemas 2.10 XSLT Support 2.11 Migration Guide 2.12 Microsoft Office 2007 Support 3 Website

Uses

FrameMaker is a long-standing long document authoring tool from Adobe that is widely used in the techcomm arena. Benefits include ease of creating long documents, structured documents, and ease of multi-channel publishing via third party tools such as ePublisher and Mif2Go.

• Work in a WYSIWYG, template-based authoring environment
• Handle structured content in XML and SGML
• Define content structure and metadata using a DTD or XML Schema
• Support the DITA and DocBook document types
• Speed up routine tasks with powerful book authoring and layout features
• Convert existing documents to structured content and XML with conversion tables
• Single-source variations of the same document through advanced conditional output
• Create and publish polished technical documentation in multiple languages
• Use Adobe FrameMaker Server software to automate demanding publishing workflows

Features

Unicode Support

Edit and create content in multiple languages, and author content for global audiences with dictionary and hyphenation support for more languages.

DITA Support

Use a prebuilt DITA application to author, publish, and distribute topic-oriented information in XML and create DITA maps.

Rich Media Support

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

Highlight, accept, and reject text changes and undo multiple changes with a single click using the History palette.

Conditional Output

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

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

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

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

Import content created in Microsoft Word 2007 and Excel 2007.

Website

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